Put Saturday, April 26, 2025, on your calendar! If you have old pesticides, paint, batteries, cooking oil, drain openers, or automotive fluids this is when you can dispose of them 8am-1pm at the Carteret County Health Dept, 3820 Bridges Street, MHC. Make sure the product is in the original container with a label attached, no mystery containers. Also, no explosives, ammunition or infectious, biological, or radioactive wastes. This collection day is a way for homeowners to safely clean out and dispose of any hazardous waste that may be in your house, garage, or storage building.