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City collection Furniture is named on the Town bulky item list, so a couch, chair, table or similar piece goes out on the paid bulky collection. Carpet and rugs are on the list too, with the size conditions the Town publishes. $15 for base fee for one to three bulky items collected curbside by the Town, with furniture named on the Town bulky item list. Additional items cost $5 each, and an Orange County Waste and Recycling Center takes bulky household items from county residents at no charge instead.
City collection The Town list names beds including the box and mattress as items it collects curbside, so a mattress or box spring goes out on the paid bulky item route rather than in the trash cart. $15 for base fee for one to three bulky items collected curbside by the Town, with a bed including box and mattress named on the Town list. Additional items cost $5 each, and an Orange County Waste and Recycling Center takes bulky household items from county residents at no charge instead.
City collection The Town list names dishwashers, dryers, freezers, furnaces, refrigerators, stoves and stove tops, washers and water heaters among the items it collects, so an appliance goes out on the paid bulky item route. Refrigerators and freezers are on the collected list, while non-metal tubs, non-metal sinks and fiberglass are refused. $15 for base fee for one to three bulky items collected curbside by the Town, with appliances named on the Town list. Additional items cost $5 each, and an Orange County Waste and Recycling Center accepts appliances from county residents at no charge instead.
City collection Chapel Hill collects household trash once a week from a green Town-issued cart, and property taxes already pay for the service, so a household does not set up a separate account. Trash has to be bagged and tied inside the cart, because the Town ordinance does not let crews collect loose bags. No charge. Weekly household trash collection and one 65-gallon trash cart per household are paid for by property taxes for a household on the Town route. An extra trash cart costs $60 each, and a citation may be appealed in writing within 15 days.
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?
Chapel Hill collects household trash and yard trimmings once a week, with both services paid for by property taxes and the trash going in a Town-issued cart. Large items and electronics are different: the Town charges for them, with a base fee for three items and a smaller charge for each one after that, and it publishes a yes and no list of exactly what the crews will take. The free alternative for the same material is an Orange County Waste and Recycling Center, where county residents can also bring limited construction and demolition waste from their own home. Dropcurb hauls residential items from addresses across Chapel Hill.
Chapel Hill collects household trash once a week from a green Town-issued cart, and property taxes already pay for the service, so a household does not set up a separate account. Trash has to be bagged and tied inside the cart, because the Town ordinance does not let crews collect loose bags.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Weekly household trash collection and one 65-gallon trash cart per household are paid for by property taxes for a household on the Town route. An extra trash cart costs $60 each, and a citation may be appealed in writing within 15 days.
When & how
Trash is collected once a week, on Monday for the green service area and Tuesday for the orange service area, checked through the Town service area map. Carts go behind the curb by 6 a.m. on the collection day and come off the curb by 7 p.m. that day, and material that is not out by 6 a.m. waits for the next week.
Get it ready
Put the trash, including pet waste, in full-size tied bags and place the bags inside the Town cart, because bags outside the cart are not collected. Keep the cart where crews can reach it without blocking mailboxes, walkways, bike lanes or traffic, and bring it back by 7 p.m. to avoid a fine.
Yard trimmings are collected once a week on a different day from the trash and are also paid for by property taxes. Since July 1, 2026 the Town takes yard trimmings in Town-issued yard carts only, and a loose pile of any size moves to the paid knuckleboom collection.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Weekly yard trimmings collection is paid for by property taxes for a household on the Town route, and a Town yard cart costs $75 with free delivery. A loose pile collected by the knuckleboom truck costs $125 per truckload.
When & how
Yard trimmings run once a week, on Thursday for the Monday trash area and Friday for the Tuesday trash area. Leaf season from November to January also allows paper bags, with a limit of five total containers each week across carts and bags.
Get it ready
Use a brown 95-gallon Town yard cart for brush, limbs, leaves, grass clippings and other natural yard material, and keep plastic bags out because small trimmings must be in a cart. Put the cart behind the curb by 6 a.m. and take it in by 7 p.m. A loose pile has to be a single pile with branches and limbs under four feet long and ten inches in diameter.
Large household items and electronics are not part of the weekly collection. The Town collects them on a paid schedule, with a base fee that covers three items and a smaller charge for each item beyond that, and the same route serves both bulky furniture and electronics.
City cost & eligibility
$15 for base fee for one to three bulky items collected curbside by the Town. Additional items cost $5 each. Payment goes through Public Works on 919-969-5100 or the Town online portal, which adds a 2.9 percent card processing fee and a $0.30 transaction fee. The same items can be taken to an Orange County Waste and Recycling Center at no charge instead.
