Durham bulk trash pickup
Bulky item pickup scheduled — carpet, etc. (prohibited list redirects to bulky/household hazardous waste). Cardboard overflow → One Call schedule or transfer station.
Source: Not yet confirmed
At a glance
| Brush | Yard waste in brown cart (subscription) — not in green/blue. |
|---|---|
| Limits | Brown yard waste cart = subscription service separate from garbage. |
| Not allowed | Long prohibited list on Garbage page (tires, construction debris, household hazardous waste, recyclables in trash, etc.). |
| Curbside | 6:00 p.m. prior–5:00 a.m. collection day. Checklist Source: Not yet confirmed |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
6:00 p.m. prior–5:00 a.m. collection day.
Where
Curb; closed cart only.
Limits
Brown yard waste cart = subscription service separate from garbage.
Not allowed
Long prohibited list on Garbage page (tires, construction debris, household hazardous waste, recyclables in trash, etc.).
Bags
Garbage bagged in green; recyclables unbagged in blue.
Not yet confirmed: Fees and fines.
Source: Not yet confirmed
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Full details for Durham: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City Solid Waste. Green garbage cart — bagged trash only; 6:00 p.m. night before–5:00 a.m. collection day; closed lid; nothing on/beside cart. Durham Rollout app / Durham One Call 919-560-1200.
- Recycling
- Blue cart biweekly — loose, no bags; bottles, jugs, cans, jars, paper, flattened cardboard; ≤2 ft length, ≤40 lb items; no plastic bags; contamination notices + Waste Wizard. 40% contamination cited (~$300k/yr cost).
- Bulk pickup
- Bulky item pickup scheduled — carpet, etc. (prohibited list redirects to bulky/household hazardous waste). Cardboard overflow → One Call schedule or transfer station.
- Curbside: when
- 6:00 p.m. prior–5:00 a.m. collection day.
- Curbside: where
- Curb; closed cart only.
- Curbside: limits
- Brown yard waste cart = subscription service separate from garbage.
- Curbside: brush
- Yard waste in brown cart (subscription) — not in green/blue.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Long prohibited list on Garbage page (tires, construction debris, household hazardous waste, recyclables in trash, etc.).
- Curbside: bags
- Garbage bagged in green; recyclables unbagged in blue.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Not yet confirmed
- Holidays
Service alerts via Rollout app / collection information page; weather changes — no static 2026 key list on page.
- Hauler
- City of Durham Solid Waste Management
- Contacts
- Durham One Call 919-560-1200
- Find your day
- Durham Rollout / Waste Wizard
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: durhamnc.gov
Bulk: Not yet confirmed
Holidays: Not yet confirmed
Curbside: Not yet confirmed - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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