Garbage & Recycling
Public Works (919) 552-5920

Household Garbage and Recyclables
The Town of Holly Springs, through a private contractor, provides once-a-week residential curbside collection of roll-out containers and recycling bins. Residents sign up for garbage and recycling service when requesting water service in the Finance Department at Town Hall.

Schedule for Garbage & Recycling

Check for any schedule changes during inclement weather or Town holidays.

See the normal schedule for garbage and recycling.

Fees

Fees for garbage and recycling service are part of the utility bill, which is mailed monthly on the first working day of each month for the previous month's service. The bill is due by the 25th of each month.

Learn more about the cost for service and about utility bills.

For information on commercial collection, Dumpsters™, or residential collection schedule contact the Department of Public Works.

Below is a chart describing how to dispose of common household materials. For detailed information, see the text below the chart or call the phone number listed. For a more comprehensive list, see Wake County's Trash Takers directory.

Appliances
Public Works (919) 552-5920

Large disposable items, including appliances, televisions, furniture, water heaters, etc., are picked up by the Town at an additional charge. Discarded refrigerators, freezers or similar appliances with doors that pose an accidental trapping hazard must have the doors removed before they are set out for collection. Call Public Works to arrange for a pickup prior to setting the item out for removal. For complete information, call Public Works.

See the Large White Goods, Yard Waste and Debris Collections entry for fees associated with large appliance pickup.

Bulky Trash
Public Works (919) 552-5920

Bulky trash items include lamps, telephones, small hand appliances, clothes, buckets, plastic containers, and miscellaneous items resulting from cleaning your garage, attic, storage shed, or closet. Place bulky trash items at the edge of your yard off the street pavement for pickup on the same day as your household garbage.

The Town does not pick up construction material debris; the Town will not collect major deposits of unwanted or abandoned furniture, appliances or incidentals related to construction projects. Citizens should call a private hauler for this type of refuse removal. For more information, contact the Department of Public Works.

For large volumes of bulky trash pickup, call the Public Works Department prior to setting the trash out for pickup. See the Large White Goods, Yard Waste and Debris Collections for fees associated with large volumes of bulky trash pickup.

Burning
Public Safety (919) 552-7110

The burning of residential or commercial trash is prohibited within Town limits by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission and Town ordinance. In certain circumstances, burning permits may be obtained for vegetative debris. For more information, contact the Holly Springs Department of Public Safety.

Christmas Trees
Public Works (919) 552-5920

Christmas trees are collected from Jan. 2 through Jan. 22. This date may be adjusted annually. Place discarded Christmas trees and/or foliage wreaths at the edge of your front yard off the street pavement. All tinsel, nails, screws, wires, ribbons and other non-foliage material must be removed from trees and wreaths.

Dead Animals
Public Works (919) 552-5920

Report any dead animals observed on Town streets to the Department of Public Works.

Hazardous Wastes
South Wake Multi-Material Recycling Facility (919) 387-2126

Wake County's collection program includes a drop-off location at 6130 Old Smithfield Road.

Large White Goods, Yard Waste & Debris Collection
Public Works (919) 552-5920

An additional charge will apply for Town pickup of large quantities of yard waste and large or bulky trash items that do not fit inside waste receptacles. This charge only applies to loads exceeding 2 ½ cubic yards, about the size of load a pickup truck can carry, or exceeding 50 lbs. No additional fee will be charged for lesser amounts of yard waste or other trash items, and the Town's fall/winter leaf collection and Christmas tree collection will remain free of charge.

