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City collection Furniture is a named bulk item, so a couch, chair or table goes out beside the cart on the regular trash day and comes off the street on the bulk route's convenience schedule. No charge. City residential and small business accounts inside the monthly solid waste fee of $18.70, for bulk material at the curb by 7am on the collection day; bulk collection is not offered to businesses or institutions, and a load above a standard pickup truck bed is treated as excessive and billed.
City collection A mattress is a named bulk item in Burlington and goes out beside the cart on the regular trash day, and the county landfill prices one per item if a household would rather haul it. No charge. City residential and small business accounts inside the monthly solid waste fee of $18.70, for a mattress at the curb by 7am on the collection day; a self-hauled mattress costs $5.00 and a box spring $3.00 at the Alamance County Landfill convenience center.
City collection A unit holding refrigerant shares the appliance route, but no city or county page states how the refrigerant is handled, so the charge question has to be settled before the unit goes out. Burlington names appliances and white goods among its bulk items and the county sends appliances to its convenience center, but neither body states whether a unit holding refrigerant needs the charge removed or the unit tagged first, and no local removal price is published. Confirm the requirement with the Solid Waste Division at 336-222-5111 or the landfill at (336) 376-8902 before the refrigerator or air conditioner leaves the house.
City collection Bulk waste is part of the curbside service, collected Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday on a convenience schedule, with a hard banned item list and an excessive load fee. No charge. City residential and small business accounts inside the monthly solid waste fee of $18.70, for bulk material at the curb by 7am on the collection day; a load above a standard pickup truck bed is treated as excessive and draws a minimum $75 fee, with another $75 for each additional landfill trip.
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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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Burlington runs its own curbside service rather than leaving trash to private haulers. One black 95 gallon cart comes with the account, household garbage is collected once a week on a Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday route, and the same monthly bill covers a bulk route that takes furniture, mattresses, rolled carpet and padding, appliances, metals and yard brush. Bulk material rides a convenience schedule on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday rather than a guaranteed day, so a couch or a mattress goes out beside the cart on the regular trash day and comes off the street when the bulk truck reaches the street. The city draws hard lines: scrap tires, electronics such as computers and televisions, pallets, hazardous or liquid waste, used oil and antifreeze, lead acid batteries and fluorescent lights are banned landfill items and are not collected, abandoned banned items left at the curb can draw a fee, and a load larger than a standard pickup truck bed is treated as excessive and billed. Electronics have their own routes, with a tagged curbside option on the trash day, two free resident collection events a year at the Public Works parking lot, and the Alamance County Landfill convenience center, which also takes bagged garbage, appliances, recyclables and weighed loads of construction debris, yard waste, metal and tires.
Furniture is a named bulk item, so a couch, chair or table goes out beside the cart on the regular trash day and comes off the street on the bulk route's convenience schedule.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. City residential and small business accounts inside the monthly solid waste fee of $18.70, for bulk material at the curb by 7am on the collection day; bulk collection is not offered to businesses or institutions, and a load above a standard pickup truck bed is treated as excessive and billed.
When & how
Put the furniture at the curb by 7am on the regular trash day. Bulk trucks run Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday on a convenience schedule rather than on the trash truck's route, so the piece may sit for part of the day and may need more than one trip if the pile is large.
Get it ready
Collect the piece so the bulk truck can reach it, keep it out of the black cart and away from the cart, the recycling cart and mailboxes, and leave at least five feet of clearance around the containers. Separate metals and brush from general junk, because the bulk trucks collect white goods, large junk and yard brush with different equipment.
A mattress is a named bulk item in Burlington and goes out beside the cart on the regular trash day, and the county landfill prices one per item if a household would rather haul it.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. City residential and small business accounts inside the monthly solid waste fee of $18.70, for a mattress at the curb by 7am on the collection day; a self-hauled mattress costs $5.00 and a box spring $3.00 at the Alamance County Landfill convenience center.
When & how
Set the mattress out by 7am on the regular trash day and leave it for the bulk truck, which runs Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. A household that would rather not wait can take the mattress to the convenience center at the landfill, which opens Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 6:00 pm, Saturday 7:00 am to 5:00 pm and Sunday 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress and box spring apart so each one can be lifted by the crew, take the frame, headboard and bedding off because they are separate loads, and keep it out of the black cart, which is only for household garbage.
