Chapel Hill town trash & recycling schedule
Trash is picked up weekly; your day depends on your ZIP.
At a glance
| Trash | Town Public Works weekly curbside — Monday or Tuesday by route (Collection Schedule page). Verified 2026-10-15 · townofchapelhill.org |
|---|---|
| Curbside | Not yet confirmed Checklist Source: Not yet confirmed |
| Recycling | Orange County curbside program — not Town-operated; use Orange County Recycle Routes lookup (orangecountync.gov). Verified 2026-10-15 · townofchapelhill.org |
| Bulk | Contact the city for bulk pickup details. Bulk page Source: Not yet confirmed |
| Hauler | Town of Chapel Hill (trash/yard) + Orange County (recycling). |
| Contacts | Town Public Works (see solid waste pages). Verified 2026-10-15 · townofchapelhill.org |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
Where
Town solid waste route map (city map SolidWasteRoutes).
Limits
Yard waste volume rules on Yard Waste Collection page — not fully.
Not allowed
OC recycling contaminants per county guides.
Bags
Per Town trash guidelines page.
Brush
Weekly yard waste stream separate from trash day pairing.
Not yet confirmed: When.
Source: Not yet confirmed
Find your pickup day
Verified 2026-10-15 · townofchapelhill.org
Holidays
Town posts combined holiday notices with Orange County (example patterns: Christmas/New Year’s trash slide + OC recycling Saturday make-up).
Private junk pickup
Same-week haul for furniture or a cleanout in Chapel Hill town. Not affiliated with Town Rulebook or your city — you book directly.
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Full details for Chapel Hill town: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- Town Public Works weekly curbside — Monday or Tuesday by route (Collection Schedule page). Yard waste Thursday or Friday paired (Mon trash → Thu yard; Tue trash → Fri yard). Details on Trash Collection service directory page (NavID=694).
- Recycling
- Orange County curbside program — not Town-operated; use Orange County Recycle Routes lookup (orangecountync.gov). Frequency/rules per county (biweekly typical for OC).
- Bulk pickup
- Contact the city for bulk pickup details.
- Curbside: when
- Not yet confirmed
- Curbside: where
- Town solid waste route map (city map SolidWasteRoutes).
- Curbside: limits
- Yard waste volume rules on Yard Waste Collection page — not fully.
- Curbside: brush
- Weekly yard waste stream separate from trash day pairing.
- Curbside: not allowed
- OC recycling contaminants per county guides.
- Curbside: bags
- Per Town trash guidelines page.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Town code enforcement — dollars.
- Holidays
Town posts combined holiday notices with Orange County (example patterns: Christmas/New Year’s trash slide + OC recycling Saturday make-up) — use Town news/OC alerts for 2026 dated weeks.
- Hauler
- Town of Chapel Hill (trash/yard) + Orange County (recycling).
- Contacts
- Town Public Works (see solid waste pages).
- Find your day
- Town collection schedule + OC Recycle Routes.
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: townofchapelhill.org
Bulk: Not yet confirmed
Holidays: Not yet confirmed
Curbside: Not yet confirmed - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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