Craven County Refuse Convenience Center

Small county convenience center outside New Bern where locals drop off household trash, recycling, and yard clippings. Neighbors swing by with trailers or pickup loads rather than hauling to a landfill.

Pull into a modest paved lot off Old Cherry Point Road; there’s often a low concrete island with a small booth near the entrance and several large roll-off containers set out in a row. Recycle bins and a separate area for brush and leaves are usually to one side, while general trash dumpsters sit further back - be prepared to back into a lane to unload. Lines form on weekend mornings and during spring cleanups, so there can be a short wait to get to a container.