The Town provides weekly curbside garbage collection to 11,000 single-family homes and some small businesses. Rear loading vehicles are used to collect garbage from 68-gallon capacity roll-out carts which are provided to residents at no cost. Garbage is to be placed at the curb no earlier than 4 p.m. on the day before collection, with containers removed before 6 a.m. on the day following collection. Failure to remove garbage roll-out carts or containers from the curb may result in a $25 per day fine. Garbage service is conducted on Monday and Tuesday. Residents receiving Monday garbage service, receive Thursday yard waste collection. Residents receiving Tuesday garbage service, receive Friday yard waste collection.
Please help us provide efficient, safe and timely service to all residents by doing the following:
- Put carts or cans where a collector can conveniently get to them.
- Use Town provided roll-out carts or cans no larger than 32-gallons.
- Cans (32-gallon or smaller sizes) must weigh less than 60 pounds when full.
- Cans should have tight-fitting lids that are water-tight and fly-proof.
- Put all garbage and household refuse in watertight bags before being placed in refuse receptacles.
- Wash roll-cart with soap and water as needed.
If your collection day falls on a holiday, you will be notified by flier and in the newspaper when your next service day will be.
State laws and local ordinances prohibit the Town from burying certain items in the landfill. These items are:
- Yard waste (including yard waste mixed with household refuse)
- Recyclable corrugated cardboard
- Building materials
- Appliances
- Tires
- Motor oil
- Liquids
- Auto and boat batteries,
- Household hazardous waste
- Aluminum cans (including cans mixed with household refuse)
Roll-Out Cart Delivery and Repair
Roll-out cart delivery and repair can be scheduled by calling the Public Works Department. Roll-out carts are the property of the Town and must be left at the residence if the resident moves. The University provides refuse and recycling collection on campus.
Household Bulky Waste Pickup
For disposal of large household items that can't be handled as part of the weekly trash pickup, residents may call the Public Works Department at 919-969-5100 to request pickup. The pickup service fee is $15 for up to three items, and $5 for each item over three.
Yard Waste Collection
The Town provides weekly, curbside collection of yard waste from residences. Those receiving Monday garbage service, receive Thursday yard waste collection. Residents receiving Tuesday garbage service, receive Friday yard waste collection. Yard waste includes brush, limbs, leaves, grass clippings and other yard or garden wastes.
Yard waste that is not mixed with other material is chipped into mulch and offered for sale at the landfill.
Loose leaves should be placed in a yard waste roll cart, other rigid container, or paper yard waste bags. Plastic bags will not be collected. Yard waste roll carts are available from the Public Works Department at a cost of $43 per cart.
Yard waste or brush may be bundled (up to 60 pounds and up to 4 feet long in each bundle) or put in loose piles of up to 3 cubic yards at one time. Three cubic yards are about the size of a small pickup truckload. All yard waste must be behind the curb or street side. The Town does not collect clearing debris from lots. The Town will not pick up debris placed at the curb by private contractors.
Christmas Tree Removal
Christmas trees are collected on the regular yard waste collection schedule. All decorations and tinsel should be removed before leaving trees at the curbside. Residents of apartment complexes should place trees in designated areas alongside the dumpsters but not inside them.
Dead Animal Removal
The Public Works Department removes dead animals from roads and the right-of-way within Town limits. The Town does not remove dead animals from yards or from the woods near a yard. The phone number to call for removal of dead animals within the town limits is 919-969-5100. If a citizen observes a hazardous situation during non-working hours, call 911. For the removal of dead animals on roads outside of the Town, call the NC Department of Transportation at 919-732-4330.
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