The Solid Waste Management is a division of the Environmental Services department. The Solid Waste Management Division provides various services to generators from both the municipalities and the unincorporated areas of the County.
Wake County Solid Waste provides an array of solid waste services including disposal and recycling facilities and operations, litter and illegal dumping enforcement as well as outreach and education programs.
The Solid Waste Management Division manages 17 waste facilities:
The Solid Waste Management Division is a public enterprise and does not operate on property tax dollars – all programs are supported by landfill tipping fees, household fees, grants and revenue generated from recyclables.
The Solid Waste Management Division, in partnership with the Wake County Public School System, is implementing Feed the Bin, the school paper recycling program.
The Solid Waste Management Division manages the 86it Anti-Litter Outreach Campaign.
Wake County Solid Waste Management Division also offers tours of the South Wake Landfill. Click here for more information.
Download a Wake County Solid Waste Recycling Guide(pdf).