• There are three levels of charges based on the size of the trash load. For debris loads that are 2 ½ to less than 4 cubic yards in size, or heavier than 50 lbs., a $40 fee will be charged for pickup. For debris at 4 to 8 cubic yards, an $80 fee will be charged, and for debris greater than 8 cubic yards but less than 12 cubic yards, a $120 fee will be charged.
• Any resident who has large quantities of yard waste or large trash items should call the Town's Public Works Department after placing the trash at the edge of the front yard, just behind the curb and off the street pavement. The Public Works Department will give the resident an estimate of the amount that will be charged for a pickup, and the resident will then prepay for the collection at the Holly Springs Finance Department in Town Hall. After payment is made, the Town will make its best efforts to collect the trash within 24 hours.
• If a large quantity of yard waste or bulky trash item is placed on a curb and the resident does not contact the Public Works Department or prepay for the trash pickup, a Public Works employee will place a notification on the resident's front door, alerting the resident of the Town's trash pickup policy and prepayment requirement. If the resident still does not call Public Works or make payment within five business days, the Town will collect the trash and add the corresponding fee to the resident's water bill.

Leaves
Public Works (919) 552-5920

Leaves are collected from November 1 through January 31. This service runs continuously, weather permitting, with Town crews going through Town, one subdivision at a time, and then starting again. Leaves must be raked to the edge of your front yard, off the street pavement, for crews to collect. The Town will not collect leaves in plastic or paper bags; please do not bag your yard waste.

Recycling
Public Works (919) 552-5920

Holly Springs residents can recycle the following materials at their curbs on the same day as garbage collection:

Glass
Accepted: All glass food and beverage containers, any color.
Not accepted: Plate glass, ceramic materials or any glass that is not a food container.
How to recycle glass: Remove metal tops and rinse all containers. Paper labels need not be removed.

Aluminum, Tin & Steel Cans
Accepted: Any aluminum drink containers and steel food cans.
Not accepted: Aluminum foil or pie plates, etc.
How to recycle metal cans: Empty and rinse.

Newspapers and Magazines
Accepted: Newspapers and all inserts that come with them; magazines with stapled bindings only.
Not accepted: Magazines with glued bindings, books, tissue or other paper products; no phone books.

Plastics
Accepted: All plastic #1 through #7, as long as the mouth of the container is smaller than the base.
Not accepted: Any plastic containers that contained antifreeze, motor oil or other hazardous waste. See how to dispose of hazardous waste.
How to recycle plastics: Discard lids, rinse all containers and crush.

Corrugated Cardboard and Chipboard
Accepted: From residential customers only. Un-waxed corrugated cardboard (flat on outsides and wavy in middle) and chipboard (cereal, shoe and laundry detergent boxes).
Not accepted: No packing material, Styrofoam or plastics, no food on cardboard, no pizza boxes.
How to recycle cardboard: All material must be removed from inside boxes; remove excess tape and packing list; cut or tear into pieces no larger than 3 feet x 3 feet, in limited quantities, and neatly stack flattened cardboard under bin.

Junk Mail and Paper
Accepted: General mail from solicitations, envelopes without plastic windows, writing paper, office paper and computer paper.
Not accepted: Window envelopes, papers with adhesives, stickers, plastic inserts.

Other Items
See Wake County Recycling & Waste Disposal for locations that accept additional materials.

Yard Waste
Public Works (919) 552-5920

The Town collects yard waste Monday through Wednesday on this schedule.

Do not bag your yard waste. Grass clippings, leaves, pine needles, small limbs, twigs, shrubs, plant and hedge clippings are collected by Town crews and should be no more than 4 feet in length, no more than 6 inches in diameter, tied with twine or string in bundles weighing less than 50 pounds, and placed at the edge of your front yard off the street pavement. Yard waste must be free from materials that are not eligible for disposal such as dirt, concrete, rocks, construction debris, rubbish, etc. Yard waste contaminated with non-organic rubbish will be left at the curb for disposal by the resident.

The Town will not collect any debris cut by landscape or tree service contractors or other commercial workmen. Citizens must make arrangements for this type of removal.

See Large White Goods, Yard Waste and Debris Collections for fees associated with large yard waste and debris pickup.

If you want to dispose of yard waste yourself, you can take it to the C&D Landfill at 5940 Old Smithfield Road. The fee depends on the amount. For more information, call (919) 367-2895.

Town of Holly Springs - PO Box 8 - 128 South Main Street - Holly Springs, NC 27540 - (919) 552-6221 - Holly.Springs@hollyspringsnc.us