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City collection A couch, dresser, table or chair is exactly the kind of large household item the town's fee based bulk collection is written for. It cannot ride the garbage cart, which takes household trash only and collects nothing left beside it, so furniture has to be on a booked bulk day. From $30 for trip fee when 1 or 2 bulk items are booked together, with 15 dollars per item once 3 or more items are scheduled. Apex residential addresses on a booked bulk day. The fee is added to the next Town of Apex utility bill, and the service is not available for businesses or apartments.
City collection Mattresses and box springs ride the same bulk service with two extra restrictions. They are collected on Fridays only, and a mattress and its box spring count as two separate items, so a set of bedding uses the whole allowance of a single pickup and anything else is scheduled for a separate day. $45 for minimum to set out a mattress or box spring, made up of the 15 dollar per piece charge added to the 30 dollar trip fee. Apex residential addresses on a booked bulk day, with mattresses and box springs collected on Fridays only and each piece counted separately. The fee is added to the next Town of Apex utility bill.
City collection The town never names appliances in its bulk material, the garbage cart prohibits metal, and the Wake County convenience centers refuse appliances and white goods outright. What the county does name is the South Wake Multi-Material Recycling Facility inside Apex, which lists air conditioners, dishwashers, dryers, refrigerators, freezers, stoves, ovens, washing machines and water heaters as accepted material. The town publishes no appliance item list, so whether a refrigerator, washer or water heater is booked as one of the fee based bulk items has to be confirmed with Ask Apex on (919) 249-3311, and Wake County publishes no fee on the South Wake Multi-Material Recycling Facility page either, so confirm the drop-off terms on 919-856-7400 before you load.
City collection Apex removes large household items from the curb on a booked day rather than on the cart schedule. A household requests the pickup through the town's online service request form or Ask Apex, gets an email within 1 to 2 business days with the collection day, and sets the items at the curb by 6 am because the crew will not enter private property. The service is not available to businesses or apartments. From $30 for trip fee for 1 or 2 bulk items, with 3 or more items charged at 15 dollars each instead, and each mattress or box spring adding 15 dollars to the trip fee so a single mattress starts at 45 dollars. Apex residential addresses that book the pickup with the town. The fee is added to the next Town of Apex utility bill, and the service is not available for businesses or apartments.
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
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Will the city take it?
Apex splits the work in two. GFL runs the weekly garbage and recycling carts, and the town's own Public Works crews run bulk items and yard waste. That matters for a household clearing a room, because a couch, a mattress or an appliance is not a cart item in Apex: large household items come off the curb on a booked bulk day with a fee that is added to the next utility bill, the request goes through the town's online service request form or Ask Apex, and the service is not available to businesses or apartments. The town is also unusually specific about what the bulk crew will not touch. Construction, demolition and remodeling material is refused, with toilets, vanities, mirrors and cabinets named inside that refusal, and so are electronics, household hazardous waste, recycling and yard waste. Those refusals are the reason this city is easier than most: Wake County runs three drop-off sites on consecutive addresses along Old Smithfield Road inside Apex, covering appliances, electronics and scrap metal at 6130, household hazardous waste, paints, batteries and propane at 6150, and up to five scrap tires free at 6160, with a convenience center at 6120 that takes up to two mattresses a day and homeowner construction debris with verification. Yard waste changed in October 2026 as well, moving to a biweekly two zone schedule that is worth checking before a cleanup.
Apex removes large household items from the curb on a booked day rather than on the cart schedule. A household requests the pickup through the town's online service request form or Ask Apex, gets an email within 1 to 2 business days with the collection day, and sets the items at the curb by 6 am because the crew will not enter private property. The service is not available to businesses or apartments.
City cost & eligibility
From $30 for trip fee for 1 or 2 bulk items, with 3 or more items charged at 15 dollars each instead, and each mattress or box spring adding 15 dollars to the trip fee so a single mattress starts at 45 dollars. Apex residential addresses that book the pickup with the town. The fee is added to the next Town of Apex utility bill, and the service is not available for businesses or apartments.