Appliances and white goods are named bulk items and the bulk trucks collect white goods separately from general junk, so a washer, dryer or stove goes out on the regular trash day.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. City residential and small business accounts inside the monthly solid waste fee of $18.70, for an appliance at the curb by 7am on the collection day; the Alamance County Landfill convenience center also takes appliances from households that self-haul.
When & how
Put the appliance at the curb by 7am on the regular trash day, or take it to the convenience center at the landfill during its opening hours if you would rather not wait for the bulk truck.
Get it ready
Take the doors off, pull the loose cords, keep the appliance out of the black cart, which refuses metal and building materials, and keep it clear of the cart and the recycling cart so the automated arms have room.
A unit holding refrigerant shares the appliance route, but no city or county page states how the refrigerant is handled, so the charge question has to be settled before the unit goes out.
City cost & eligibility
Burlington names appliances and white goods among its bulk items and the county sends appliances to its convenience center, but neither body states whether a unit holding refrigerant needs the charge removed or the unit tagged first, and no local removal price is published. Confirm the requirement with the Solid Waste Division at 336-222-5111 or the landfill at (336) 376-8902 before the refrigerator or air conditioner leaves the house.
When & how
Call the city or the landfill first, then either put the unit out with the bulk items by 7am on the regular trash day or take it to the convenience center at the landfill during its opening hours.
Get it ready
Empty and clean the unit, take the doors off, keep the cord with the appliance, and leave the refrigerant sealed until someone confirms who is allowed to handle it, because the appliance acceptance does not settle that question on its own.
A television cannot go in the trash and is a banned landfill item on the bulk route, so the set moves through the tagged curbside option, a free resident event or the county convenience center.
City cost & eligibility
From $5 per television or computer monitor at the Alamance County Landfill convenience center, where the county fee schedule prices both at $5.00 each. Household e-waste taken to the convenience center on Austin Quarter Road; Burlington also tags e-waste left at the curb on the regular trash day at $15.00 per item on the water bill, and runs free resident-only collection events twice a year.
When & how
Choose the route that suits the week. The city tags e-waste at the curb on the regular trash day for a per item charge, the free resident events at 234 E. Summit Avenue ran on Saturday, February 7, 2026 and Saturday, October 3, 2026 from 9:00am to 2:00pm, and the convenience center opens Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 6:00 pm, Saturday 7:00 am to 5:00 pm and Sunday 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
Get it ready
Keep the set whole and dry, wipe anything that stores data, keep the remote and cords with it, and never put a television in the black cart or in a bulk pile, because e-waste is a banned landfill item and the bulk crew will leave it.
Computers, printers and small electronics are under the state e-waste ban, so they use the tagged curbside option, the free resident events or the county convenience center.
City cost & eligibility
The routes carry different charges, so confirm which one you are using. The city's curbside e-waste tag costs $15.00 per item on the water bill, the two resident collection events are free, and the Alamance County Landfill convenience center applies a $42 per ton tipping fee for electronic waste while its fee schedule prices televisions and computer monitors at $5.00 each. Retail and manufacturer programs are also listed by both the city and the county.
When & how
Use the free resident events when one is scheduled, use the curbside tag on your regular trash day, or take the item to the convenience center at the landfill during its opening hours, and call the county at (336) 376-8902 if the item is unusual.
Get it ready
Wipe stored data from drives, laptops and phones before anything leaves the house, keep power supplies and cables with the device, and keep electronics out of the black cart, the recycling cart and any bulk pile, because all three refuse them.
Small amounts of building material ride the bulk route up to two 32-gallon containers, and anything larger goes by weight across the county landfill scales.
City cost & eligibility
From $44 per ton for construction and demolition material at the Alamance County Landfill scales, where mixed construction and demolition, wood, drywall and sheetrock, roofing and shingles, bricks and concrete are all priced at $44.00 per ton and yard waste at $32.00 per ton. Self-haul across the scales during scale hours, which are Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 4:30 pm and Saturday 7:00 am to 12:00 pm, with a $5.00 scale minimum; the city bulk route takes building materials and lumber only up to two 32-gallon containers and refuses anything larger.
When & how
For small amounts, put the material out with the bulk items by 7am on the regular trash day and keep it within two 32-gallon containers. For a larger load, take it to the landfill at 2701 Austin Quarter Road in Graham during scale hours and expect the load to be weighed.
