Recycling Collection Program
Recycling is provided for residential customers and is picked up every other week on Wednesday. Your service week is determined by where you live and each route is given a color. The area south and east of US 401 is the Green Zone or Green Route. The area north and west of US 401 is the Gold Zone or Gold Route. A map is available by clicking here.
A link for route information is located at the bottom of this page.
To request a recycling container, please call (919) 753-1027 or submit an email request to
>> Click here to find out what you can put in your new recycle container.
Garbage Collection Program
Garbage collection is done by subdivision. Please refer to the following to determine your garbage collection service day:
| Monday | Tuesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Amber Ridge | Birch Creek | Ballentine | Fleming Fields |
| Avalon Springs | Buckhaven | Brighton Forest | Sandy Springs |
| Carriage Height | Cheek Park | Bryant Mobile Home Park | South View Pointe |
| Groves at Carriage Height | Cottenwood | Charleston Commons | Spring Field |
| Inglenook | Fairfield | Forest Ridge | Summerdale |
| Lakestone Village | Fern Valley | Harrison Place | Town Streets* |
| Morgan Creek | Magnolia Ridge | Meadowview | |
| Phillips Pointe | Mill Ridge | Northwyck | |
| Ridge at Kenneth Creek | Oaks of Sippihaw | Smith Farms | |
| Sexton Place | Park Grove | Sterling Ridge | |
| South Lakes | Springhill | Sunset Forest | |
| Southern Oaks | Stewart Manor | Terra Mobile Home Park | |
| Village of Charleston | Village of Sippihaw | Whitstone | |
| Willow Creek | Wake Chapel Manor | ||
| Town Streets* | Woodchase |
Click the links below for detailed information on the garbage and recycle routes.
For more information on the routes, recycling or garbage collection, call (919) 753-1027.
*The majority of Town streets in the central part of Town will be picked up on Friday. If you live on a Town street that is outside of the central core and next to a major subdivision, you will probably be picked up on the same day as the major subdivision.