When & how
Request the pickup through the town online service request form or Ask Apex at (919) 249-3311, wait for the email that confirms your collection day, then have everything at the curb by 6 am. Mattresses and box springs are collected on Fridays only, and items beyond the scheduled load are booked for a separate day.
Get it ready
Stack the load at the curb where the crew can reach it, box or wrap fragile items such as mirrors so broken pieces stay contained, break carpet down so a 12 foot by 12 foot piece reads as one item because multiple rooms are charged by the load, and keep refused material out of the pile so the whole load is not turned away.
A couch, dresser, table or chair is exactly the kind of large household item the town's fee based bulk collection is written for. It cannot ride the garbage cart, which takes household trash only and collects nothing left beside it, so furniture has to be on a booked bulk day.
City cost & eligibility
From $30 for trip fee when 1 or 2 bulk items are booked together, with 15 dollars per item once 3 or more items are scheduled. Apex residential addresses on a booked bulk day. The fee is added to the next Town of Apex utility bill, and the service is not available for businesses or apartments.
When & how
Book the pickup and have the furniture at the curb by 6 am on the confirmed day. The crew works at the curb only, so furniture has to come out of the house or garage before the truck arrives.
Get it ready
Take the piece apart where it comes apart and keep the parts in one pile, remove or bag the cushions, keep the pile clear of the cart, and offer anything still usable for donation before it becomes a bulk item.
Mattresses and box springs ride the same bulk service with two extra restrictions. They are collected on Fridays only, and a mattress and its box spring count as two separate items, so a set of bedding uses the whole allowance of a single pickup and anything else is scheduled for a separate day.
City cost & eligibility
$45 for minimum to set out a mattress or box spring, made up of the 15 dollar per piece charge added to the 30 dollar trip fee. Apex residential addresses on a booked bulk day, with mattresses and box springs collected on Fridays only and each piece counted separately. The fee is added to the next Town of Apex utility bill.
When & how
Fridays only. Book through the town online service request form or Ask Apex at (919) 249-3311, then have the bedding at the curb by 6 am on the Friday you are given.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress and box spring dry and free of the frame unless you are booking that as well, put them flat at the curb rather than leaning on a cart, and count each piece as its own item when deciding what else goes on the same pickup.
The town never names appliances in its bulk material, the garbage cart prohibits metal, and the Wake County convenience centers refuse appliances and white goods outright. What the county does name is the South Wake Multi-Material Recycling Facility inside Apex, which lists air conditioners, dishwashers, dryers, refrigerators, freezers, stoves, ovens, washing machines and water heaters as accepted material.
City cost & eligibility
The town publishes no appliance item list, so whether a refrigerator, washer or water heater is booked as one of the fee based bulk items has to be confirmed with Ask Apex on (919) 249-3311, and Wake County publishes no fee on the South Wake Multi-Material Recycling Facility page either, so confirm the drop-off terms on 919-856-7400 before you load.
When & how
The county facility takes appliances Monday through Saturday 8 am to 4 pm at 6130 Old Smithfield Road in Apex. A curbside appliance would need a booked bulk day with the item at the curb by 6 am.
Get it ready
Drain and dry the unit, keep the doors and loose parts with it, and ask the county about refrigerant handling before a drop-off, because the county page lists appliances as accepted material without printing preparation steps.
Electronics are refused in the Apex bulk collection and prohibited in the garbage cart, and the town's own recycling page sends them to Wake County instead. The South Wake Multi-Material Recycling Facility at 6130 Old Smithfield Road in Apex takes any corded electronic device, naming computers, game consoles, printers, copiers, small appliances, audio and video players and televisions.
City cost & eligibility
The town publishes no electronics charge because its own collection refuses them, and Wake County publishes no fee on the South Wake Multi-Material Recycling Facility page, so confirm the current terms on 919-856-7400 before you load.