Get it ready
Keep construction material out of the black cart, which refuses wood and building materials, keep it out of the recycling cart, and separate concrete, wood and drywall only as far as the landfill asks at the gate, because each category is weighed and priced by the ton.
No Burlington or Alamance County list names a treadmill or weight machine, so the item rides the general bulk rule and the question is whether the crew can handle it at the curb.
City cost & eligibility
Exercise equipment appears on no retained city or county list, so the route stays a confirm instruction rather than an assumed item. A machine that can be lifted like other large junk fits the bulk route, which is inside the monthly solid waste fee, and an item too large for the collection vehicle is on the city's not collected list, so call the Solid Waste Division at 336-222-5111 before the machine goes out.
When & how
Confirm the answer first, then either put the machine at the curb by 7am on the regular trash day with the bulk items or arrange another route if the crew says it is too large for the truck.
Get it ready
Strip the console and any loose weights so the frame is lighter, fold the deck where the maker allows it, and keep the machine out of the black cart, which only takes household garbage.
Bulk waste is part of the curbside service, collected Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday on a convenience schedule, with a hard banned item list and an excessive load fee.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. City residential and small business accounts inside the monthly solid waste fee of $18.70, for bulk material at the curb by 7am on the collection day; a load above a standard pickup truck bed is treated as excessive and draws a minimum $75 fee, with another $75 for each additional landfill trip.
When & how
Put the bulk material at the curb by 7am on your regular trash day. The bulk trucks run Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday on a convenience schedule, and a pile may take more than one trip if it is large.
Get it ready
Separate metals, brush and general junk because the trucks collect them separately, keep the pile clear of the black cart, the recycling cart and mailboxes, and leave out everything on the banned landfill list, including tires, electronics, pallets, used oil, antifreeze, lead acid batteries and fluorescent lights. Bulk collection is not available to businesses or institutions.
Each Burlington residential customer gets one black 95 gallon roll out container for household garbage, collected once a week on a Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday route with no Wednesday collection. The cart goes to the curb by 7:00 am with five feet of clearance on each side and fifteen feet above, and comes back in by 7:00 pm. The lid arrows face the street so the automated arms can grip the container, and the black cart refuses recyclables, yard waste, liquids, dirt, masonry, rock, metal, wood, building materials, ashes, contractor waste, fluorescent tubes, electronic waste and hazardous waste. In congested areas such as the central business district, rear packer trucks collect from containers no larger than 32 gallons, and only clear plastic bags are collected without a permanent container.
Bulk waste rides a separate truck on a convenience schedule
Furniture, mattresses, rolled carpet and padding, appliances, metals, bulk limbs and yard waste are bulk items, and they do not ride the garbage truck. Bulk material goes out by 7am on the regular trash day and is collected Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday on a convenience schedule rather than a guaranteed same day pickup, and the trucks collect white goods, large junk and yard brush separately, so the pile has to be separated by content. A large pile may need more than one trip. Bulk collection is not offered to businesses or institutions.
Banned landfill items and oversized loads are the two ways a set out goes wrong
Tires, electronics such as computer equipment and televisions, wooden pallets, hazardous and liquid waste, used oil, oil filters, antifreeze, lead acid batteries, fluorescent lights, mercury thermostats, ABC beverage containers, regulated medical waste and oyster shells are banned landfill items and will not be picked up; an abandoned banned item left at the curb may be collected and billed. Items too large for the truck, building materials and lumber above two 32-gallon containers, logs and stumps, closed containers and automobile parts are also refused. Since August 19, 2026, bulk waste above a standard pickup truck bed load is treated as excessive and draws a minimum fee, with another fee for each additional landfill trip.
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.
City of Burlington Public Works Solid Waste Division with GFL Environmental and the Alamance County Landfill
Use the city bulk route with the garbage cart
A Burlington household with furniture, a mattress and box spring, rolled carpet, an appliance, metal, limbs or yard waste that can be set at the curb on the regular trash day.
Cost & conditions
No charge. City residential and small business accounts inside the monthly solid waste fee of $18.70 and recycling fee of $8.30, billed on the water and sewer account, with bulk collection at the curb by 7am on the collection day.
Arrange it
Set the material at the curb by 7am on the regular trash day, keep it separated into metals, brush and general junk, and leave clearance around the carts. The bulk trucks run Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Banned landfill items, items too large for the truck, building materials and lumber above two 32-gallon containers, logs and stumps, closed containers and automobile parts are refused, bulk collection is not available to businesses or institutions, and a load above a pickup truck bed is billed as excessive.