When & how
Call Public Works on 919-969-5100 or pay through the Town online portal, which adds a 2.9 percent card processing fee and a small transaction fee, and the Town normally collects within five business days of payment but can take longer when requests are heavy.
Get it ready
After paying, put the items behind the curb where crews can reach them. A household that normally uses a rear alley puts the items in front of the house instead, and a household with a Town dumpster leaves them near the dumpster but never behind it, directly in front of it or leaning on it. Check the Town yes and no list before paying, because a refused item still costs the fee.
Furniture is named on the Town bulky item list, so a couch, chair, table or similar piece goes out on the paid bulky collection. Carpet and rugs are on the list too, with the size conditions the Town publishes.
City cost & eligibility
$15 for base fee for one to three bulky items collected curbside by the Town, with furniture named on the Town bulky item list. Additional items cost $5 each, and an Orange County Waste and Recycling Center takes bulky household items from county residents at no charge instead.
When & how
Book the collection with Public Works on 919-969-5100 or through the online portal, and the Town normally collects within five business days of payment.
Get it ready
Put the piece behind the curb where crews can reach it, or in front of the house if you normally use a rear alley. Roll carpet and keep it under four feet wide and six feet long, and keep rugs under four feet wide. The Town list refuses doors, pianos, pallets and wooden playground sets, so those are not part of a furniture load.
The Town list names beds including the box and mattress as items it collects curbside, so a mattress or box spring goes out on the paid bulky item route rather than in the trash cart.
City cost & eligibility
$15 for base fee for one to three bulky items collected curbside by the Town, with a bed including box and mattress named on the Town list. Additional items cost $5 each, and an Orange County Waste and Recycling Center takes bulky household items from county residents at no charge instead.
When & how
Book the collection with Public Works on 919-969-5100 or through the online portal, and the Town normally collects within five business days of payment.
Get it ready
Keep the bedding out of the trash cart and put it behind the curb where crews can reach it, or in front of the house if the household normally uses a rear alley. Keep it dry until the collection date.
The Town list names dishwashers, dryers, freezers, furnaces, refrigerators, stoves and stove tops, washers and water heaters among the items it collects, so an appliance goes out on the paid bulky item route. Refrigerators and freezers are on the collected list, while non-metal tubs, non-metal sinks and fiberglass are refused.
City cost & eligibility
$15 for base fee for one to three bulky items collected curbside by the Town, with appliances named on the Town list. Additional items cost $5 each, and an Orange County Waste and Recycling Center accepts appliances from county residents at no charge instead.
When & how
Book the collection with Public Works on 919-969-5100 or through the online portal, and the Town normally collects within five business days of payment.
Get it ready
Empty the unit, secure or remove the doors, and set it behind the curb where crews can reach it. Keep non-metal sinks and tubs, fiberglass, propane tanks and hazardous household material out of the load, because the Town list refuses them.
The Town collects televisions, computer monitors, electronics, stereos, DVD players, VCRs and microwaves on the paid bulky item route, so a set does not go in either cart. Dismantled computer parts are the exception on the Town list and are refused, while the county centers take electronics for free.
City cost & eligibility
$15 for base fee for one to three bulky items collected curbside by the Town, with televisions, monitors and electronics named on the Town list. Additional items cost $5 each, and an Orange County Waste and Recycling Center accepts electronics at no charge, which makes the county center the free option for a set.
When & how
Book the collection with Public Works on 919-969-5100 or through the online portal, and the Town normally collects within five business days of payment. An Orange County Waste and Recycling Center also takes electronics free of charge from county residents.
Get it ready
Delete personal and confidential information from the device before it leaves the house, and put the item behind the curb where crews can reach it. Keep dismantled computer parts out of the load, because the Town list refuses them, and keep electronics out of the trash and the recycling cart.
The Town refuses building material, lumber and wood, sheetrock, doors, concrete, dirt, rocks, railroad ties, roof shingles, pipes, non-metal sinks and fiberglass, so a project load never rides the bulky truck. Orange County takes limited residential construction and demolition waste instead, with a strict volume cap.
City cost & eligibility
The Town publishes no construction collection route or fee, so the county cap and a private hauler set the practical cost. Up to 60 cubic feet from the primary residence is free at the two full-service county centers, and anything larger is refused there and has to be quoted by a private hauler or container company.
When & how
Orange County Waste and Recycling Centers take residential construction and demolition material up to 60 cubic feet per household per day or weekend period at the two full-service centers, Eubanks Road in Chapel Hill and Walnut Grove Church Road in Hillsborough, and not at Bradshaw Quarry. Loads above the cap are refused in full with no partial unloading.
