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City collection The town does not collect furniture, so a couch, chair or table goes to a Mecklenburg County full-service center as bulky waste, where one large item is free and a larger load is charged by the unit or by weight. A private hauler is the other local route. At a county full-service center one large bulky item such as a sofa, a chair or a table is no charge for a county resident with a blue sticker in a non-commercial vehicle. A load with more than one bulky item, or one past two 96-gallon cans and under three cubic yards, is charged at the published bulky waste rate per unit, and a weighed load is charged per ton with a load minimum. A private hauler sets its own price. Confirm which category your load falls into at the fee booth.
City collection A mattress goes to a Mecklenburg County full-service center, where one mattress and one box spring are accepted per visit and a single mattress set counts as the one bulky item a household can drop off at no charge. No charge. Mecklenburg County residents with a free blue entry sticker and proof of residence, arriving in a non-commercial vehicle with one large bulky item such as a sofa, a chair, a table or a mattress set. A load with more than one bulky item moves to the per unit rate for bulky waste, and a weighed load is charged by the ton with a load minimum. Out of county residents need a purchased annual sticker and pay at that category, and payment is by card only, with no cash and no checks.
City collection Appliances are accepted at the Mecklenburg County full-service centers, which name stoves, refrigerators, washers, dryers and water heaters, and list white goods such as stoves and empty refrigerators and freezers as a separate stream. No charge. Mecklenburg County residents with a free blue entry sticker and proof of residence, arriving in a non-commercial vehicle with one large bulky item. An appliance delivered inside a larger load moves to the per unit bulky waste rate or the weighed ton rate, and a business vehicle or a business credit card is charged the non-residential rate. Payment is by card only.
City collection There is no town bulky collection, so large items go to a Mecklenburg County full-service center, where one large bulky item such as a sofa, a chair, a table or a mattress set is free and a bigger load is charged by the unit or by weight. Scrap metal is accepted there too, and a private hauler is the alternative. One large bulky item is no charge for a county resident with a blue sticker in a non-commercial vehicle. More than one bulky item, or a load past two 96-gallon cans and under three cubic yards, is charged per unit for bulky waste, and a weighed load is charged per ton with a load minimum. A private hauler sets its own price, and a business credit card or commercial vehicle is charged the non-residential rate. Confirm your category at the fee booth.
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?
Cornelius collects household waste through Waste Pro: garbage once a week, recycling every other week on a red and blue calendar, and yard waste weekly. The town states plainly that it does not provide bulk item pickup, so a couch, mattress, appliance, television or renovation load goes to a Mecklenburg County full-service disposal and recycling center, and the nearest is the North Mecklenburg center at 12300 N. Statesville Road in Huntersville, open Monday through Saturday. Residents can also hire a private hauler to collect bulky items from the property.
A mattress goes to a Mecklenburg County full-service center, where one mattress and one box spring are accepted per visit and a single mattress set counts as the one bulky item a household can drop off at no charge.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Mecklenburg County residents with a free blue entry sticker and proof of residence, arriving in a non-commercial vehicle with one large bulky item such as a sofa, a chair, a table or a mattress set. A load with more than one bulky item moves to the per unit rate for bulky waste, and a weighed load is charged by the ton with a load minimum. Out of county residents need a purchased annual sticker and pay at that category, and payment is by card only, with no cash and no checks.
When & how
North Mecklenburg Disposal and Recycling Center, 12300 N. Statesville Road, Huntersville, Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. The county's other three full-service centers keep the same hours, and all are closed on the listed county holidays.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress and box spring dry and separate from any bed frame, which counts as its own bulky item. Bring the load separated from yard waste and from construction and demolition debris, because a mixed load is refused or charged at the construction rate. Ask the fee attendant how the set will be counted if you are also bringing other bulky items.
The town does not collect furniture, so a couch, chair or table goes to a Mecklenburg County full-service center as bulky waste, where one large item is free and a larger load is charged by the unit or by weight. A private hauler is the other local route.
City cost & eligibility
At a county full-service center one large bulky item such as a sofa, a chair or a table is no charge for a county resident with a blue sticker in a non-commercial vehicle. A load with more than one bulky item, or one past two 96-gallon cans and under three cubic yards, is charged at the published bulky waste rate per unit, and a weighed load is charged per ton with a load minimum. A private hauler sets its own price. Confirm which category your load falls into at the fee booth.
