Automotive Products

Batteries
Only lead acid batteries are accepted. Batteries can be disposed of at the Wayne County Landfill or any of the 13 Convenience Centers located throughout the county. This convenience is provided for homeowners only.

Other Sources of Disposal
  • Goldsboro Iron and Metal (Appliances)
    801 N John Street
    Goldsboro, NC 27530
    Phone: 919-731-5600
  • Kemp Recyclers
    700 S George Street
    Goldsboro, NC 27530
    Phone: 919-735-2650
Antifreeze
Antifreeze is accepted at the following sites:
  • Dudley
  • Patetown
  • Pikeville
  • Rosewood
  • Thirteen
This convenience is provided for homeowners only.

Used Oil Filters
Filters may be disposed of at the following Convenience Centers:
  • Dudley
  • Indian Springs
  • Mitchell Road
  • One Eleven
  • Patetown
  • Pikeville
  • Rosewood
  • Seven Springs
  • Thirteen (Hood Swamp)
This convenience is provided for homeowners only. Businesses may call Environmental Recycling Services at 910-567-5474 for service. The North Carolina General Assembly passed a bill (HB1465) banning oil filters from landfills effective October 1, 2009.

Reasons to Recycle Used Oil Filters
  • Estimates of residual oil in a standard auto filter range from 2 to 8 ounces.
  • If all the approximate 14.3 million filters generated in North Carolina each year were disposed, they would introduce between 240,000 and 970,000 gallons of oil into landfills.
  • To recover valuable oil and steel resources for industrial use

Used Oil & Transmission Fluid
May be disposed of in drums at any of the 13 Convenience Centers located throughout the county. This convenience is provided for homeowners only. Businesses may call U.S. Filter Recycling at 1-800-535-9694 for service.

Reasons to Recycle Used Oil
  • It takes one gallon of used oil, compared to 42 gallons of crude oil, to produce the same 2.5 quarts of lubricating oil.
  • One gallon of used oil can contaminate 1 million gallons of fresh water.
  • One pint of used oil can cause a slick on the water about 1 acre in size.
  • That is a years supply of drinking water for about 50 people.
  • Two gallons of used oil can generate enough electricity to run the average household for 24 hours.
One gallon of used oil will supply enough energy to:
  • Blow dry your hair 108 times
  • Pop 117 packs of microwave popcorn
  • Vacuum your house for 7 months
  • Watch TV for 90 hours