Cary, NC
Town of Cary Solid Waste Services.
Raleigh, NC
Raleigh, NC trash pickup by address.
Enter a Raleigh, NC street address to check trash, recycling, organics and yard waste pickup as published by Raleigh Reuse solid-waste calendar.
Setting out in Raleigh Carts are allowed at the curb only from midday the day before service until the evening of the day after.
Trash Day Trends · Raleigh, last 30 days
Wednesday is a trash day for 36% of Raleigh homes we checked.
74% of checks here come the day before or the morning of trash day — most on Tuesday and Thursday around 1 pm. See the national trends.
- −15%Checks vs last week
Verified schedule
Raleigh collection days, read from Raleigh Reuse solid-waste calendar.
Trash / garbage: Thursday.
Thursday is what one Raleigh address returned on October 26, 2026.
Raleigh Reuse solid-waste calendar publishes the collection weekday for this address but not the frequency; confirm cadence with the city.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Raleigh.
Carts are allowed at the curb only from midday the day before service until the evening of the day after.
Missed collections are reported through the city's online Missed Collection Form, with a couple of business days allowed for the return trip.
Large loads that cannot go curbside are handled through a separate paid non-curbside collection service.
Read from the official Raleigh guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Raleigh days differ by address.
Pickup days in Raleigh depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
Some Raleigh addresses have no collection day in the source this lookup reads. Where that is the case we say so, rather than show a day that is not yours.
The example days above are read from Raleigh Reuse solid-waste calendar and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Raleigh assigns collection days.
Raleigh publishes its collection routes as a map (City of Raleigh — Solid Waste Services Collection Areas): each route area carries a fixed weekday for trash; the lookup reads that area for your address.
We last checked Raleigh on August 17, 2026: 8 of 12 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Raleigh's pickup days.
Local source
Where Raleigh's collection days are published: Raleigh Reuse solid-waste calendar.
This page reads Raleigh's trash days from Raleigh Reuse solid-waste calendar, last on October 26, 2026. This page does not take missed-pickup reports or post service alerts.
Good to knowChecked against Raleigh Reuse solid-waste calendar in Aug 2026: trash.
Before pickup
What Raleigh residents should verify.
Raleigh Reuse solid-waste calendar provides address-based collection information for eligible Raleigh properties.
Nearby
Around Raleigh: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Raleigh are Cary, Apex, Holly Springs and Wake Forest. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Apex, NC
Town of Apex Public Works.
Holly Springs, NC
Town of Holly Springs (collection by GFL Environmental). Trash routes run Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Wake Forest, NC
Town of Wake Forest collection calendar.
Durham, NC
City of Durham Solid Waste Management.
Chapel Hill, NC
Town of Chapel Hill Public Works — Solid Waste Division.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Raleigh, NC?
It depends on your street. Each address's day is listed in Raleigh Reuse solid-waste calendar, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Why does my Raleigh address show no collection day?
Raleigh's collection days are read from a route map, and not every address is on a residential route in it. An address that is not on one has no collection day here, and we say so rather than showing a day that is not yours.
Which collections are published for Raleigh?
Trash days for Raleigh are published in Raleigh Reuse solid-waste calendar.
Local source
Verify with Raleigh Reuse solid-waste calendar.
The Raleigh address result links Raleigh Reuse solid-waste calendar directly.
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- Raleigh, NC
- Local source
- Raleigh Reuse solid-waste calendar
- Schedule
- Checked by full address
- Page updated
- Aug 2026
Collection services in Raleigh
- Trash / garbage
- Recycling
- Organics / compost
- Yard waste
Raleigh schedule lookup