When & how
The county facility is open Monday through Saturday 8 am to 4 pm to Wake County residents and businesses. The convenience centers take electronics at Sites 1, 4 and 11 only, and only on weekends.
Get it ready
Keep the device and its cord together, wipe a computer or phone before it leaves the house, and keep electronics out of the garbage cart, the recycling cart and the bulk pile, where the town refuses them.
Apex refuses construction, demolition and remodeling material at the curb, and the bulk page names toilets, vanities, mirrors and cabinets inside that refusal. The garbage cart is closed to construction debris as well. Wake County convenience centers do take household construction debris from the homeowner only, and the Apex center at 6120 Old Smithfield Road is one of the sites where verification is required.
City cost & eligibility
Neither government publishes a fee for this material: the town does not collect it, and the county convenience center page prints a residency verification requirement rather than a charge, so confirm the current terms on 919-856-7400.
When & how
The county convenience centers are open daily 7 am to 7 pm, and the Apex site at 6120 Old Smithfield Road takes household construction debris from the homeowner only with verification required.
Get it ready
Keep remodeling material out of the bulk pile and out of the garbage cart so the rest of the load is not refused, and keep homeowner generated material separate from anything a contractor produced, because contractor loads are not the household allowance.
The town's bulk material never names exercise equipment. A treadmill or weight machine is a large household item, which is the kind of thing the fee based service is written for, but a machine is also heavy and awkward enough that a crew may treat it differently, and the town publishes no item list for the service.
City cost & eligibility
There is no item list and no machine specific rate published, so confirm with Ask Apex on (919) 249-3311 whether the machine is accepted as one bulk item and what it is charged before you book the pickup.
When & how
If the town confirms it, the machine goes out on a booked bulk day with everything at the curb by 6 am. The crew works at the curb, so the machine has to be outside before the truck arrives.
Get it ready
Break the machine down as far as it comes apart, tie or tape the parts into one pile, remove the console and any battery, and set the whole thing at the curb rather than at the top of a driveway.
Tires cannot go in the garbage cart, where automotive parts are prohibited, and the bulk collection refuses automotive items. Wake County is the local route: residents can dispose of 5 or fewer scrap tires free at the South Wake Scrap Tire Recycling Facility at 6160 Old Smithfield Road in Apex.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Wake County residents dropping 5 or fewer scrap tires at a Wake County facility, which the county states is free of charge; more than 5 tires has to be arranged by contacting the county.
When & how
The South Wake Scrap Tire Recycling Facility at 6160 Old Smithfield Road in Apex is open Monday through Saturday 8 am to 4 pm.
Get it ready
Take the tires off anything they are bolted to, because tires with rims, cut tires, construction equipment tracks, oversized farm or construction tires and tires from tire dumps or cleanups are all refused, and tires bought or sold outside North Carolina are not eligible.
Household hazardous waste never goes in the trash or down a drain in Apex. The route is the Wake County South Wake Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 6150 Old Smithfield Road in Apex, which takes chemicals, flammables, batteries, fluorescent bulbs, mercury items, oil based paint and propane tanks, while small amounts of latex paint can be dried out and put in the household garbage.
City cost & eligibility
Wake County publishes the facility, its hours, its accepted list and its limits but no fee, and the town publishes no charge for material it refuses at the curb, so confirm the current terms on 919-856-7400.
When & how
The facility is open Monday through Saturday 8 am to 4 pm and serves Wake County residents only.
Get it ready
Keep flammables in a container that can be poured and no larger than 5 gallons, bring fluorescent tubes in a box within the 12 tube limit, consolidate latex paint if you have more than the 10 gallon limit, tape the terminals of lithium batteries, and stay at or below the 20 LB propane tank size.
