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Public Works Household Recycling Materials and Trash Routes/Schedules

For items not listed below, check out the Wake County Trash Takers site. Trash Takers provides a fast and convenient way for residents and businesses to locate organizations that reuse, recycle or dispose of unwanted materials.

Corrugated Cardboard & Chipboard (cereal boxes, 12-pack drink cartons):
Accepted: Unwaxed corrugated (flat on outsides and wavy in middle) Not Accepted: No packing material, no styrofoam or plastics, no food on cardboard, no pizza boxes.
How to recycle cardboard/chipboard: All material must be removed from inside boxes. Remove excess tape and packing list. Cut or tear into pieces no larger than 2ft x 3ft. Stack FLATTENED cardboard under bin. Stacks must not be higher than 3 ft.

Junk Mail:
Accepted: General mail from solicitations
Not Accepted: Window envelopes, adhesives, stickers, plastic inserts.

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

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

Newspapers and Magazines:
Accepted: Newspapers and all the inserts that come with it. Magazines with staple bindings only.
Not Accepted: Magazines with glued bindings, books, office paper, tissue, or other paper products. NO PHONE BOOKS!
How to recycle newspapers: Place the newspapers on the top of the cans and glass in the recycling container. (Please cover with plastic if raining)

Plastics:
Accepted: All plastic #1 through #7, as long as the mouth of the container is smaller than the base
Not Accepted: Any other plastic containers that have contained antifreeze or other hazardous waste
How to recycle plastics: Rinse all containers and crush.

Please make sure your containers are at the curb the night before your designated collection day. Should you have any questions, please call Waste Industries Customer Service Representatives at (919) 662-7100 or Town of Apex Customer Service at (919) 362-8676.

Trash and Recycling Pickup Days

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Beaver Creek Townhomes*
Bradley Park
Bradley Terrace
Cooke St.
E. Moore St.
E. Williams St.
James St.
Justice Heights
Lexington
Miramonte
Perry Farms
Perry Hills
Shangri-La MHP
Sugarland Run
Walden Creek
Walden Townes
Walden Woods
Westhaven Townhomes

Bella Casa
Brittany Trace
Buckingham
Center Heights
Clairmont
Crocketts Ridge
Dogwood Acres
Fairview
Golders Green
Haddon Hall
Heatherwood
Hollands Crossing
Hunter Valley
Lakefield
N. Salem St.
Surrey Meadows
The Groves Townhomes
Vintage Grove
W. Chatham St.
Woodridge

Abbington
Apex Mobile Estates
Bladestone
Center Park
Center St.
Damont Hills
E. Chatham St.
E. Moore St.
Greenbrier
Holleman St.
Homestead Park
Kelly West
Perry Village
Sunny Side
Tunstall Square
Waterford East
Waterford Green
Winslow

Ashley Downs
Avalon Peaks Apt.*
Dogwood Ridge
E. Moore St.
Green @ Scotts Mill
Kelly Glen
L’Hermitage
Pearson Farms
Scotts Mill
Sunset Hills
Whitehall Manor

Amherst
Becketts Crossing
Brookfield
Cameron Park
Carriage Downs
Charleston Village
E. Chatham St.
Glen Arbor
Haddon Place
Indian Trails
Knollwood
Montclair
Peakway Village
Salem Oaks
Shepherds Vineyard
St. James Village
Sutton Place

 

        * Recycle only