Residential Recycling
- Residential Recycling Brochure
- Annual Recycling Report
- Recycling Schedule (listed by subdivision)
- New Recycling Carts Still Available
The Town of Apex curbside recycling program accepts only certain materials. There are other options for those materials not accepted. The Wake County Trash Takers site is an excellent resource for residents and businesses to use to locate organizations that recycle or dispose of unwanted materials.
Acceptable Materials for Curbside Recycling:
Plastic
- All plastics #1 through #7 that have a neck on the container. Discard lids.
- Soft plastic beverage rings (the rigid type are not accepted.)
- Plastic containers that held anti-freeze, motor oil, or other hazardous materials are not accepted.
- Plastic wrap, plastic bags, and plastic clamshell containers are not accepted. Reuse where possible!
Paperboard/Chipboard
- Cereal boxes, beer boxes, shoeboxes, etc.
- Brown paper bags.
- Tubes from paper towels and toilet tissue.
- Waxed boxes are not accepted.
Cardboard
- Unwaxed corrugated (flat on outsides and wavy in middle) cardboard.
- Remove all excess tape from packing materials.
- Styrofoam is not accepted.
Gable Top Containers and Aseptic Boxes
- Milk, juice, and detergent cartons
- Milk and juice drink boxes.
- Discard straws and lids.
- Juice drink sacks such as CapriSun are not accepted.
Aluminum, Tin, and Steel Cans
- Aluminum, tin, and steel food and beverage containers.
- Aluminum foil and pie plates.
- Frozen food trays are not accepted.
- Metal containers for non-food products are not accepted.
Glass
- All glass food and beverage containers, any color.
- Plate glass, ceramic materials, and glass containers for non-food products are not accepted.
- Discard metal lids.
- Paper labels do not need to be removed.
Paper
- Newspapers and all inserts, magazines, catalogs, white (office) paper, and junk mail.
- Telephone books.
- Books are not accepted.
- Stamps and stickers in junk mail are not accepted.
Other
- Used oil can be recycled at the Apex Public Works facility.
- Computers and electronics are collected at the Public Works facility for secure recycling.
- Household hazardous waste can be disposed of through Wake County.
- A comprehensive resource on how to recycle or dispose of unwanted materials is provided through Wake County Trash Takers.
Make sure your recycling cart is at the curb the night before your designated collection day. Please call Waste Industries Customer Service at (919) 662-7100 or Town of Apex Customer Service at (919) 362-8676 with any further questions.
Where Does Our Recycling Go?
All recyclable materials picked up curbside from Apex residents go to a material recovery facility in Raleigh operated by Sonoco Recycling, Inc. The facility is a 75,000ft2 single-stream processing plant, meaning the materials do not have to be separated to be processed.
The plant processes 12,000 tons of recyclable materials every month! A majority of these materials are turned back into products consumers use daily. Sonoco maintains a list of what can and cannot be recycled at their plant.