Yard waste is a town service on its own schedule, and that schedule changed while this page was checked. From October 19, 2026 collection is biweekly, with Zone A west of I-540 and Zone B east of I-540 plus Sunset Hills collected in alternate weeks. Peak Leaf Season runs from October 19, 2026 to February 5, 2027 with no assigned day inside the week, and Regular Season from February 8, 2027 gives each home a specific day.
City cost & eligibility
The town publishes that excess collection beyond the 2 cubic yard limit can be requested for a fee but prints no amount, and no separate yard waste rate appears on the page, so confirm any excess charge with Ask Apex on (919) 249-3311.
When & how
In Peak Leaf Season, put accepted yard waste at the curb by 6 am on the Monday of your zone's collection week and expect collection on any day that week. In Regular Season, place it at the curb within 48 hours before your assigned collection day.
Get it ready
Separate leaves, grass clippings, pine cones, pine straw, weeds without dirt and small shrubbery clippings for the vacuum truck from sticks, limbs and larger shrubbery for the chipper and grapple trucks, because leaves mixed with other debris are not collected. Limbs must be less than 6 feet long and less than 6 inches in diameter with the cut ends together, the pile stays within 2 cubic yards, within 3 feet of the curb, 10 feet away from a storm drain upstream, 6 feet from obstacles such as vehicles, mailboxes and fire hydrants and 10 feet from side property lines, and contractor or landscaper material is the contractor's to remove.
Carts out the night before, bulk items at the curb by 6 am
Garbage and recycling are collected weekly on the same collection day, and the town asks that carts be rolled to the curb the night before. Bulk items follow a different clock: once your pickup is confirmed, everything has to be at the curb by 6 am on the collection day, because the crew will not enter private property. Space carts 3 to 4 feet apart so the automated arm can reach each one.
The garbage cart takes household trash only, preferably bagged, and anything left beside a full cart is not collected. Yard waste, brush, construction debris, automotive parts including tires, hazardous waste, hot ashes, metal and corrugated cardboard are all prohibited, which is why a couch, a mattress or an appliance never rides the cart either. Recycling goes in the recycling cart loose and never bagged, with the lid closed and nothing outside.
Booked pickups, the confirmation email and the Friday bed rule
Request a bulk pickup through the town's online service request form or through Ask Apex at (919) 249-3311. An email confirming the collection day arrives within 1 to 2 business days, the service is not available to businesses or apartments, and mattresses and box springs are collected on Fridays only, with each piece counted as its own item. Wrap or box fragile pieces such as mirrors and glass so nothing scatters, and flatten moving boxes completely because the town charges bulk rates when boxes are not empty and flattened.
Wake County runs its South Wake sites on consecutive addresses along Old Smithfield Road inside the town, which covers most of what Apex refuses at the curb: 6130 for appliances, electronics and scrap metal, 6150 for household hazardous waste, paints, batteries and propane, and 6160 for up to 5 scrap tires free from residents, all open Monday through Saturday 8 am to 4 pm. The convenience center at 6120 adds mattresses and homeowner construction debris and runs daily from 7 am to 7 pm, and none of the four pages publishes a fee.
Yard waste collection became biweekly on October 19, 2026, with Zone A west of I-540 and Zone B east of I-540 plus Sunset Hills collected in alternate weeks. During Peak Leaf Season, from October 19, 2026 to February 5, 2027, there is no assigned collection day inside your week, so accepted yard waste should be at the curb by 6 am on the Monday your zone is collected and the pile can be taken on any day from there. From February 8, 2027 the biweekly schedule continues with a specific day and a 48 hour set-out window, and piles are capped at 2 cubic yards with placement offsets from storm drains, obstacles and side property lines.
The county household hazardous waste facility takes what the town refuses, but it takes it in household amounts: flammables have to be in a container you can pour from and no larger than 5 gallons, propane tanks are accepted up to 20 LB only, fluorescent tubes come in a box within the 12 tube limit, latex paint is limited to 10 gallons before you have to consolidate, and lead acid and lithium batteries come with their own item limits and the instruction to tape lithium terminals. Small amounts of latex paint are the exception that can stay home once they are dried with kitty litter or sawdust and placed in the garbage.
Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
Town of Apex Public Works Department with GFL and Wake County Solid Waste Management
Book the town bulk item collection
An Apex household with a couch, a mattress, an appliance or another large item that cannot fit in the garbage cart and is willing to put it at the curb on a scheduled day.
Cost & conditions
From $30 for trip fee for 1 or 2 bulk items, with 3 or more items charged at 15 dollars each instead, and each mattress or box spring adding 15 dollars to the trip fee so a single mattress starts at 45 dollars. Apex residential addresses that book the pickup with the town. The fee is added to the next Town of Apex utility bill, and the service is not available for businesses or apartments.
Arrange it
Request the pickup through the town online service request form or Ask Apex at (919) 249-3311, wait for the email with your collection day, and have the items at the curb by 6 am. Mattresses and box springs are collected on Fridays only.
Construction, demolition and remodeling material, household hazardous waste, electronics, household recycling and yard waste are not collected, the town names toilets, vanities, mirrors and cabinets inside the construction refusal, the crew will not enter private property, and businesses and apartments are not eligible for the service.
Town of Apex Public Works Department with GFL and Wake County Solid Waste Management
Take extra bedding to the county shredder
A household with more mattresses or box springs than the town pickup accommodates on one Friday, or one that would rather drive them over than pay the curbside minimum.
Cost & conditions
$15 per mattress or box spring paid at the South Wake Landfill scale house, where the pieces are shredded before disposal. Wake County residents bringing mattresses and box springs to the shredder, with the disposal fee paid at the scale house at 6300 Old Smithfield Road in Apex. Residents may also take up to two mattresses or box springs per day free to a county convenience center with residency verification.
Arrange it
Separate the mattresses and box springs from other waste, bring them to the South Wake Landfill scale house at 6300 Old Smithfield Road in Apex between 8 am and 4 pm Monday through Saturday, and pay the per piece fee there.
The fee is charged per mattress and per box spring rather than by weight, general questions go to 919-856-7400, and the two a day convenience center allowance requires residency verification and is separate from this paid route.
Town of Apex Public Works Department with GFL and Wake County Solid Waste Management
Use the free moving box pickup
A household that has just moved into an Apex home and is sitting on a garage full of empty cardboard.
Cost & conditions
No charge. The town makes a one time pick-up of boxes at no charge for new residents.
Arrange it
Request the pickup online or call Ask Apex at (919) 249-3311, then place the broken down boxes curbside the night before the scheduled date. Packing material goes in the recycling cart.
One time only and for new residents, every box has to be empty and broken down, and the town says customers incur bulk trash charges when the boxes are not completely empty and flattened.
Anti-freeze, appliances including air conditioners, dishwashers, dryers, refrigerators, freezers, stoves, ovens, washing machines and water heaters, cardboard that is clean and flattened with packing removed, cell phones, cooking oil, disks and tapes, electronics described as any corded electronic device including computers, game consoles, printers, copiers, small appliances, audio and video players and televisions, motor oil and filters, scrap metal including bicycles, grills, sinks, ladders, pipes, rims, frames, mixed metals and push mowers with oil and gas removed, and wooden pallets limited to 10
Open to Wake County residents and businesses, and the county publishes no fee on this page, so confirm the terms before you load. This is the county's route for appliances, electronics and scrap metal rather than the town's cart material, and motor oil has to be pourable into the collection tank with no drums accepted.
Monday through Saturday 8 am to 4 pm, general questions on 919-856-7400
Wake County publishes the facility, its hours and its accepted list but no fee, so confirm the current terms on 919-856-7400 before a trip.
