North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries

Public Oyster Shell Recycling Locations
Download a PDF with these locations
We accept other calcium-based shells including clams, conchs, scallops and mussels.
County City Site Address
Beaufort Bath Beaufort County Landfill 1342 Hawkins Beach Rd.
Beaufort Chocowitty Chocowitty, GDS Hwy 33
Beaufort Washington Cherry Run, GDS Cherry Run Rd.
Beaufort Washington Ginn's Seafood 837 Carolina Ave.
Beaufort Washington Magnolia School Rd., GDS River Rd.
Beaufort Yeatsville Yeatsville, GDS Hwy 264
Bladen Elizabethtown Bladen County Transfer Station 1522 Mercer Mill Rd.
Bladen Bladenboro Abbottsburg - County Trash Site 13887 Twisted Hickory Rd. 
Bladen Garland Ammon - County Trash Site 119 Ammon Com. Center Rd.    
Bladen Harrells Bay Tree - County Trash Site 10431 NC 41 Hwy E
Bladen Bladenboro Bladenboro - County Trash Site 46 Webb Faulk Rd.     
Bladen Council Council - County Trash Site 120 Carvers Creek Rd. 
Bladen Dublin Dublin - County Trash Site 6771 Hwy 41 W
Bladen East Arcadia East Arcadia - County Trash Site 77 Kennedy Store Rd.
Bladen Garland Garland - County Trash Site 80 Hwy 210 W
Bladen Kelly Kelly - County Trash Site 19867 N.C. Hwy 53 E
Bladen Lisbon Libson - County Trash Site 2373 White Plains Church Rd.
Bladen Live Oak White Oak - County Trash Site 13763 NC Hwy 53 W
Bladen Bladenboro Sandy Grove - County Trash Site 3206 Horse Shoe Rd.
Bladen Ivanhoe Rowan - County Trash Site 16956 Hwy 210 E        
Bladen Tar Heel Tar Heel - County Trash Site 423 Tar Heel Ferry Rd.           
Bladen St. Pauls Tobemory - County Trash Site 1852 Tobemory  Rd.
Bladen Elizabethtown Wards - County Trash Site 370 NC Hwy 53 W 
Brunswick Bald Head Island Bald Head Island Conservancy N. Bald Head Wynd.
Brunswick Bolivia Brunswick Community College 50 College Rd.
Brunswick Bolivia Brunswick County Landfill Hwy 17
Brunswick Bolivia Sunset Harbor Seafood 506 Roxboro St. SE
Brunswick Leland Leland - County Trash Site Chappell Loop Rd., off Hwy 17
Brunswick Seaside Calabash -County Trash Site Hwy 904
Brunswick Shallotte Doug's Seafood Market 4601 Main St.
Brunswick Southport Southport - County Trash Site Hwy 87
Brunswick Supply Supply - County Trash Site Oxpen Rd., Hwy 130
Carteret Atlantic Atlantic, GDS Hwy 70
Carteret Beaufort Fish Towne Seafood Market 300 Wellons Dr.
Carteret Beaufort Gaskill's Hardware Store 900 Live Oak St.
Carteret Beaufort Hwy 101, GDS Hwy 101
Carteret Cape Carteret Hwy 58, GDS Fire Tower Rd. Hwy 58
Carteret Davis Davis, GDS Hwy 70
Carteret Mill Creek Mill Creek, GDS Mill Creek Rd.
Carteret Morehead City DMF Office 3441 Arendell St.
Carteret Morehead City Walmart 300 Hwy 24
Carteret Morehead City by West Carteret High School, GDS Vashti Dr.
Carteret Newport Hibbs Rd., GDS Hibbs Rd.
Carteret Newport Ocean, GDS Pringle Rd., Hwy 24
Carteret Newport Tom Mann Rd., GDS Tom Mann Rd.
Carteret Otway Otway, GDS Harker's Island Rd.
Carteret South River South River, GDS South River Rd.
Columbus Whiteville Columbus County Landfill 354 Landfill Rd.
Columbus Whiteville Hwy 701, County Trash Site Hwy 70 Bus.
Columbus Whiteville Ray's Produce & Seafood World 400 Vinson Blvd.