When & how
North Mecklenburg Disposal and Recycling Center, 12300 N. Statesville Road, Huntersville, Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Business and non-residential loads and dump trailers are not allowed at that site on Saturdays, so a Saturday trip in a commercial vehicle needs one of the other centers.
Get it ready
Break the piece down where it comes apart and keep cushions, drawers and hardware with it so the load reads as one item. Metal bed frames, shelving and grills are accepted as scrap metal at the same centers, so separate the metal if you want it counted that way. Bring furniture already separated from renovation debris, because a mixed load is charged at the construction rate.
Appliances are accepted at the Mecklenburg County full-service centers, which name stoves, refrigerators, washers, dryers and water heaters, and list white goods such as stoves and empty refrigerators and freezers as a separate stream.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Mecklenburg County residents with a free blue entry sticker and proof of residence, arriving in a non-commercial vehicle with one large bulky item. An appliance delivered inside a larger load moves to the per unit bulky waste rate or the weighed ton rate, and a business vehicle or a business credit card is charged the non-residential rate. Payment is by card only.
When & how
North Mecklenburg Disposal and Recycling Center, 12300 N. Statesville Road, Huntersville, Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. All four county full-service centers keep those hours and close on the listed holidays.
Get it ready
Empty the unit and defrost a refrigerator or freezer, and tell the attendant if the appliance holds refrigerant so it is handled correctly at the site. Remove any hazardous chemical from a lawn mower or similar powered item before it goes in the load. Keep appliances out of the household trash bags, which are limited to five free bags a day.
Televisions and monitors are accepted at the Mecklenburg County full-service centers, where a residential household is limited to two televisions per visit each month and the fee schedule prints a television rate only for commercial and business customers.
City cost & eligibility
The county fee schedule names a per television or monitor charge for commercial and business customers, accepts laptops at no charge, and charges a set price for all other computers. It does not publish a separate residential television rate, so the amount for a household depends on the fee booth and travels with the load category. Confirm the amount when you arrive.
When & how
North Mecklenburg Disposal and Recycling Center, 12300 N. Statesville Road, Huntersville, Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Business and non-residential loads are not allowed there on Saturdays.
Get it ready
Keep the screen out of your household trash bags and out of your recycling cart, because electronics are a separate stream at the centers. Wipe personal data where the device still powers on. Bring the screen by hand or in the vehicle rather than inside a mixed renovation load.
Computer equipment, monitors, printers and peripherals are accepted at the Mecklenburg County full-service centers with a limit of two computer items, and the county also runs enhanced recycling there for related streams.
City cost & eligibility
$10 per computer other than a laptop at a Mecklenburg County full-service center. Mecklenburg County residents with the free blue entry sticker. Laptops are accepted at no charge, and there is a limit of two computer equipment items per visit. A business credit card or a commercial vehicle is charged the non-residential rate, and payment is by card only.
When & how
North Mecklenburg Disposal and Recycling Center, 12300 N. Statesville Road, Huntersville, Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. All four county full-service centers keep the same hours and close on the listed holidays.
Get it ready
Back up and wipe the drive before the device leaves your home. Keep the equipment loose rather than bagged with household trash, and count the items in your load, because the two item limit applies to computer equipment. Business and non-residential loads are not allowed at the North Mecklenburg site on Saturdays.
Construction and demolition debris is accepted at the Mecklenburg County full-service centers, priced per unit or by weight, and a load is capped at fourteen cubic yards before it has to go to a landfill.
City cost & eligibility
At a county full-service center more than one bulky item or a load past a small volume is charged per unit for construction and demolition debris, and a weighed load is charged per ton with a load minimum. Fees may be raised for an uncovered or unsecured load, and a mixed load is charged at the construction rate rather than the bulky rate. A private construction and demolition landfill or a container company quotes its own price. Confirm the category before you unload.
When & how
North Mecklenburg Disposal and Recycling Center, 12300 N. Statesville Road, Huntersville, Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Larger loads go to the Foxhole landfill at 17131 Lancaster Highway in Charlotte, whose landfill portion is closed on Saturdays.
Get it ready
Separate construction debris from yard waste and from household bulky items before you arrive, because mixed loads are not accepted and a mixed load is charged at the construction rate. Keep hazardous products such as roofing tar, solvents and liquid mastic out of the load and take them to the household hazardous waste area instead. Cover and secure the load, because an uncovered or unsecured load can raise the charge.
