Household Trash

All garbage must be in bags and placed in the 96-gallon Waste Industries cart provided by the Town. All garbage must be at the curb no later than 7:00am on your collection day. All bags must be in the can for collection. Please do not place garbage bags on the curb for collection. Avoid placing garbage cans in front of mailboxes, behind cars, or over storm drain grates. 

Residential household trash is collected in four routes, and are identified by color:  Monday = Red, Tuesday = Blue, Thursday = Green, and Friday = Yellow.  (See:  Route List, Route Map)  Click here to view the pickup schedule for Solid Waste, or download the PDF version here.

Check out our list of Frequently Asked Questions to see what other residents have asked us.

Waste Industries accepts the following items for recycling:
    newsprint and inserts
    corrugated cardboard (over 3'x3' must be cut down)
    Chipboard (cereal/soda boxes)
    magazines
    # 1-7 plastics (neck smaller than the body)
    glass food and beverage containers (clear, brown, green)
    aluminum beverage cans
    steel/aluminum food cans (pet food, canned vegetables, etc.)

Cardboard must be emptied, flattened, broken into 3'x3' pieces or smaller, and placed near the recycle bin on recycling days only. Please take overflow cardboard to the convenience center at 266 Aviation Parkway. Please rinse and flatten recyclables if possible to maximize the use of bin space.  

Effective October 1, 2008:  Yard Waste is collected twice each month for every household.  Green & Yellow routes are collected on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month, and the Red & Blue routes are collected on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month. Yard waste will not be collected on the 5th Wednesday of any month, when it occurs.

Limbs and brush should be less than 4’ in length and 6” in diameter. Items may be bundled (less than 4’ in length, 2’ in width, and 50 lbs in weight).  Items should be placed only in clear bags or in specific yard debris brown paper bags.  No solid color plastic bags will be accepted.  Dirt must be removed from plant remains. Waste Industries does not collect dirt, lumber or wood, bricks or blocks, containers, planters, or any inorganic material.

Remember that this is a residential service.   If a landscaper comes to your home, they are responsible for hauling away excessive amounts of yard waste.  If you have a large amount of bags (typically over 25) that you have bagged yourself, it is always a good idea to call and alert Waste Industries at 596-1363 as soon as you can, so that they can be prepared to pick up a larger than normal amount.

Hazardous wastes such as batteries, large amounts of cooking oil, paint, drain openers, and fluorescent light bulbs are not collected by the Town, and should be disposed at the following sites:  

North Wake Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center

9037 Deponie Drive, Raleigh, NC    Saturday - 8:00am - 4:00pm

South Wake Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center

6130 Old Smithfield Road, Apex, NC Saturday - 8:00am - 4:00pm

Infectious waste/untreated, regulated medical waste - cannot, by law, be disposed in Sanitary Landfills. Companies capable of properly disposing of this waste can be found in the BellSouth Yellow Pages under "Waste Removal - Medical." Needles and syringes are accepted for disposal as long as they are placed in sealed, puncture-proof containers.