Wake County Solid Waste and Recycling Resources

Studies and Reports

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

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)

Recyclable Corrugated Cardboard Surcharge Program (§ 50.17)

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

In addition to Wake County's facilities, the City of Raleigh also offers three recycling drop-off facilities that can be used by small businesses.

Have questions or need more information? Call 919-856-7400.

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.

Apex Public Works
919-249-3427

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

Wendell Public Works
919-365-3616

Zebulon Public Works
919-269-5285