City of Burlington Public Works Solid Waste Division with GFL Environmental and the Alamance County Landfill
Take electronics to the free resident collection event
A Burlington household with a television, monitor, computer, printer or other device covered by the state e-waste ban.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Burlington residents only, household e-waste only, at the free collection events in the Public Works parking lot at 234 E. Summit Avenue.
Arrange it
Bring the device to the Public Works parking lot on an event day. The 2026 events ran Saturday, February 7 and Saturday, October 3, from 9:00am to 2:00pm.
The events run twice a year rather than every week, and they are limited to residents and to household e-waste, so a device that cannot wait has to use the tagged curbside option or the county convenience center.
City of Burlington Public Works Solid Waste Division with GFL Environmental and the Alamance County Landfill
Haul the load to the Alamance County Landfill
A household with a load of construction debris, wood, drywall, roofing, yard waste, metal, tires, bagged garbage or electronic waste that the city route will not take.
Cost & conditions
From $1 per 13-gallon bag of household garbage at the convenience center, with larger bags at $2.00, a mattress at $5.00, a box spring at $3.00, a television or computer monitor at $5.00 and scale loads priced by the ton including $44.00 for construction debris and $32.00 for yard waste, with a 2.95 percent service fee and a $2.20 minimum on card and check payments. Household material brought to 2701 Austin Quarter Road in Graham; the convenience center takes cash only, while the scales take cash, card or check with a $5.00 minimum.
Arrange it
Take bagged garbage and recyclables to the convenience center, and take anything large or bulky across the scales during scale hours, which are Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 4:30 pm and Saturday 7:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Construction debris, large residential loads, yard waste and brush, tires and metal are only accepted during scale hours, and the convenience center is cash only.
Book a private hauler for what the city route will not take
A business, institution, landlord or household with an oversized pile, a contractor load or banned material that the city's residential bulk route will not collect.
Cost & conditions
Burlington publishes no rate for private hauling, and the city route itself is not available to businesses or institutions, so the price depends on the hauler, the material and the volume. Ask for a quote before the load is set out.
Arrange it
Arrange the pickup directly with a licensed hauler, and keep the material off the right of way until the hauler arrives so a banned item is not left for the city crew to tag.
The city will not collect from businesses or institutions, and the material still has to reach a permitted disposal site, so confirm where the hauler is taking the load.
County landfill with a convenience center, scales and household hazardous waste drop-off
Alamance County Landfill
2701 Austin Quarter Road, Graham, NC 27253
Bagged household garbage and recyclables at the convenience center, plus weighed loads of residential and industrial garbage, construction and demolition debris, mixed construction material, wood, drywall and sheetrock, roofing and shingles, bricks and concrete, yard waste and brush, metal, tires and electronic waste. The convenience center takes appliances, mattresses, box springs and televisions, and household hazardous waste drop-off covers used oil, used oil filters, antifreeze, used cooking oil, lead acid batteries and electronic waste.
Large and bulky loads have to go across the scales because the convenience center is for bagged household trash; construction debris, large residential loads, yard waste and brush, tires and metal are only accepted during scale hours; the convenience center takes cash only; and homeowners are limited to 5 gallons of used oil, 5 used oil filters and 5 tires off the rims for free tire disposal, with a larger quantity only if it qualifies.
Landfill and scales Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 4:30 pm and Saturday 7:00 am to 12:00 pm, closed Sunday; convenience and recycling center Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 6:00 pm, Saturday 7:00 am to 5:00 pm and Sunday 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, except holidays.
From $1 per 13-gallon bag of household garbage at the convenience center, with larger bags at $2.00, a mattress at $5.00, a box spring at $3.00 and a television or computer monitor at $5.00, and scale rates per ton of $44.00 for garbage, construction debris, wood, drywall, roofing, metal, bricks and concrete, $32.00 for yard waste and $76.00 for tires, with a 2.95 percent service fee and a $2.20 minimum on card and check payments. Household material brought to the convenience center or across the scales, with the $5.00 scale minimum, cash only at the convenience center and the service fee applying to non-cash payment at the scales.
City public works parking lot used for the free resident e-waste collection events
City of Burlington Public Works parking lot
234 E. Summit Avenue, Burlington, NC
Household electronic waste from Burlington residents, including televisions and computer equipment, at the free collection events held in the public works parking lot.
