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City collection Furniture does not go in the rollout cart. Cary handles it two ways: the town's own policy names bulky items as a convenience center provision, and a household can book a curbside special collection through 311 where fees may apply. The town publishes no bulky item rate. Garbage that will not fit in the cart goes to the Citizen's Convenience Center at no charge, while a scheduled special collection is described as carrying fees that may apply, so confirm the arrangement and any charge with 311 before the pickup.
City collection Mattresses are not on the convenience center's refused list, so they travel as bulky residential material. Wake County also takes mattresses at selected convenience centers, two per day with residency verification, and sends extra mattresses to a shredder at the South Wake Landfill for a processing fee. No mattress rate is published for the Cary center, so confirm with 311 whether a fee applies. Wake County accepts up to two mattresses or box springs per day at participating sites with residency verification and charges a processing fee for additional mattresses at the South Wake Landfill shredder.
City collection Appliances are recycled at the Citizen's Convenience Center for a fee that the town collects on site, and Wake County takes large appliances including refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, water heaters and air conditioning units at its multi-material recycling facilities. Cary has resumed fee collection for appliance recycling and tells readers to check the amount in the Waste Wizard or the Cary Collects app, so the fee is not published here. Wake County does not post a residential fee for appliances at its multi-material recycling facilities, so confirm the charge with each site.
City collection Household garbage and recycling ride in town rollout carts and yard waste is collected the same day. Whatever will not fit in the cart goes to the Citizen's Convenience Center at no charge, or a special collection is booked through 311. Collection is part of the monthly sanitation fee on the utility bill, and the town publishes no separate pickup charge. An extra garbage cart costs $4 per month, excess material taken to the convenience center is described as no charge, and a scheduled special collection may carry a fee.
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?
Cary collects household garbage and recycling in town rollout carts, and yard waste rides the same day. Bulky items are the exception: excess that will not fit in the cart goes to the Citizen's Convenience Center on N. Dixon Avenue, or the household books a special collection through 311 where fees may apply. The convenience center also recycles appliances and electronics for a fee, paid on site, and it refuses construction debris, paint, tires, liquid waste and hazardous material outright. One date matters here: the town says the center keeps operating as usual through December 31, 2026, and from January 1, 2027 only the food and yard waste drop-off stays open, with Wake County facilities in Apex and Morrisville named as the replacement for everything else.
Furniture does not go in the rollout cart. Cary handles it two ways: the town's own policy names bulky items as a convenience center provision, and a household can book a curbside special collection through 311 where fees may apply.
City cost & eligibility
The town publishes no bulky item rate. Garbage that will not fit in the cart goes to the Citizen's Convenience Center at no charge, while a scheduled special collection is described as carrying fees that may apply, so confirm the arrangement and any charge with 311 before the pickup.
When & how
Book the special collection through 311 or the town's request system, or take the item to the Citizen's Convenience Center during its open hours.
Get it ready
Keep furniture out of the cart, and keep it clear of light poles, mailboxes, fire hydrants and the yard waste pile if it is set out at the curb. Construction debris, paint, tires and treated lumber are refused, so leave those off the load.
Mattresses are not on the convenience center's refused list, so they travel as bulky residential material. Wake County also takes mattresses at selected convenience centers, two per day with residency verification, and sends extra mattresses to a shredder at the South Wake Landfill for a processing fee.
City cost & eligibility
No mattress rate is published for the Cary center, so confirm with 311 whether a fee applies. Wake County accepts up to two mattresses or box springs per day at participating sites with residency verification and charges a processing fee for additional mattresses at the South Wake Landfill shredder.
When & how
Use the Citizen's Convenience Center during its open hours while it is open to all materials, or a participating Wake County convenience center daily between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress dry and out of the cart, bring residency verification to a county site, and count each mattress and box spring separately because the county limit is two per day.
Appliances are recycled at the Citizen's Convenience Center for a fee that the town collects on site, and Wake County takes large appliances including refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, water heaters and air conditioning units at its multi-material recycling facilities.
City cost & eligibility
Cary has resumed fee collection for appliance recycling and tells readers to check the amount in the Waste Wizard or the Cary Collects app, so the fee is not published here. Wake County does not post a residential fee for appliances at its multi-material recycling facilities, so confirm the charge with each site.