Craven Bridgeton Hwy 55, County Trash Site Hwy 55
Craven Cove City Tuscarora Landfill, CRSWA 7400 Hwy Old 70W
Craven Havelock Hwy 70, County Trash Site Hwy 70
Craven New Bern Old Cherry Point Rd., County Trash Site Old Cherry Point Rd.
Craven Vanceboro Juanita's Seafood 7065 US Hwy 17N
Dare Avon Village Grocery 40618 NC 12
Dare Hatteras Burrus Red & White 57196 Kanlar Rd.
Dare Kill Devil Hills Kill Devil Hills Recycling Ctr. 701 Bermuda Bay Blvd.
Dare Kill Devil Hills The Nature Conservancy 701 West Ocean Acres Dr.
Dare Manteo Dare County Public Works 1018 Driftwood Dr.
Dare Nags Head Jockey's Ridge State Park Milepost 12, Hwy 158 Byp.
Dare Nags Head Sugar Shack Seafood 7340 S. Virginia Dare Trail Rd.
Dare Rodanthe/Waves/Salvo Rodanthe/Waves/Salvo Recycling Ctr. Myrna Rd.
Dare Wanchese DMF Office, Wanchese Industrial Park 604 Hardbor Rd.
Edgecombe Leggett County Trash Site 1500 Spivey Rd.
Edgecombe Rocky Mount County Trash Site 1136 Baie Rd.
Edgecombe Tarboro County Trash Site 1601 Colonial Rd.
Edgecombe Tarboro 33 Grill & Oyster Bar 3309 NC Hwy 33N
Martin Williamston Martin County Landfill 1445 Landfill Rd.
New Hanover Carolina Beach B&B Bait & Tackle & Seafood 1301 Bridge Barrier Rd.
New Hanover Carolina Beach Blackburn's Seafood Market 440 N. Lake Park Blvd.
New Hanover Carolina Beach Carolina Beach - State Park Bridge Barrier Rd.
New Hanover Fort Fisher Fort Fisher State Park 1000 Loggerhead Rd.
New Hanover Wilmington Airlie Gardens 300 Airlie Rd.
New Hanover Wilmington Alford's Seafood Market 5330 Carolina Beach Rd.
New Hanover Wilmington Eagle Island Seafood & Produce 2500 US Hwy 421 N.
New Hanover Wilmington New Hanover County Landfill 5210 Hwy 421 N.
New Hanover Wilmington Nixon's Oyster House 6955 Market St.
New Hanover Wrightsville Beach Wrightsville Beach DMF Lab Causeway Dr.
Onslow Jacksonville Sturgeon City Education Ctr. Court St.
Onslow Holly Ridge Morris Landing Preserve Morris Landing Rd.
Onslow Hubert Onslow Cty Learning Center 941 Hwy 172
Onslow Swansboro Hammock's Beach State Park 1572 Hammock Beach Rd.
Orange County Carrboro Tom Robinson's Seafood Market 207 Roberson St.
Pamlico Grantsboro Fresh Ketch Seafood Market 2492 Hwy 306 S.
Pamlico Grantsboro Pamlico County Recycling Center Hwy 306 N.
Pender Hampstead Hampstead Ace Hardware 15597 A. US Hwy 17N.
Pender Hampstead Hill Top Grocery Co. 21170 Hwy 17
Pender Scott's Hill Mako's Raw Bar & Grill 55 Scott's Hill Loop Rd.
Pender Surf City Herring's Outdoor Sports 701 N. New river Dr.
Pender Surf City Surf City Ace Hardware 14021 Hwy 50
Pitt Greenville Bells Fork County Home Rd.
Pitt Greenville Pitt County Transfer Station 3025 Landfill Rd.
Pitt Greenville Port Terminal Rd. Port Terminal Rd.
Wilson Wilson Wilson County Landfill 4536 Landfill Rd.

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Public Shell Recycle Locations

Restaurants That Recycle Shells
Friends of Shell Recycling
Educational Information
Contact Information & Resources
Shell Donation Forms
Recycling Program Awards

For more information contact:
Sabrina Varnam
North Carolina Oyster Shell Recycling Program
P.O. Box 769
Morehead City, NC 28557
800-682-2632 or
252-726-7021
Sabrina.Varnam@ncmail.net