The events are limited to Burlington residents and to household e-waste, they run on published dates twice a year rather than daily, and a device that misses an event has to use the tagged curbside option on the regular trash day or the Alamance County Landfill convenience center.
Event days run 9:00am to 2:00pm; the 2026 events were Saturday, February 7 and Saturday, October 3. Solid waste office questions are answered Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 4:00 pm on 336-222-5111.
No charge. Burlington residents dropping household e-waste at a scheduled event in the public works parking lot.
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 couch taken away in Burlington?+
Put it at the curb by 7am on your regular trash day. Household furniture is a named bulk item in Burlington, and bulk material is collected by a separate truck on a convenience schedule Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday rather than on the garbage route. Metals, brush and general junk are meant to be separated because the bulk trucks handle them with different equipment.Official guidance
Where does a mattress go in Burlington?+
A mattress is a named bulk item, so it goes to the curb by 7am on your regular trash day and is picked up by the bulk truck that runs Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. A household that would rather haul it is priced per item at the Alamance County Landfill convenience center, which also takes box springs, and the county convenience center is cash only.Official guidance
Will Burlington take a washer or a stove?+
Yes. Appliances and white goods are named bulk items in Burlington, and the bulk trucks collect white goods on a separate pass from general junk, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Put the appliance at the curb by 7am on the regular trash day, or take it to the Alamance County Landfill convenience center if you would rather haul it yourself.Official guidance
Where does a television go in Burlington?+
Not in the trash and not in a bulk pile, because North Carolina's e-waste ban makes a television a banned landfill item and Burlington's bulk crew will not pick it up. The city offers a tagged curbside pickup on the regular trash day for a per item charge on the water bill, two free collection events a year at the Public Works parking lot on Summit Avenue, and the Alamance County Landfill convenience center as the year round drop-off.Official guidance
Do I need to call for a bulk pickup in Burlington?+
No. Bulk waste is part of the curbside service, so furniture, mattresses, carpet, appliances, metals, limbs and yard waste go out beside the cart on your regular trash day and are collected by a separate truck on a convenience schedule Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. What you do have to watch is the banned landfill list, because tires, electronics, pallets, used oil, antifreeze, batteries and fluorescent lights will be left behind, and a load larger than a pickup truck bed is billed as excessive.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Burlington?+
The City of Burlington collects it. The Solid Waste Division runs weekly household garbage, yard waste and bulk waste collection, the account comes with one black 95 gallon roll out container, and the service is billed on the monthly water and sewer statement. Collection days are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday depending on the address, and there is no Wednesday collection. Household questions go to the division at 336-222-5111.Official guidance
What counts as bulk waste in Burlington?+
Furniture, mattresses, rolled carpet and padding, appliances, metals, bulk limbs and yard waste are the named bulk items. They go out by 7am on the regular trash day and are collected by a separate truck on a convenience schedule Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and the trucks collect white goods, large junk and yard brush separately, so the pile should be separated by content. What you cannot count on is anything on the banned landfill list, including tires, electronics, pallets, used oil, antifreeze, batteries and fluorescent lights.Official guidance
When does a bulk pile cost extra?+
Since August 19, 2026, bulk waste above the equivalent of a standard pickup truck bed load counts as excessive. The city applies a minimum fee to the first excess load and another fee for each additional trip to the landfill that the material requires, and the total is assessed on the adopted fee schedule by the quantity collected. A normal set out of furniture, a mattress, an appliance or a few bags does not trigger it.Official guidance
What happens to electronics and televisions in Burlington?+
They cannot go in the trash or a bulk pile, because North Carolina's e-waste ban keeps televisions, computers and similar devices out of the landfill. Burlington tags e-waste left at the curb on the regular trash day and bills a per item charge to the water account, runs free collection events for residents in the Public Works parking lot on Summit Avenue, and points households to the Alamance County Landfill convenience center, which takes appliances as well as electronics.Official guidance
Does the city take limbs, brush and stumps?+
Limbs and brush ride the bulk route with furniture and other large junk, collected separately by a knuckle boom truck on the convenience schedule Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and they go out by 7am on the regular trash day. Logs and stumps are on the not collected list, so a stump has to be handled separately, and brush has to be separated from general junk because the trucks handle it with different equipment.Official guidance