Get it ready
Keep the load to kitchen cabinets, insulation, carpet and flooring, wood including lumber, plywood and pressed board or painted, pressure treated or stained wood, doors, windows, siding, a deconstructed lumber playground set, decks and stairs. Scrap metal, corrugated cardboard and unpainted untreated solid sawn lumber have to be recycled in the proper bin instead, proof of residency is required before unloading, and hired contractors may not use the centers. A larger project needs a private container or hauler.
Exercise equipment is not named on the Town bulky item list, although general metal items are collected. The machine therefore has to be confirmed with Public Works before it is booked, because a refused item still carries the fee.
City cost & eligibility
Exercise equipment is not named on the Town bulky item list, so confirm the machine with Public Works on 919-969-5100 before paying the base fee, because the fee applies whether or not the item is accepted. The county centers accept scrap metal and bulky household items at no charge as another route.
When & how
Call Public Works on 919-969-5100 to confirm the machine before paying, and the collection normally happens within five business days of payment.
Get it ready
Fold or dismantle the machine where the maker allows it and keep the parts together as one item, and confirm the piece is accepted before the booking is paid for. An Orange County Waste and Recycling Center accepts scrap metal and bulky household items from county residents at no charge as an alternative.
Trash and yard trimmings carts go behind the curb by 6 a.m. on the collection day and must come off the curb by 7 p.m. that day or the household can be fined, and material that misses the 6 a.m. set-out waits for the next week. Put the carts where crews can reach them without blocking mailboxes, walkways, bike lanes, traffic or storm drains.
Since July 1, 2026 the Town no longer collects anything in personal cans and no longer collects items placed in the wrong cart, so yard trimmings go in Town-issued yard carts only and trash goes in the Town trash cart. Small yard trimmings must be in a Town yard cart with no plastic bags, while leaf season from November to January also allows paper bags with a limit of five total containers each week.
After the Town receives payment, put the bulky items behind the curb where crews can easily reach them. A household that normally uses a rear alley for trash puts the items in front of the house, and a household with a Town dumpster puts them near the dumpster but never behind it, directly in front of it or leaning on it.
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 Chapel Hill Public Works Solid Waste Services Division, with Orange County Waste and Recycling Centers
Town bulky item and electronics collection
A household with furniture, a mattress, an appliance, a television or another large item that the weekly carts will not take.
Cost & conditions
$15 for base fee for one to three bulky items collected curbside by the Town. Additional items cost $5 each, and the online payment portal adds a 2.9 percent card processing fee and a $0.30 transaction fee.
Arrange it
Call Public Works on 919-969-5100 or pay through the Town portal, then put the items behind the curb where crews can reach them.
The Town collects within about five business days of payment but can take longer when busy, and the published yes and no list decides which items are accepted, so a refused item still costs the fee. Building material, lumber, sheetrock, doors, concrete, tires, propane tanks and hazardous household material are refused.
Town of Chapel Hill Public Works Solid Waste Services Division, with Orange County Waste and Recycling Centers
Free drop-off at an Orange County center
A household that would rather not pay the Town bulky fee and can carry the item to a county center.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Orange County Waste and Recycling Centers take household garbage, bulky items such as upholstered furniture, appliances, electronics, scrap metal, tires and recyclables at no charge from Orange County residents.
Arrange it
Take the material to one of the five centers, with the two full-service sites at 1518 Eubanks Road in Chapel Hill and 3605 Walnut Grove Church Road in Hillsborough, and bring proof of county residency.
County residential household use only, with no commercial loads and no household waste delivered by a business. Each household may visit one center once per weekday and once per weekend for no more than ten minutes, loads are limited to a pickup truck of 120 cubic feet per day or weekend period, and construction and demolition material is capped at 60 cubic feet.
Town of Chapel Hill Public Works Solid Waste Services Division, with Orange County Waste and Recycling Centers
Solid waste financial assistance
A Chapel Hill household on the Town route that qualifies for income-based help with paid solid waste services.
Cost & conditions
The Town offers 25, 50 or 90 percent discounts on paid services including bulky item collection, and the discount depends on household income, so confirm eligibility with Public Works on 919-969-5100 before paying.
Arrange it
Complete the financial assistance application and submit it in person at 6850 Millhouse Road, Building One on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., or by mail to Public Works at 405 Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard.
Approval depends on household income, sensitive financial information should not be emailed, and an approved household can also request a retroactive partial refund for purchases made since July 1, 2025.
