We had a great time working with North Carolina Coastal Federation to install a new native plant garden around the sign at the Newport Transfer Station! Huge thank you to Rachel Bisesi with NCCF and volunteers Deb and Paula! We also have to give a huge shout out to Pinecone Home & Garden Center for helping us pick out the perfect natives to spruce up the landscaping. We can’t wait to watch everything grow and bloom this season!

All CEP facilities will be closing at 3:30pm today, 3/16/26. Stay safe!

If you can’t wait for our HHW collection dates, this is a great resource to dispose of pesticides!

Did you know we have enough clothing on Earth to clothe the next 6 generations? That's why it is so refreshing to see local business owners tapping into clothes as a resource and promoting sustainable shopping practices. Children's clothing is cycled through even more quickly... do they ever stop growing? Some of our favorite businesses in the New Bern area are Repeat Petit Children’s Consignment and the newly opened Tiny Totz Consignment! The surrounding area is also home to nearlynewfish pop up consignment events in Greenville and Swansboro. What are some of your favorite consignment and resale shops? Drop and tag in the comments below! ⬇️

Are you a graduating senior in Craven, Carteret, or Pamlico County? Are you planning to study an environmental field in college? The deadline to apply for CEP's 2026 John R. Kirkland Memorial Environmental Scholarship Program is fast approaching! To learn more and apply, visit the link bit.ly/CEPScholarship2026 or scan the QR code.

We were lucky to have three students from NBHS and two students from WCHS on-site yesterday, learning all about careers in waste management! Thank you Craven County Schools for shaping the future!

❤️❤️❤️ JOSIE IS HOME! Thanks to our loving community, Josie is back, less than one hour after we first posted tha she was missing! Thank you to everyone who shared, posted, and commented! ❤️❤️❤️ now if you need us, we will be busy crafting her an official employee collar! —— Original post: Edited to add: the driver was a woman in a white 4-door Toyota Tacoma pulling a utility trailer‼️‼️ Help bring Josie home! Our assistant operations manager, Johnny, stopped by the Tuscarora Landfill today and somehow his pup Josie ended up in a customer’s white truck headed out of the landfill. If you or someone you know picked up this sweet pup today, please let us know no questions asked by messaging us. We don’t think she had her collar on. She is as sweet as pie! Share this post and comment “shared” for a chance to win a CEP Mesa Solo Stove!

Is pizza on the menu for your Super Bowl Sunday this year? Our friends over at City of Raleigh - Government answered the age-old question, "Can I recycle my pizza box?" Short answer: yes and no! "Pizza box bottoms are typically greasy, which eliminates the possibility of recycling the cardboard. However, pizza box tops often remain grease free. If there is no grease on the top, simply remove it and throw it in your recycling bin. Many boxes are perforated allowing you to remove the top easily. If no perforation, just cut the top to remove and place the bottom in the trash." Read the whole article here:

PSA from our friends at the City of New Bern:

Gianna Update #4 2/3/26 3:00pm Final Update (hopefully!) All CEP facilities will resume normal business hours tomorrow, Wednesday 2/4/26. Thank you for your patience!

Gianna Update #3 2/2/2026, 5:00pm All CEP facilities will remain closed Tuesday, February 3, 2026. Please follow our page for further updates.

Winter Storm Gianna Update #2 2/1/26 12:00pm All CEP facilities will remain closed Monday, February 2, 2026.