Asheville trash & recycling schedule
At a glance
| Trash | Bagged household trash in cart by 7:00 a.m.; handle toward home; within 2 ft of curb; ≥5 ft from obstacles. Missed garbage: 828-251-1122. Verified 2026-10-15 · ashevillenc.gov |
|---|---|
| Curbside | Trash by 7:00 a.m.; bulky by 7:00 a.m. scheduled day. Checklist Source: Not yet confirmed |
| Recycling | Curbside Management for missed recycling; schedule via AVL Collects / find-your-schedule tool. Verified 2026-10-15 · ashevillenc.gov |
| Bulk | Schedule chairs/beds/mattresses/sofas etc. Via or Asheville App; curb by 7:00 a.m. scheduled day. Bulk page Verified 2026-10-15 · ashevillenc.gov |
| Hauler | City of Asheville Sanitation (recycling via Curbside Management). |
| Contacts | 828-251-1122; Sanitation 828-259-5857; [email protected]; recycling miss 828-252-2532. Verified 2026-10-15 · ashevillenc.gov |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Trash by 7:00 a.m.; bulky by 7:00 a.m. scheduled day.
Where
≤2 ft curb; handle away from street; ≥5 ft clearance.
Limits
City carts only; overfilled/obstructed/wrong-way not emptied.
Not allowed
Yard/C&D in trash cart; outside-cart trash without bulky schedule.
Bags
Household trash bagged in cart.
Source: Not yet confirmed
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Verified 2026-10-15 · ashevillenc.gov
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Full details for Asheville: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City Sanitation. City-issued 95-gal roll carts only for automated collection. Bagged household trash in cart by 7:00 a.m.; handle toward home; within 2 ft of curb; ≥5 ft from obstacles. No yard/brush/C&D in cart; nothing outside cart. Missed garbage: 828-251-1122. AVL Collects hub for day/reminders/Waste Wizard.
- Recycling
- Curbside Management 828-252-2532 for missed recycling; schedule via AVL Collects / find-your-schedule tool.
- Bulk pickup
- Schedule chairs/beds/mattresses/sofas etc. Via 828-251-1122 or Asheville App; curb by 7:00 a.m. scheduled day. Appliances/scrap metal $10/item on utility bill — schedule same channels. Brush/bagged leaves: curb Mon of scheduled brush week. One-time large move-in/out collection by schedule.
- Curbside: when
- Trash by 7:00 a.m.; bulky by 7:00 a.m. scheduled day.
- Curbside: where
- ≤2 ft curb; handle away from street; ≥5 ft clearance.
- Curbside: limits
- City carts only; overfilled/obstructed/wrong-way not emptied.
- Curbside: brush
- Brush program separate — Mon of collection week at curb/travel-way edge.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Yard/C&D in trash cart; outside-cart trash without bulky schedule.
- Curbside: bags
- Household trash bagged in cart.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Appliance fee $10/item; other citations not on prepare-items page.
- Holidays
Not yet confirmed. Check your city.
- Hauler
- City of Asheville Sanitation (recycling via Curbside Management).
- Contacts
- 828-251-1122; Sanitation 828-259-5857; [email protected]; recycling miss 828-252-2532.
- Find your day
- AVL Collects / schedule lookup.
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: ashevillenc.gov
Bulk: ashevillenc.gov
Holidays: Not yet confirmed
Curbside: Not yet confirmed - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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