Studies and Reports
2020 South Wake Landfill Odor Management and Control Plan
2020 Litter Trends and Composition Report
2020 Wake County Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan
2019 Wake County Waste Characterization Study
2015 Organic Waste Strategy Report
2014 Wake County Public School Waste Characterization Study
2012 South Wake Landfill Land Use Plan
2012 Wake County Solid Waste Management Plan
2011 Wake County Waste Characterization Study
2010 Wake County Litter Survey Findings
Yard Waste
Yard waste collection is provided curbside by many of the municipalities in Wake County. The following locations accept yard waste. Please contact the facility for disposal fees and hours of operation.
Buffaloe Wood Recycling Facility
Phone: 919-772-4166
Address: 5525 Wake Academy Drive, Raleigh
Carolina Tree Debris
Phone: 919-261-0590
Address: 1417 Old Watkins Road, Raleigh
City of Raleigh Yard Waste Facility
Phone: 919-250-2728
Address: 900 New Hope Road, Raleigh
Rowland Landfill
Phone: 919-876-1877
Address: 3000 Gresham Lake Road, Raleigh
Triangle Forest Products, Inc. (no leaves or pine straw accepted)
Phone: 919-469-4620 or 919-961-4807
Address: 4525 Sunset Lake Road, Holly Springs
Wall Recycling
Phone: 919-582-7777
Address: 520 Pristine Water Drive, Apex
Construction and Demolition Debris
Construction and demolition (C&D) debris consist of building materials such as lumber, drywall, roofing, etc. Wake County ONLY accepts C&D waste from Wake County homeowners (this excludes tenants and contractors working for homeowners). Commercial C&D debris, including C&D waste coming from a Wake County home via tenants and hired contractors, is NOT accepted at any County-operated facility.
The following private facilities accept construction and demolition debris waste. Please contact the facility for disposal fees and hours of operation.
Capital Waste C&D Transfer Station
424 Warehouse Drive, Raleigh, NC 27610
919-876-8485
Durant Road Construction & Demolition Transfer Station
9220 Durant Road, Raleigh, NC 27610
919-845-8798
Greenway Waste Solutions of Apex
5940 Old Smithfield Road, Apex, NC 27539
919-367-2895
Material Recovery C&D Landfill
2600 Brownfield Road, Raleigh, NC 27610
919-779-3339
Raleigh Processing
421 Raleigh View Road, Raleigh, NC 27610
919-835-2776
Red Rock Construction & Demolition Landfill
7130 New Landfill Drive, Holly Springs, NC 27540
919-557-9583
Republic Services Transfer Station
5565 Thornton Road, Raleigh, NC 27616
919-872-5807
Shotwell Landfill
4724 Smithfield Road, Wendell, NC 27591
919-217-0045
Solid Waste Management Division Recycling and Disposal Drop-off Locator
Wake County Solid Waste Management Division Ordinance
Ordinances governing Solid Waste Management in Wake County are located in the online ordinance site.
View the Solid Waste Ordinance here.
From the table of contents section located to the left, you can also view the following ordinances:
Wake County Littering Ordinance (§ 50.19)
Drop-off Locations for Businesses
Wake County businesses can get rid of the following materials at the following Wake County Solid Waste facilities.
R = RECYCLED
RU = REUSED
D = DISPOSED
|
Acceptable Items
|
Multi-Material Recycling Facilities | Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Facilities |
| Aluminum (Cans, foil, trays with no food residue) | R | |
| Appliances (AC units, refrigerators, washer/dryer, water heaters, etc.) | R | |
| Books (Text, hard cover, or soft cover) | RU | |
| Corrugated cardboard | R | |
| Cartons (Juice, milk, soup cartons) | R | |
| CDs/DVDs/VHS tapes | RU | |
| Cell Phones | R | |
| Chipboard & SBS Board (Cereal, snack and shoe boxes) | R | |
| Clothing & Shoes | RU | |
| Computer Equipment (CPU's, monitors, laptops, printers, peripherals) | R | |
| Cooking Oil | R | |
| Electronics (Any electronic device with a cord) | R | |
| Furniture |
D
disposal fees apply |
|
| Garbage |
D
disposal fees apply |
|
| Glass (Bottles and jars, any color) | R | |
| Motor Oil & Oil Filters | R | |
| Paper (Catalogs, mail, newspaper, office paper, etc.) | R | |
| Plastic (Bottles, tubs, jugs, jars (NO Styrofoam, NO bags) |
R | |
| Rigid Plastics (5 Gallon Buckets, Soda Crates, Plastic Baskets & Lawn Furniture, Carts & Garbage Cans (without metal or wheels attached.) | R | |
| Scrap Metal (Bicycles, framing, grills, mowers, pipes, etc.) | R | |
| Steel Food Cans | R | |
| Tires | R |
Municipal Curbside Collection
Wake County Solid Waste operates garbage and recycling drop-off locations throughout the County. If you live within the city or town limits, your garbage and recycling collection is coordinated by the municipality. For more information about this service, please select your town/city from the list below.
Cary Public Works
Call 311 inside town limits
or 919-469-4000 outside Cary
Fuquay-Varina Public Works
919-552-1408
Garner Public Works
919-772-7600
Holly Springs Public Works
919-552-5920
Knightdale Public Works
919-217-2212
Morrisville Public Works
919-463-7120
Raleigh Solid Waste Services
919-996-3245
Rolesville Public Works
919-556-3506
Wake Forest Public Works
919-435-9570