When & how
Use the Cary center during its open hours or a Wake County multi-material recycling facility, which opens Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Apex and Raleigh sites.
Get it ready
Empty and defrost a cooling appliance and keep it upright for transport, and plan to pay by credit or debit card at the Cary gate.
Televisions, computers and other corded devices are recycled rather than trashed. The Citizen's Convenience Center collects a fee for electronics recycling, Wake County takes them at its multi-material recycling facilities, and a few Wake County convenience centers take electronics on weekends only.
City cost & eligibility
Cary charges for electronics recycling and points readers to the Waste Wizard for the amount, so confirm the fee before loading the car. Wake County does not publish a separate electronics fee for its multi-material facilities.
When & how
Cary's center is open Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 6 p.m. while it is open to these materials. Wake County multi-material facilities run Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and county convenience centers accept electronics only at sites 1, 4 and 11 on weekends.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data from computers before handover, keep batteries out of the electronics load because Wake County collects them at its household hazardous waste facilities, and bring the item intact rather than dismantled.
The Citizen's Convenience Center refuses construction and remodeling debris and the town policy keeps the facility closed to contractors, builders and do-it-yourself builders. Wake County takes household construction debris from the homeowner only, with verification, at selected convenience centers.
City cost & eligibility
Neither Cary nor Wake County publishes a household construction debris rate on the pages read. The Cary center refuses the material, Wake County accepts it only from a homeowner with verification at certain sites, and anything larger is a private hauler or permitted facility arrangement.
When & how
Take a homeowner load to a participating Wake County convenience center, which is open daily 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and confirm the verification requirement before traveling.
Get it ready
Keep construction debris out of the Cary loads, separate clean wood from concrete and soil where the receiving site asks, and never mix in paint, chemicals or treated lumber, which are refused at these sites.
Exercise equipment is not named on the Cary lists or the Wake County lists, so the item has to be confirmed before it is moved. Wake County does take scrap metal at its convenience centers when power equipment has been drained of gas and oil.
City cost & eligibility
No published rate covers an exercise machine. Confirm with 311 whether the Cary center will take it as a bulky item, or check a Wake County convenience center's scrap metal rules, before moving the machine.
When & how
Call 311 during the week to confirm the route, then move the machine on the day the receiving site is open.
Get it ready
Describe the model, weight and dimensions, drain any gas and oil from power equipment, and break the frame down as far as it will go so two people can handle it.
Household garbage and recycling ride in town rollout carts and yard waste is collected the same day. Whatever will not fit in the cart goes to the Citizen's Convenience Center at no charge, or a special collection is booked through 311.
City cost & eligibility
Collection is part of the monthly sanitation fee on the utility bill, and the town publishes no separate pickup charge. An extra garbage cart costs $4 per month, excess material taken to the convenience center is described as no charge, and a scheduled special collection may carry a fee.
When & how
Put the cart out no earlier than dusk the night before and no later than 7 a.m. on the collection day, bring it back in before 6 a.m. the next day, and check the published every other week recycling schedule.
Get it ready
Set the cart with the arrows toward the street, keep it out of the roadway and away from light poles, mailboxes and fire hydrants, leave room between the carts and the yard waste, and use paper yard waste bags or bundles because plastic bags are left behind.
Rollout carts go to the curb no earlier than dusk the night before collection and no later than 7 a.m. on the collection day, with the arrows on the lid pointing toward the street. Keep the cart out of the roadway and clear of light poles, mailboxes and fire hydrants, leave room between the garbage and recycling carts and the yard waste pile, and bring the emptied cart back in before 6 a.m. the next day.
Yard and leaf waste is collected on the same day as garbage and recycling, in paper yard waste bags or in prepared bundles, and anything too small to bundle has to be bagged or placed in a container that comes back to the residence. Nothing may weigh more than 50 pounds, the regular collection limit is about 240 cubic feet per residence per day, and yard waste left in plastic bags is not collected. Loose material and land clearing debris are not part of the curbside service.
Cary says the Citizen's Convenience Center stays open as usual through December 31, 2026, and that from January 1, 2027 only the food and yard waste drop-off remains because the North Carolina Railroad needs the right-of-way. For everything else the town points residents to the Wake County Multi-Material Recycling Facility on Old Smithfield Road in Apex and the Wake County Convenience Center on Aviation Parkway in Morrisville, where county fees may apply, and it confirms that curbside collection is not affected.