Exercise equipment is named on the town's list of bulk items that the town will not collect, and the county describes bulky waste as furniture, couches, tables and mattresses without naming machines, so acceptance at the center should be confirmed before the trip.
City cost & eligibility
If the county accepts the machine as bulky waste, one large item is free with a county sticker and anything beyond that is charged per unit or by weight. If it will not be accepted as bulky waste, a private hauler sets its own price. Confirm the machine and the category with county solid waste before you load it.
When & how
North Mecklenburg Disposal and Recycling Center, 12300 N. Statesville Road, Huntersville, Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., once the county confirms the machine is accepted there.
Get it ready
Break the machine down as far as it will go and separate metal parts, because the centers take scrap metal including bicycle frames, grills and mowers. Remove or drain anything the machine holds so nothing leaks in the load, and ask before bringing a machine that still has a battery inside it.
There is no town bulky collection, so large items go to a Mecklenburg County full-service center, where one large bulky item such as a sofa, a chair, a table or a mattress set is free and a bigger load is charged by the unit or by weight. Scrap metal is accepted there too, and a private hauler is the alternative.
City cost & eligibility
One large bulky item is no charge for a county resident with a blue sticker in a non-commercial vehicle. More than one bulky item, or a load past two 96-gallon cans and under three cubic yards, is charged per unit for bulky waste, and a weighed load is charged per ton with a load minimum. A private hauler sets its own price, and a business credit card or commercial vehicle is charged the non-residential rate. Confirm your category at the fee booth.
When & how
North Mecklenburg Disposal and Recycling Center, 12300 N. Statesville Road, Huntersville, Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Business and non-residential loads and dump trailers are not allowed at that site on Saturdays.
Get it ready
Separate bulky items from yard waste and from construction debris, because the county does not accept mixed loads and charges a mixed load at the construction rate. Keep household trash in bags, since one to five 32-gallon bags a day are free in a non-commercial vehicle and more than that is charged. Yard waste is collected weekly at the curb, so it should not be part of a bulky load.
Mecklenburg County residents display a free blue entry sticker at the full-service centers and show proof of residence such as a driver's license. Without a sticker the load is charged at the out of county category, and a non-county resident can buy an annual sticker. Payment is by debit card or a major credit card except American Express, and the centers take no cash and no checks.
Garbage and recycling carts belong at the curb the night before collection day or by 6 a.m. on the day, three feet from other objects and three feet apart, within four feet of the road, with the container facing the road and the lid hinge away from it. Do not park a cart next to the mailbox, and keep trash bagged so it does not scatter. Recycling carts go out every other week on the red and blue schedule.
New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas push collection back one day on or after the holiday for the rest of that week, while Martin Luther King Day, Good Friday and Independence Day run a normal schedule. During the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's weeks Waste Pro collects six 30-gallon garbage bags and six 30-gallon clear bags of recyclables per house.
Paint, paint thinner, solvents, gasoline, pesticides, pool chemicals, fluorescent tubes, mercury items and propane tanks up to 20 pounds go to the household hazardous waste area at any Mecklenburg County full-service center, free for county residents. Batteries, including lithium, lithium-ion and tool batteries, also go there rather than in the trash. Ammunition, explosives, pharmaceuticals and smoke detectors are not accepted, and the county says smoke detectors belong in the regular trash.
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.
Waste Pro under contract with the Town of Cornelius, and Mecklenburg County Solid Waste full-service centers
North Mecklenburg County disposal and recycling center
Furniture, mattresses and box springs, appliances and white goods, televisions, computer equipment, scrap metal, construction and demolition debris, shingles, wood, yard waste, tires and household hazardous waste from a county household.
Cost & conditions
One large bulky item such as a sofa, a chair, a table or a mattress set is no charge for a county resident with a blue sticker in a non-commercial vehicle. More bulky items or a load under three cubic yards is charged per unit for bulky waste and per unit for construction and demolition debris, and a weighed load is charged per ton with a load minimum. Laptops are free and other computers carry a set charge. Household hazardous waste is free for county residents. Confirm the category at the fee booth.
Arrange it
Drive to 12300 N. Statesville Road, Huntersville, NC 28078, open Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Because of construction congestion, business and non-residential loads and dump trailers are not allowed there on Saturdays. The site is currently only selling bagged mulch and compost.
