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End Littering. Improve Recycling. Beautify Communities. End littering, improve recycling, & beautify New Hanover County.

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day from everyone here at KNHB 🌎

Swipe to find ways to get involved with us in our mission to end littering, improve recycling, beautify New Hanover County!

From monthly cleanups with to BeBot events sponsored by community partners such as . Help us enjoy and protect this planet we all call home!

04/07/2026

Another successful BeBot event in the books ✅

We would like to thank everyone who contributed to this amazing event of action and education. Thank you to our volunteers and to the Carolina Beach Trash Walkers who came out in numbers to learn more about our BeBot Program. A special thank you to our sponsors Solid Waste and for their ongoing support in our effort to end litter in New Hanover County! 🏖️

For more information on this initiative, check out our website and stay up to date with our social media…

We look forward to seeing you at our next event to make a difference in our local community ♻️

04/01/2026

Did you know New Hanover County has a FREE “shop”? 👀

Treasure Island gives usable items a second life instead of sending them to the landfill. From tools and books to furniture and electronics, you never know what you’ll find.

Stop by the second Saturday of each month and see what treasures are waiting. ♻️

More to know:
- Open the second Saturday of every month from 9 AM–12 PM
- Located at the Recycling & Solid Waste facility at 3002 Hwy 421 N in Wilmington 📍
- First-come, first-serve and each household can take up to 15 items per visit
- Items are collected from the landfill convenience site and tested to make sure they’re still usable before being put out.

03/29/2026

Meet us at the Fort Fisher Recreation Area for a fun and free Easter BeBot Event! 🐣

We will be running our litter-collecting beach robot on Fort Fisher starting at 9am. You will get the chance to help sort through what our BeBot collects and maybe find a some cool shells along the way, an Easter Hunt that truly helps our environment!

Everyone is welcome and we look forward to educating and entertaining the Easter weekend! 🏖️

Comment below if you are joing us! ⬇️

03/23/2026

Did you know New Hanover County will take your old paint, batteries, motor oil, electronics, and MORE? And… it’s completely FREE! ♻️

The HazWagon rolls through your neighborhood every single week so you never have an excuse to toss toxic stuff in the trash (or down the drain!). 🚫🪣

📍 Mon – Ogden Park
📍 Wed – Wrightsville Beach Municipal Complex
📍 Fri – Mike Chappell Park, Carolina Beach
📍 1st Sat – Kure Beach Town Hall
🕙 All stops: 10 AM – 2 PM

Just bring your NHC ID, it’s 100% free for county residents!

03/17/2026

Stay tuned for ways to help reduce reliance on our local landfill ♻️

02/26/2026

17% of what arrives at our recycling facility… is trash. 🗑️

That means nearly 1 in 5 items placed in recycling bins cannot be recycled and must be pulled off the line by hand or sent straight to the landfill.

Plastic bags, the most common culprit are not able to be processed at the NHC Recycling Facility. However, take your plastic bags to your local supermarket or UNCW to ensure they get recycled.

The common belief that all of your recycling ends up in the landfill is a myth. Our facility works hard. The machinery works. The people work.�But they can only sort so much.

When contamination slips through, entire bales can be rejected. With China’s ban on contaminated solid waste, bales of recycling that cannot be accepted often take up vital space in our New Hanover County Landfill.

Recycling works.�But only if we do it right.
♻️ Rinse containers�♻️ Keep plastic bags out�♻️ No Styrofoam�♻️ When in doubt, check local guidelines at the NHC Recycling and Solid Waste Website

Small habits make a big impact.

01/23/2026

Our first BeBot event of 2026! ✅

This event was a strong reminder of what’s possible when community shows up 🌍

Huge thank you to the and every volunteer who gave their time and energy to protect our coastline and Keep New Hanover County Beautiful. This work matters and it doesn’t happen without people who care.

Be on the lookout for more opportunities to get involved and continue making a difference 👀

01/16/2026

It’s time for our first BeBot beach cleanup event of 2026♻️

Join us this Saturday, January 17th, around 10AM in Carolina Beach to see our BeBot in action 🔋

We will meet at Hamlet Ave. 📍

Can’t wait to see you out there!

11/24/2025

As a major part of our recycling campaign, we wanted to highlight the importance of recycling cigarette butts👇

Since partnering with in 2017, KNHB has recycled 3,088,960 cigarette butts equating to 3,088 lbs!

Cigarette litter can take up to 10 years to fill decompose.
When recycling cigarette butts, you are preventing them from ending up in landfills and our environment. 🚭

Join us in our efforts to reduce littering, improve recycling, and Keep New Hanover Beautiful by taking advantage of our cigarette butt recycling receptacles located around our city 🌆♻️

11/18/2025

As a local affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, KNHB wants you to join the challenge 🇺🇸♻️

Be sure to use the hashtag and tag and when sharing how you will help to improve recycling efforts! 🚮📸

Address

617 Surry Street
Wilmington, NC
28401

Telephone

+12016750484

Website

http://keepnhcbeautiful.org/, https://linktr.ee/knhbeautiful

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