Batteries including non-rechargeable alkaline household batteries, a lead acid limit of 6 vehicle, boat or motorcycle batteries and rechargeable lithium ion, cell phone, device, power tool, toy and 12 volt batteries, household chemicals such as acids, ammonia, bases, bleach, chlorine, corrosive cleaners, degreasers, fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, fungicides, insecticides, engine cleaners, photographic chemicals, pool and spa chemicals, poisons, solvents and weed killers, dry chemical fire extinguishers, flammables such as gasoline, fuel oil, kerosene, lighter fluid, mineral spirits, paint thinners and diesel, fluorescent bulbs, mercury thermometers and thermostat switches, oil based paints, lacquers, varnishes, polishes, finishes, spray paints, stains and solvents, latex paint within the 10 gallon limit, and propane tanks up to 20 LB
Open to Wake County residents only, and the county publishes no fee on this page, so confirm the terms before you load. Fuel has to be in a container that can be poured and no larger than 5 gallons, fluorescent tubes are limited to 12 and have to come in a box, latex paint above 10 gallons must be consolidated and rusted or dried out cans go in the regular trash, lithium battery terminals must be taped, and propane is limited to 20 LB tanks that may also be returned to a point of purchase.
Monday through Saturday 8 am to 4 pm, general questions on 919-856-7400
Wake County publishes the facility, its hours, its accepted list and its limits but no fee, so confirm the current terms on 919-856-7400 before a trip.
Cardboard that is clean, flattened and free of packing material, clothing and shoes that are clean, dry and reusable with no linens, garbage including household waste and bulky items under 8 feet long or wide, household construction debris from the homeowner only with verification required, mattresses or box springs limited to two per resident per day with residency verification, mixed recycling, oyster shells, and scrap metal with power equipment drained of gas and oil
Open to Wake County residents daily from 7 am to 7 pm, and the county publishes no fee on this page, so confirm the terms before you load. Appliances and white goods, automotive fluids and batteries are not accepted here and are directed to the multi-material and household hazardous waste facilities, electronics are taken only at Sites 1, 4 and 11 and only on weekends, a free Trash Pass is required for box trucks, dual-axle vehicles and enclosed trailers, and mattresses or box springs beyond the two a day limit go to the South Wake Landfill shredder for a processing fee.
Daily 7 am to 7 pm, general questions on 919-856-7400
Wake County publishes the site, its hours and its accepted material but no fee for household drop-offs, so confirm the current terms on 919-856-7400 before a trip.
Scrap tires from residents, up to 5 tires free of charge, and tires from businesses using the county's certification and hauler registration process
Residents and businesses may use the site Monday through Saturday 8 am to 4 pm. More than 5 tires from a resident has to be arranged by contacting the county, cut tires, tires with rims, construction equipment tracks, oversized farm or construction equipment tires and tires from tire dumps or cleanups are refused, and tires bought or sold outside North Carolina are not eligible.
Monday through Saturday 8 am to 4 pm, general inquiries on 919-856-7400
No charge. Wake County residents dropping 5 or fewer scrap tires, which the county states is free of charge at its facilities; businesses must provide the county scrap tire certification and hauler registration.
Prices, timing and the details that matter at your address.
How much does pickup cost?+
Choose your items to see the exact price. A standard sofa is $79 first and $29 additional. The highest first-item price applies once; every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review any applicable sales tax and the final total before payment.
Can I book a pickup for today?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Your booking is for a pickup day, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Do my items need to be outside when I book?+
You can book while your items are still inside. Arrange any indoor carrying and have everything outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We load and haul it away from there. Contact us before booking if your property has restricted access.