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 Cary Solid Waste and Wake County facilities
Book a curbside special collection through 311
A Cary household with a couch, mattress, appliance or another bulky item that will not fit in the rollout cart.
Cost & conditions
The town says a scheduled special collection may carry a fee but publishes no amount, so confirm the charge with 311 when the collection is booked.
Arrange it
Call 311 inside Cary or (919) 469-4000 from outside town limits, or submit a request through the town's service system, and follow the set-out instructions it gives.
The cart service itself is for household garbage and recycling, and material the town refuses at its own facility, such as construction debris, paint, tires and treated lumber, stays off this route.
Town of Cary Solid Waste and Wake County facilities
Take it to the Citizen's Convenience Center
A Cary household with bulky items, appliances, electronics, recycling or yard waste and its own vehicle.
Cost & conditions
The center has resumed fee collection for appliance and electronics recycling, paid on site by credit or debit card, and the town directs readers to the Waste Wizard or Cary Collects app for the amount. Other bulky material carries no published charge.
Arrange it
Drive to 313 N. Dixon Ave. during open hours, Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. or Sunday 1 to 6 p.m., and pay any appliance or electronics fee at the gate.
Construction and remodeling debris, paint, motor oil, oil filters, tires, propane tanks, shingles, stumps, treated lumber, pallets, dirt, rocks, concrete, car batteries and household hazardous waste are refused. Commercial and contractor waste is prohibited, and box trucks and enclosed trailers are not admitted. Public access to everything except food and yard waste ends December 31, 2026.
Town of Cary Solid Waste and Wake County facilities
Use a Wake County multi-material recycling facility
A household with a refrigerator, freezer, washer, dryer, water heater, air conditioning unit or any corded electronics.
Cost & conditions
Wake County publishes no separate residential fee for appliances, electronics, antifreeze, motor oil, oil filters or scrap metal at these facilities. Confirm the current terms at the gate or with 919-856-7400.
Arrange it
Drive to the South Wake facility at 6130 Old Smithfield Road in Apex or the North Wake facility at 9029 Deponie Drive in Raleigh, both open Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., or the East Wake site in Wendell on weekends.
Liquids have to be pourable into the collection tank with no drums, pallets are limited to 10 and only at the North and South Wake sites, and the facilities are closed on the county's listed holidays. Scavenging and any exchange of material are prohibited.
Town of Cary Solid Waste and Wake County facilities
Use a Wake County convenience center
A household with up to two mattresses, a homeowner's small construction load, scrap metal or bulky household material.
Cost & conditions
Wake County publishes no per load rate for household material at its convenience centers, and it charges a processing fee when additional mattresses go to the South Wake Landfill shredder. Confirm the current terms with 919-856-7400 before a large trip.
Arrange it
Drive to a participating site, such as Site 2 at 6120 Old Smithfield Road in Apex, Site 3 at 266 Aviation Parkway in Morrisville or Site 4 at 3600 Yates Mill Pond Road in Raleigh, open daily 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and be ready to show residency.
Appliances, automotive fluids, batteries, chemicals, concrete, brick and pavers, contractor waste and cooking oil are refused and routed to the specialist county facilities. Electronics are accepted only at sites 1, 4 and 11 on weekends, mattresses only at sites 1, 2, 4, 7 and 11 with a two per day limit, and household construction debris only from the homeowner with verification. A free Trash Pass is required before arriving with a box truck, dual-axle or enclosed trailer.
Town of Cary Solid Waste and Wake County facilities
Take paint, batteries and chemicals to Wake County
A household with latex or oil based paint, batteries, solvents, thinners, propane tanks, fluorescent tubes, pesticides or other household chemicals.
Cost & conditions
Wake County publishes no fee for its household hazardous waste facilities, which are open to Wake County residents only and accept no business waste. Confirm current limits and terms with 919-856-7400.
Arrange it
Drive to the South Wake facility at 6150 Old Smithfield Road in Apex, open Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., or to the North Wake or East Wake sites on their published days, and stay with the vehicle.
Waste from commercial or business vehicles, professional use products, ammunition, asbestos, car batteries of the lithium or metal hydride type and explosives are refused. Antifreeze, motor oil, transmission fluid, hydraulic oil, power steering fluid and oil filters are collected at the multi-material recycling facilities instead, and there are limits such as 10 gallons of latex paint, 6 lead acid batteries and 12 fluorescent tubes.
