Convenience Centers

Convenience Centers are trash and recycling drop-off stations open to all Wake County residential customers. Wake County does not charge residents to use these facilities.

ACCEPTABLE MATERIALS

• Aluminum & Steel Cans
• Books
• Cardboard & Chipboard (Cereal & Snack Boxes)
• Clothing
• Furniture (less than 8 feet in length)
• Garbage (Household only)
• Glass Bottles & Jars (Clear, Green or Brown)
• Oyster Shells
• Paper (Mixed: Catalogs, Colored Paper, Junk Mail, Magazines, Newspaper, Office Paper)
• Plastic (Bottles #1–7, Dairy Containers)
• Scrap Metal (Bicycles, Grills, Mowers, Pipes, Swing Sets, etc.)
• Shoes
• Telephone Books

• All open-body vehicles transporting waste must be secured to prevent blown and spilled debris.
• No person may loiter or rummage about the facility or remove articles from any containers. Violators will be prosecuted.
• Children & pets must remain in vehicles at all times.

UNACCEPTABLE MATERIALS:

• Bricks, Concrete & Stone – Visit Trash Takers to locate organizations that accept this material.
• Commercial, industrial and institutional waste – Accepted at either the South Wake Landfill or East Wake Transfer Station. Disposal cost is based on the landfill tipping fee.
• Burning or smoldering material – When material is not smoldering, can be disposed at either the South Wake Landfill or East Wake Transfer Station.
• White goods – Such as washers/dryers, stoves, refrigerators, water heaters and air conditioners – accepted at no charge for recycling at either Multi-Material Drop-Off Facility.
• Lead-acid batteries – Accepted at no charge for recycling at either Multi-Material Drop-Off Facility.
• Scrap tires – Accepted at either Multi-Material Drop-Off Facility. For five tires or fewer, there is no charge for passenger vehicle or truck tires.
• Yard waste – Visit Trash Takers to locate organizations that accept this material.
• Stumps/logs – Visit Trash Takers to locate organizations that accept this material.
• Household hazardous waste – Such as pesticides/herbicides, chemicals and poisons – accepted at both Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facilities. Visit Trash Takers to locate additional organizations that accept this material.
• Infectious waste/untreated, regulated medical waste – Cannot, by law, be disposed in Sanitary Landfills. Companies capable of properly disposing of this waste can be found in the online or in the phone book under "Waste Removal – Medical." Needles and syringes are accepted for disposal as long as they are placed in sealed, puncture-proof containers.
• Radioactive waste – Cannot, by law, be disposed in Sanitary Landfills. Consult the product's manufacturer for proper disposal suggestions or contact the North Carolina Division of Radiation Protection at 919-571-4141. Smoke detectors, which have a small amount of radioactive material, should be returned to the manufacturer for proper disposal. (Check inside the detector for company name and address.)
• Liquid waste – Not accepted at any solid waste disposal facility. If it is hazardous in nature and comes from a Wake County household, it can be disposed of at both Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facilities. Companies capable of properly disposing of this waste can be found in the online or in the phone book under "Hazardous Materials and Waste Contractors." If the product is not hazardous, please refer to the manufacturer's directions for proper disposal suggestions.
• Used motor oil – Accepted at no charge for recycling at either Multi-Material Drop-Off Facility or at both Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facilities.
• Sewage plant sludge – This is not accepted for disposal. Contact the Permits and Engineering Unit, Water Quality Section, State Division of Environmental Management at 919-733-5083.
• Drums – Drums that have been punctured so as to contain no free liquid are accepted for disposal at the Convenience Centers, Landfill or Transfer Station. Burn barrels containing debris are not accepted.
• Tanks – Refer to the manufacturer of fuel or gas tanks for proper disposal suggestions. Propane tanks are accepted at the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility.
• Dead animals – Accepted only at the South Wake Landfill so long as they are not microbiological and/or pathological waste.

Hours of Operation
Daily, 7 a.m.–7 p.m.
Holiday Hours:
Thanksgiving: Closed
Christmas Eve: 7 a.m.–noon
Christmas Day: Closed

Locations

Site #1: 10505 Old Stage Road
Raleigh, NC 27603

Site #2: 6025 Old Smithfield Road
Apex, NC 27539

Site #4: 3600 Yates Mill Pond Road
Raleigh, NC 27606

Site #5: 8401 Battle Bridge Road
Raleigh, NC 27610

Site #6: 3913 Lillie Liles Road
Wake Forest, NC 27587

Site #7: 9008 Deponie Drive
Raleigh, NC 27614

Site #8: 2001 Durham Road – NC 98
Wake Forest, NC 27587

Site #9: 3337 New Hill-Holleman Road
New Hill, NC 27562

Site #10: 5216 Knightdale - Eagle Rock Road
Knightdale, NC 27545

Site #11: 5051 Wendell Blvd. (US 64 Business Hwy)
Wendell, NC 27591