How do I get a large item picked up in Apex?+
Book it. The town runs the bulk item collection for large household items and asks for a request through its online service request form or Ask Apex at (919) 249-3311. You receive an email with your collection day within 1 to 2 business days, everything goes to the curb by 6 am, and the service is not available to businesses or apartments.Official guidance
When does Apex collect a mattress?+
On a Friday. Mattresses and box springs are only collected on Fridays through the town bulk item service, a mattress and its box spring are counted as two separate items, and the request goes through the town online service request form or Ask Apex at (919) 249-3311. Have the bedding at the curb by 6 am on the Friday you are given.Official guidance
Where can a refrigerator go in Apex?+
The Wake County South Wake Multi-Material Recycling Facility at 6130 Old Smithfield Road in Apex lists air conditioners, dishwashers, dryers, refrigerators, freezers, stoves, ovens, washing machines and water heaters as accepted appliances, and it is open Monday through Saturday 8 am to 4 pm to Wake County residents and businesses. Appliances cannot go in the garbage cart and the county convenience centers refuse white goods, while the town does not name appliances in its bulk material, so confirm any curbside arrangement with Ask Apex at (919) 249-3311 first.Official guidance
Can a television go in the trash in Apex?+
No. Electronics including televisions are on the town's list of items the bulk collection will not take, and electronics are prohibited in the garbage cart. The route is Wake County: the South Wake Multi-Material Recycling Facility at 6130 Old Smithfield Road in Apex accepts any corded electronic device, including televisions, computers, printers and copiers, Monday through Saturday 8 am to 4 pm.Official guidance
Who collects garbage and recycling in Apex?+
GFL, formerly Waste Industries, is contracted by the town to run the weekly household garbage collection, and the town's Public Works Department runs bulk item collection and yard waste with its own crews. Garbage and recycling carts go out weekly on the same collection day, carts should be 3 to 4 feet apart with the lids closed and nothing beside them, and Ask Apex at (919) 249-3311 handles schedules, missed collections and bulk item requests.Official guidance
What are the cart rules in Apex?+
Only household trash goes in the garbage cart, preferably bagged, and only what fits inside with the lid fully closed is collected, so overflow beside the cart is left behind. Recycling goes in the recycling cart loose and never bagged, and both carts are rolled to the curb the night before and spaced 3 to 4 feet apart. Yard waste, brush, construction debris, automotive parts including tires, hazardous waste, hot ashes, metal and corrugated cardboard are all prohibited in the garbage cart.Official guidance
Is yard waste still collected every week?+
No. Collection moved to a biweekly schedule on October 19, 2026, with residents split into Zone A west of I-540 and Zone B east of I-540 plus Sunset Hills, each collected every other week. During Peak Leaf Season, from October 19, 2026 to February 5, 2027, there is no assigned day inside your week, so accepted yard waste should be at the curb by 6 am on the Monday your zone is collected, while the Regular Season from February 8, 2027 brings back a specific day with a 48 hour set-out window.Official guidance
What can I drop off inside Apex?+
Four Wake County sites on Old Smithfield Road cover almost everything the town refuses. The multi-material facility at 6130 takes appliances, electronics and scrap metal, the household hazardous waste facility at 6150 takes chemicals, paints, batteries, fluorescent bulbs and propane up to 20 LB, the scrap tire site at 6160 takes up to 5 tires from a resident free of charge, and the convenience center at 6120 takes up to two mattresses or box springs a day, household construction debris from the homeowner with verification, clean clothing, cardboard and scrap metal. The county publishes no fee on any of them, so confirm terms on 919-856-7400.Official guidance
Is there a free pickup for moving boxes?+
Yes, once. The town offers new residents a one time pick-up of boxes at no charge, requested online or through Ask Apex at (919) 249-3311, with the broken down boxes placed curbside the night before the scheduled date. Every box has to be empty and flattened, because the town charges bulk trash rates when moving boxes are not completely empty and flattened, and packing material belongs in the recycling cart.Official guidance
What does a large item pickup cost in Apex?+
There is one town fee schedule for bulk item collection, charged to your next Town of Apex utility bill and set out with each item on this page: a trip fee for 1 or 2 items, a per item charge once 3 or more are scheduled, and a per piece charge for mattresses or box springs on top of the trip fee. The Wake County drop-offs publish no fee at all, so confirm those terms on 919-856-7400 before you load.Official guidance
