Greensboro, NC
City of Greensboro Field Operations — Solid Waste and Recycling.
Burlington, NC
Burlington, NC trash pickup by address.
Enter a Burlington, NC street address to check trash and recycling pickup as published by City of Burlington Solid Waste Division.
Setting out in Burlington The black roll-out container should be placed at the curb by 7 a.m. and removed by 7 p.m.
Trash Day Trends · Burlington
Burlington, NC at a glance.
Burlington in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 7 amCarts out byThe deadline in 48% of cities
- Every 2 wksRecycling every other week at the example address
- 1Published alongside trash: recycling
Verified schedule
Burlington collection days, read from City of Burlington Solid Waste Division.
Trash / garbage: Monday.
Recycling: Week BLUE.
Monday is what one Burlington address returned on October 26, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Burlington.
The black roll-out container should be placed at the curb by 7 a.m. and removed by 7 p.m.
Place it at the curb with the arrows on the lid pointing toward the street.
Keep it at least five feet away from other objects and containers.
Read from the official Burlington guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Burlington days differ by address.
Pickup days in Burlington depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from City of Burlington Solid Waste Division and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Burlington assigns collection days.
Burlington publishes its own address-level collection lookup, City of Burlington Solid Waste Division. There is no single citywide weekday: the day depends on the address, and the lookup above reads City of Burlington Solid Waste Division's answer for the exact address you enter.
We last checked Burlington on August 17, 2026: 6 of 6 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Burlington's pickup days.
Local source
City of Burlington Solid Waste Division sets Burlington's collection days.
City of Burlington Solid Waste Division publishes trash and recycling days for Burlington; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of Burlington Solid Waste Division, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of Burlington Solid Waste Division in Oct 2026: trash and recycling.
Nearby
Around Burlington: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Burlington are Greensboro, Chapel Hill, Durham and High Point. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Chapel Hill, NC
Town of Chapel Hill Public Works — Solid Waste Division.
Durham, NC
City of Durham Solid Waste Management.
High Point, NC
City of High Point Environmental Services / High Point.
Danville, VA
City of Danville Public Works, Sanitation Division. Trash routes run Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Apex, NC
Town of Apex Public Works.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Burlington, NC?
It depends on your street. City of Burlington Solid Waste Division sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Burlington?
City of Burlington Solid Waste Division publishes trash and recycling for Burlington.
Local source
Verify with City of Burlington Solid Waste Division.
The Burlington address result links City of Burlington Solid Waste Division directly.
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- Page updated
- Oct 2026
Collection services in Burlington
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