Cary town bulk trash pickup
Contact the city for bulk pickup details.
Source: Not yet confirmed
At a glance
| Brush | Yard waste weekly same day — follow town yard-waste set-out page (bundles/bags/containers as specified there); town-wide loose-leaf program seasonal. |
|---|---|
| Limits | Extra garbage cart $4/mo; roll-in fee if carts left at curb (second occurrence in 12 months per Sec. 26-116). Convenience Center for overflow. |
| Not allowed | Bagged recyclables; landfill-banned white goods/TVs/oil in garbage; items Waste Wizard marks not-for-cart. |
| Curbside | Out from dusk prior through 7:00 a.m. collection day; carts off curb before 6:00 a.m. following day. Checklist Source: Not yet confirmed |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Out from dusk prior through 7:00 a.m. collection day; carts off curb before 6:00 a.m. following day.
Where
Arrows on lid toward street; out of roadway; clear of poles/mailboxes/hydrants; space between garbage/recycling carts and yard waste. Store behind building line when not out (cart storage rules).
Limits
Extra garbage cart $4/mo; roll-in fee if carts left at curb (second occurrence in 12 months per Sec. 26-116). Convenience Center for overflow.
Not allowed
Bagged recyclables; landfill-banned white goods/TVs/oil in garbage; items Waste Wizard marks not-for-cart.
Bags
Seal garbage in plastic bags inside rollout cart. Recyclables loose only.
Not yet confirmed: Fees and fines.
Source: Not yet confirmed
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Full details for Cary town: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- Contact the city for trash collection details.
- Recycling
- Every other week on garbage/yard day; 95-gal town recycle cart common. Place items loose — never bagged. Use Waste Wizard + Basic List of Accepted Recycling Materials on town recycling pages for accept/not. Excess recycling → Convenience Center free through Dec 31, 2026 (town recycling page). White goods/TVs/monitors banned from NC landfills — Waste Wizard for options. Used motor oil/filters: free by appointment (oil ≤5-gal screw-cap labeled “Used Motor Oil”; filters triple-bagged). Residential cooking oil FOG recycling by scheduled free pickup (label container).
- Bulk pickup
- Contact the city for bulk pickup details.
- Curbside: when
- Out from dusk prior through 7:00 a.m. collection day; carts off curb before 6:00 a.m. following day.
- Curbside: where
- Arrows on lid toward street; out of roadway; clear of poles/mailboxes/hydrants; space between garbage/recycling carts and yard waste. Store behind building line when not out (cart storage rules).
- Curbside: limits
- Extra garbage cart $4/mo; roll-in fee if carts left at curb (second occurrence in 12 months per Sec. 26-116). Convenience Center for overflow.
- Curbside: brush
- Yard waste weekly same day — follow town yard-waste set-out page (bundles/bags/containers as specified there); town-wide loose-leaf program seasonal.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Bagged recyclables; landfill-banned white goods/TVs/oil in garbage; items Waste Wizard marks not-for-cart.
- Curbside: bags
- Seal garbage in plastic bags inside rollout cart. Recyclables loose only.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Not yet confirmed
- Holidays
No single durable 2026 HTML holiday table on garbage hub at verify — Town posts per-holiday news (e.g. Memorial Day / Labor Day weeks: curbside +1 day delay; Christmas/NY weeks: Mon–Wed normal, Thursday routes → Friday). Use Cary Collects / 311 for address-specific holiday week. Policy 83 + Ord. Ch. 26 govern practices.
- Hauler
- Town of Cary Public Works / Sanitation
- Contacts
- 311 / 919-469-4000; [email protected]
- Find your day
- Cary Collects (day + Waste Wizard)
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: carync.gov
Bulk: Not yet confirmed
Holidays: Not yet confirmed
Curbside: Not yet confirmed - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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