Cary residents have two ways to move bulky material themselves and one date to plan around. The Citizen's Convenience Center at 313 N. Dixon Ave. takes residential bulky items, recyclables, food waste and yard waste, and recycles appliances and electronics for a fee paid on site, but it refuses construction and remodeling debris, paint, motor oil, oil filters, tires, propane tanks, shingles, stumps, treated lumber, pallets, dirt, rocks, concrete and car batteries, and it does not admit commercial or contractor loads, box trucks or enclosed trailers. The town says the center keeps operating as usual through December 31, 2026, and that from January 1, 2027 only the food and yard waste drop-off remains, with Wake County facilities named as the replacement. Those county options are the South Wake Multi-Material Recycling Facility at 6130 Old Smithfield Road in Apex for appliances, electronics, antifreeze, motor oil and oil filters, the Wake County Convenience Center Site 2 at 6120 Old Smithfield Road for up to two mattresses a day, homeowner construction debris with verification and scrap metal, and the South Wake Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 6150 Old Smithfield Road for paint, batteries, solvents and garden chemicals. Curbside carts, yard waste and the special collection request through 311 are not affected by the change. Citizen's Convenience CenterMaterials not accepted at the Citizen's Convenience CenterSolid waste collection policyConvenience centersMulti-material recycling facilitiesHousehold hazardous waste facilities
Town drop-off for bulky material, appliances and electronics
Citizen's Convenience Center
313 N. Dixon Ave., Cary, NC 27513
Residential solid waste including bulky items, recycling, food waste and yard waste, plus appliance and electronics recycling for a fee.
Cary residents who pay the monthly sanitation fee, in a car, SUV or pickup. Commercial and contractor waste is prohibited, and box trucks and enclosed trailers are not admitted. Burnt materials, car batteries, carpeting, clay and concrete products, construction and remodeling debris, dirt and rocks, household hazardous waste, liquid waste, logs over 6 inches across, motor oil, oil filters, paint, pallets, propane tanks, shingles, stumps, tires and treated lumber are refused. Public access to everything except food and yard waste ends December 31, 2026.
Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 6 p.m., closed on town holidays unless otherwise posted. From January 1, 2027 only the food and yard waste drop-off remains open.
The center has resumed fee collection for appliance and electronics recycling, paid on site by credit or debit card, and the town directs readers to the Waste Wizard or the Cary Collects app for the amount. No other drop-off charge is published.
Electronics including televisions, computers, monitors, game consoles, stereos, microwaves and any corded device, large appliances including air conditioning and heating units, refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers and water heaters, motor oil, transmission fluid, hydraulic oil, power steering fluid, antifreeze and oil filters in pourable containers with no drums, plus cardboard, cooking oil, scrap metal and up to 10 wood pallets.
Open to Wake County residents and businesses, with scavenging and any exchange of material prohibited. Vehicles carrying waste must be secured, children and pets stay in the vehicle, and liquids must be able to be poured into the collection tank with no drums.
Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve at noon and Christmas Day.
Wake County publishes no residential fee for these materials, but the facility accepts business waste as well and the county sets its own terms, so confirm the current requirements at the gate or with 919-856-7400.
Wake County convenience center for mattresses, homeowner debris and scrap metal
Wake County Convenience Center Site 2, Apex
6120 Old Smithfield Road, Apex, NC 27539
Mattresses and box springs, up to two per day with residency verification, household garbage including bulky items under 8 feet long and wide, household construction debris from the homeowner only with verification, mixed recycling, cardboard, clothing and shoes, food waste, oyster shells and scrap metal with power equipment drained of gas and oil.
Wake County residents with residency verification. Appliances and white goods, automotive fluids, batteries, chemicals, boat hulls, burnt material, concrete, brick and pavers, contractor waste and cooking oil are refused and routed to the specialist county facilities. A free Trash Pass is required before arriving with a box truck, dual-axle or enclosed trailer.
Daily 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Closed New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve at noon and Christmas Day.
No per load rate is published for household material at the convenience centers, while additional mattresses beyond the two per day limit go to the South Wake Landfill shredder for a processing fee. Confirm current terms with 919-856-7400.