Loads must arrive separated by material, and a mixed load is not accepted or is charged at the construction rate. Delivery is capped at fourteen cubic yards, mattresses and box springs are limited to one each, computer equipment is limited to two items, tires are limited to five, and residential households are limited to two televisions per visit per month. The county does not accept ceramics such as picture frames and vases, or explosives, ammunition and radioactive items. Phone 311 or 980-314-3867.
Waste Pro under contract with the Town of Cornelius, and Mecklenburg County Solid Waste full-service centers
Foxhole landfill for larger loads
Construction, demolition and bulky loads that are too large for a full-service drop-off center, including trailers longer than sixteen feet.
Cost & conditions
The county charges by weight for construction and demolition material and for bulky waste at the landfill, with a load minimum, and a mixed load is charged at the construction rate. Fees may be raised for an uncovered or unsecured load. Confirm the current rate and the unloading point at the fee booth.
Arrange it
Drive to 17131 Lancaster Highway, Charlotte, NC 28277. The full-service drop-off area keeps the standard Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. hours, and the landfill portion is closed on Saturdays.
Larger loads must go here rather than to a full-service drop-off center, trailers twelve feet and longer unload at the landfill working face after crossing the scales, all shingle loads are weighed, and the landfill portion does not operate on Saturdays.
Renovation and demolition material that a household would rather take to a private construction and demolition landfill.
Cost & conditions
The company quotes its own rate for the material and the load, and no rate is published, so call ahead with the material type and the vehicle before you load.
Arrange it
Drive to 2105 Speedrail Ct., Harrisburg, NC 28078, and call 704-455-1561 before the trip.
This is a private construction and demolition landfill listed by the Town of Cornelius, not a county facility, so accepted material, load limits, hours and prices are set by the operator and have to be confirmed.
Bulky items a household would rather have collected from the property instead of hauling to a county center.
Cost & conditions
The town states that residents may contract with a private hauler for bulk items, and each company sets its own price for the load, so the cost is quoted by the hauler you choose rather than published by the town.
Arrange it
Call a licensed private hauler or a junk removal company and describe the items, the access and the pickup address.
A private hauler is the route the town names for bulk items, but the town publishes no rate, no hauler list and no item guarantee, and hazardous material cannot be collected this way because household hazardous waste is free to county residents only at the county centers.
A Cornelius household hauls bulky material rather than setting it out, because the town provides garbage, recycling and yard waste collection only. Furniture, mattresses, appliances, televisions, computers, scrap metal, construction debris and household hazardous waste go to a Mecklenburg County full-service center, and the nearest is the North Mecklenburg center at 12300 N. Statesville Road in Huntersville, open Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Loads must arrive separated by material, one large bulky item is free to a county resident with a blue sticker, and loads above fourteen cubic yards go to the Foxhole landfill in Charlotte. The town also lists the North Mecklenburg Landfill and the Highway 49 construction and demolition landfill for renovation material. Check the current hours, accepted items and rates before you load. Bulk item pick-up and local disposal facilitiesMecklenburg County recycling and disposal centersNorth Mecklenburg center address and hoursResidential and out of county disposal fees, July 2026 to June 2027
County full-service drop-off
North Mecklenburg Disposal and Recycling Center
12300 N. Statesville Road, Huntersville, NC 28078
Bulky waste such as furniture, couches, tables and mattresses; mattresses and box springs limited to one each; appliances and white goods including stoves, empty refrigerators and freezers, washers, dryers and water heaters; televisions and computer equipment with a two item computer limit; monitors and printers; scrap metal including bicycle frames, grills, mowers and pipes; construction and demolition debris including concrete, brick, block, wood, shingles, carpet and padding, toilets and cabinets; yard waste; tires with a five tire limit; electronics; household hazardous waste; and recyclables including cardboard, glass, cans, paper, cartons, clothing and shoes.
Mecklenburg County residents with the free blue entry sticker and proof of residence; out of county residents pay at the purchased sticker category. Loads must be separated by material, because mixed loads are not accepted and a mixed load is charged at the construction rate. Delivery is capped at fourteen cubic yards, shingle loads are weighed, trailers over eight feet are weighed, and only trailers twelve feet or shorter are accepted here for bulky and construction material. Household trash is limited to five free 32-gallon bags a day, and more goes to the fee booth. Ceramics such as picture frames and vases, explosives, ammunition and radioactive items are not accepted. Payment is by debit or major credit card, with no cash and no checks.
Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Business and non-residential loads and dump trailers are not allowed on Saturdays. Closed on the county holidays, which in 2026 include New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Phone 311 or 980-314-3867.
One large bulky item such as a sofa, a chair, a table or a mattress set is no charge for a county resident with a blue sticker in a non-commercial vehicle. More than one bulky item or a load under three cubic yards is charged per unit for bulky waste and per unit for construction and demolition debris, and a weighed load is charged per ton with a load minimum for each material. Laptops are free, other computers carry a set charge, and television and monitor charges are published for business customers. Household hazardous waste is free for county residents, and fees may rise for an uncovered or unsecured load.
Foxhole Disposal and Recycling Center and Landfill
17131 Lancaster Highway, Charlotte, NC 28277
Construction and demolition material, bulky waste and recyclables, including loads and long trailers that a full-service center cannot take.
Loads over fourteen cubic yards from a full-service center must come here, trailers twelve feet and longer unload at the landfill working face after crossing the scales, and all shingle loads are weighed. Household hazardous waste is accepted at the drop-off area by county residents. The landfill portion is closed on Saturdays. Payment is by debit or major credit card, with no cash and no checks.
Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the drop-off area, with the landfill portion closed on Saturdays and the whole site closed on the county holidays. Phone 311 or 980-314-3867.
Cars and small loads follow the same published rates as the other full-service centers, including the no charge category for a single large bulky item in a non-commercial vehicle. Larger construction and demolition loads are weighed and charged per ton with a load minimum, and fees can rise for an uncovered or unsecured load. Confirm the rate and the unloading point at the fee booth.
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 rid of a mattress in Cornelius?+
Take it to a Mecklenburg County full-service center. One mattress and one box spring are accepted per visit, and a single mattress set counts as the one bulky item a household can drop off at no charge with a county sticker. Anything beyond one bulky item moves to the per unit or per ton rate, so ask the fee booth when you arrive.Official guidance
Will the Town of Cornelius pick up a couch?+
No. The town states that it does not provide bulk item pickup and that furniture and other bulk items must go to an appropriate disposal facility or be collected by a private hauler. A couch goes to a Mecklenburg County full-service center as bulky waste, where one large item is free with a county sticker.Official guidance
Where can I take an old refrigerator in Cornelius?+
A refrigerator or freezer goes to a Mecklenburg County full-service center, where appliances and white goods are accepted. Bring it empty and defrosted, keep it separated from other bulky items if you want it counted as your one free item, and ask the fee booth how the load will be charged.Official guidance
Where can I recycle a television in Cornelius?+
Take it to a Mecklenburg County full-service center. A residential household is limited to two televisions per visit per month, and the county prints a television rate for commercial and business customers but no separate residential rate, so ask the fee booth what your load costs before you unload.Official guidance
Who collects trash and recycling in Cornelius?+
Waste Pro collects for the town under contract. Garbage is picked up once a week, recycling every other week on a red and blue schedule, and yard waste every week on the same day as garbage. Rollout containers belong to the town and there is one per household, with extras arranged and paid for with Waste Pro at 704-317-2980.Official guidance
Do I need a sticker to use the county drop-off centers?+
Yes. Mecklenburg County residents display a free blue entry sticker and show proof of residence such as a driver's license. Without a sticker the load is charged at the out of county category, and a non-county resident can buy an annual sticker. Payment is by debit or major credit card only, because the centers take no cash and no checks.Official guidance
Where do paint, gasoline and other household chemicals go?+
Household hazardous waste is accepted free from Mecklenburg County residents at any of the four full-service centers, including the North Mecklenburg center in Huntersville. Paint, paint thinner, solvents, gasoline, pesticides, pool chemicals, fluorescent bulbs, batteries, mercury items and propane tanks up to 20 pounds all go there, and residents are asked to tell on-site staff when they arrive with hazardous material.Official guidance
What can go out with yard waste?+
Yard waste is collected weekly on the same day as garbage, in bags of 50 pounds or less, with up to 20 bags of leaves a week. Limbs must be no larger than five inches in diameter and no longer than four feet and stacked in piles no bigger than four by four by four feet with two feet between piles. Construction debris, dirt, brick, block, sod and pavement are not yard waste.Official guidance
