Wake County Solid Waste Management Division manages three Multi-Material Recycling Facilities for businesses and residents to drop-off recyclable items.
Service Update
All Wake County Solid Waste facilities are operating on normal schedules.
Acceptable Items
- Cardboard (clean, flattened, all packing material removed)
- Cooking oil
- Electronics (TVs, cell phones, computers, monitors, game consoles, stereos, microwaves, any corded device)
- Large appliances (A/C and heating units, refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, water heaters)
- Mixed recycling (metal food & drink cans, glass bottles & jars, mixed paper & cartons, plastic bottles, tubs, jugs & jars) View pictures of acceptable items
- Motor oil and Antifreeze (NO DRUMS, must be able to pour into collection tank)
- Oil filters
- Rigid plastic (North and South Wake only. 5-gallon buckets with handles removed, soda crates, plastic baskets, plastic carts remove all metal parts) View examples on this flyer.
- Scrap metal (North and South Wake only)
- Wood Pallets (North and South Wake only, limit of 10, must be whole pallets, no broken pallets)
Sites
North Wake Multi-Material Recycling Facility,9029 Deponie Drive, Raleigh, NC 27614.
Open Monday - Saturday, 8 am to 4 pm
South Wake Multi-Material Recycling Facility,6130 Old Smithfield Road, Apex, NC 27539.
Open Monday - Saturday, 8 am to 4 pm
East Wake Multi-Material Recycling Facility, 5051 Wendell Boulevard, Wendell NC 27591.
Open Saturday & Sunday ONLY, 8 am to 4 pm
Additional Information
Closings
Closed on New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve (noon) and Christmas Day
Site Rules
- Scavenging or removal of any items from Wake County Solid Waste Facilities is strictly prohibited.
- No exchange of materials allowed on site.
- All open-body vehicles transporting waste must be secured to prevent blown and spilled debris.
- No person may loiter at the facility.
- Children & pets must remain in vehicles at all times.
Drop-off Locator
Search by material and locate where to recycle or dispose of items with the drop-off locator.
Contact Us
For general inquiries about waste and recycling, please call 919-856-7400.
Facility Manager: Meghan Baldwin