Household, lead acid and rechargeable batteries, gasoline and diesel in pourable containers of no more than 5 gallons, engine cleaners, brake fluid, aerosols, compact fluorescent bulbs, fluorescent tubes, corrosive cleaners, household fire extinguishers, fuel oil, kerosene, lighter fluid, helium tanks, latex paint, oil based paint, mercury thermostats and thermometers, mineral spirits, paint thinners, propane tanks up to 20 pounds, solvents, and lawn, garden and pool chemicals.
Wake County residents only, with no business or commercial waste, including material from vehicles with company markings, ladders or tool boxes. Ammunition, asbestos, lithium or metal hydride car batteries and explosives are refused. Antifreeze, motor oil, transmission fluid, hydraulic oil, power steering fluid and oil filters belong at the multi-material recycling facilities. Limits include 10 gallons of latex paint, 6 lead acid batteries and 12 fluorescent tubes brought in a box.
Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The North Wake site is temporarily closed after fire damage and is running a Saturday collection event from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. instead.
Wake County publishes no fee for its household hazardous waste facilities, which are open to residents only. Confirm current limits and requirements with 919-856-7400.
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 does Cary collect a couch?+
As a bulky item rather than cart material. The town's solid waste policy lists bulky items as a convenience center provision, so a household can drive it to the Citizen's Convenience Center at 313 N. Dixon Ave. or call 311 to book a curbside special collection, where the town says fees may apply.Official guidance
Where can a Cary mattress go?+
To the Citizen's Convenience Center at 313 N. Dixon Ave. while it is open to bulky material, or to a participating Wake County convenience center, which takes a maximum of two mattresses or box springs per day with residency verification. Additional mattresses go to the shredder at the South Wake Landfill for a processing fee.Official guidance
Is there a fee to recycle an appliance in Cary?+
Yes. The town says the Citizen's Convenience Center has resumed fee collection for appliance and electronics recycling, paid on site by credit or debit card, and directs readers to the Waste Wizard or Cary Collects app for the amount. Wake County also takes large appliances at its multi-material recycling facilities in Apex and Raleigh.Official guidance
Where do Cary televisions and computers go?+
The Citizen's Convenience Center recycles electronics for a fee, and Wake County takes televisions, computers, monitors, stereos and any corded device at its multi-material recycling facilities in Apex and Raleigh. A few Wake County convenience centers also take electronics, but only on weekends.Official guidance
Who collects trash and recycling in Cary?+
The Town of Cary collects household garbage and recycling in town rollout carts for residents who pay the monthly sanitation fee, and yard waste is collected on the same day. Questions and service requests go to 311 inside Cary or (919) 469-4000 from outside town limits.Official guidance
Is the Citizen's Convenience Center closing?+
Part of it. The town says the center stays open as usual through December 31, 2026, and that from January 1, 2027 only the food and yard waste drop-off remains because the North Carolina Railroad needs the right-of-way. For everything else the town points residents to the Wake County Multi-Material Recycling Facility on Old Smithfield Road in Apex and the Wake County Convenience Center on Aviation Parkway in Morrisville, and curbside collection is not affected.Official guidance
Where do paint, batteries and garden chemicals go?+
To a Wake County household hazardous waste facility, which is open to county residents only and refuses business waste. The closest is the South Wake facility at 6150 Old Smithfield Road in Apex, open Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and antifreeze, motor oil and oil filters are collected at the county's multi-material recycling facilities instead.Official guidance
Who arranges disposal for an apartment or a shared building?+
Start with the property manager. The town service covers residences that pay the monthly sanitation fee, and the convenience center is closed to commercial and contractor loads, so a shared building may need its own arrangement for material that will not fit the cart.Official guidance
Can used motor oil be collected at the curb?+
Yes for Town of Cary solid waste customers. Call 311 or (919) 469-4090, or submit a request, to arrange a curbside pickup of used motor oil and filters at no extra charge. Wake County also takes motor oil, transmission fluid, hydraulic oil, power steering fluid, antifreeze and oil filters at its multi-material recycling facilities.Official guidance
Can exercise equipment go in the rollout cart?+
No. The town carts take household garbage and recycling and the trucks empty them with an automated arm, so a treadmill or weight machine has to be confirmed with 311 as bulky material, or checked as scrap metal at a Wake County convenience center, before anything is set out.Official guidance