Self-hauling in Chapel Hill has two levels. The Town itself collects large items only on the paid bulky route, with a base fee for three items and a smaller charge for each extra item, booked through Public Works on 919-969-5100, and the published yes and no list decides what the crews will take. The free route is Orange County, where the Waste and Recycling Centers take household garbage, bulky items such as upholstered furniture, appliances, electronics, scrap metal, tires and recyclables from county residents at no charge, plus household hazardous waste and limited construction and demolition material at the two full-service centers. County rules are strict: residential use only, one visit per weekday and one per weekend, a ten minute visit, a pickup truck load of 120 cubic feet per day or weekend period and a 60 cubic foot cap on construction and demolition material, with proof of residency required and hired contractors barred. Salvage Sheds at the centers take clean, working items for reuse. Trash and Yard WasteWaste and Recycling CentersA-Z Waste and Recycling Guide
County drop-off
Orange County Waste and Recycling Centers
1518 Eubanks Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 and 3605 Walnut Grove Church Road, Hillsborough, NC 27278, with satellite centers at 1616 Ferguson Road, Chapel Hill, 6705 Bradshaw Quarry Road, Mebane and 7001 High Rock Road, Efland
Household garbage, bulky items such as upholstered furniture, single-stream recycling, corrugated cardboard, large rigid plastics, motor oil and oil filters, antifreeze, household and boat or automotive batteries, electronics, scrap metal, appliances, tires, yard waste except at Bradshaw Quarry, and clean wood except at Bradshaw Quarry. Food waste, clothing, textiles, shoes and used cooking oil are taken at Eubanks Road, Walnut Grove Church Road and High Rock Road, and plastic bags and film, household hazardous waste and construction and demolition material only at the two full-service centers, Eubanks Road and Walnut Grove Church Road.
Orange County residential household use only, with no commercial or business waste and no household waste delivered by a business. Each household may visit one center once per weekday and once per weekend for no more than ten minutes, loads are limited to one pickup truck of 120 cubic feet or the volume equivalent per day or weekend period, loads must be secured, and proof of residency is required before unloading construction and demolition material.
Full-service centers, Eubanks Road and Walnut Grove Church Road: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday closed, Saturday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 6 p.m. The satellite centers keep shorter weeks on Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
No charge. The centers are open to Orange County residents at no charge for household material, including bulky items such as upholstered furniture, appliances, electronics, scrap metal and tires.
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 book a bulky item pickup in Chapel Hill?+
Call Public Works on 919-969-5100 or pay through the Town online portal, then put the items behind the curb where crews can reach them. The base fee covers three items and each additional item costs more, and the Town normally collects within five business days of payment. The same items can go to an Orange County Waste and Recycling Center free instead.Official guidance
Will the town take a couch from the curb?+
Yes, on the paid bulky item collection. Furniture is named on the Town list, the base fee covers three items with a smaller charge for each extra item, and the Town normally collects within five business days of payment. An Orange County Waste and Recycling Center also takes upholstered furniture from county residents at no charge.Official guidance
Will the town take a mattress from the curb?+
Yes. The Town bulky item list names beds including the box and mattress, so it goes out on the paid bulky collection with the base fee covering three items, and the Town normally collects within five business days of payment. Your items can also go to an Orange County Waste and Recycling Center at no charge.Official guidance
Will the town take a television?+
Yes, on the paid bulky item collection, because televisions, computer monitors and electronics are on the Town list and the base fee covers three items. Dismantled computer parts are refused. An Orange County Waste and Recycling Center takes electronics from county residents at no charge, so that is the free route for a set.Official guidance
What does Chapel Hill charge for a bulky pickup?+
The base fee covers one to three bulky items and each additional item costs more, paid through Public Works on 919-969-5100 or the Town portal, which adds a card processing fee and a small transaction fee on top. The Town normally collects within five business days of payment, and the fee applies even if an item turns out to be on the refused list, so check the Town list before paying.Official guidance
Is there help with solid waste fees in Chapel Hill?+
Yes. The Town offers income-based discounts of 25, 50 or 90 percent on paid services including trash and yard cart purchases, bulky item collection and large yard pile collection, and an approved household can request a retroactive partial refund for purchases back to July 1, 2025. Apply in person at 6850 Millhouse Road, Building One on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., or by mail to Public Works.Official guidance
Where can I take items for free in Chapel Hill?+
To an Orange County Waste and Recycling Center, where county residents can drop household garbage, bulky items such as upholstered furniture, appliances, electronics, scrap metal, tires and recyclables at no charge. The two full-service centers are at 1518 Eubanks Road in Chapel Hill and 3605 Walnut Grove Church Road in Hillsborough, and county rules limit each household to one visit per weekday and one per weekend with a pickup truck load of 120 cubic feet.Official guidance
When are trash and yard trimmings collected in Chapel Hill?+
Trash runs once a week and yard trimmings run once a week on a different day: Monday trash with Thursday yard trimmings for the green service area, and Tuesday trash with Friday yard trimmings for the orange area. Both carts go behind the curb by 6 a.m. and come in by 7 p.m. on the collection day, and material that misses the 6 a.m. set-out waits for the next week.Official guidance
