Raleigh, NC
Raleigh Reuse solid-waste calendar. Collects Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Wake Forest, NC
Wake Forest, NC trash pickup by address.
Enter a Wake Forest, NC street address to check trash, recycling, organics and yard waste pickup as published by Town of Wake Forest collection calendar.
Trash Day Trends · Wake Forest
Wake Forest, NC at a glance.
Wake Forest in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 4 daysWake Forest collects on four weekdays across its routes41% of cities run four
- 3Published alongside trash: recycling, organics, yard waste
Verified schedule
Wake Forest collection days, read from Town of Wake Forest collection calendar.
Trash / garbage: Monday, Sep 21; Monday, Sep 28; Monday, Oct 5; Monday, Oct 12.
Recycling: Monday, Sep 21; Monday, Sep 28; Monday, Oct 5; Monday, Oct 12.
Organics / compost: Friday, Sep 18; Friday, Sep 25; Friday, Oct 2; Friday, Oct 9.
Yard waste: Friday, Sep 18; Friday, Sep 25; Friday, Oct 2; Friday, Oct 9.
Monday, Sep 21; Monday, Sep 28; Monday, Oct 5; Monday, Oct 12 is what one Wake Forest address returned on September 17, 2026.
Your collection day
Why Wake Forest days differ by address.
Wake Forest runs 4 collection days a week, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; the route covering your street sets which one is yours.
These days are read from Town of Wake Forest collection calendar and were last checked on September 17, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Wake Forest assigns collection days.
Wake Forest publishes a per-address collection calendar (Town of Wake Forest collection calendar) through the ReCollect service. There is no single citywide weekday to quote: each address has its own dated calendar, which is why the lookup shows upcoming dates for your property.
We last measured Wake Forest on September 17, 2026: 8 of 8 addresses returned an exact collection day. Across those addresses collection ran Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Local source
Town of Wake Forest collection calendar sets Wake Forest's collection days.
Town of Wake Forest collection calendar publishes trash, recycling, organics and yard waste days for Wake Forest; this page last read it on September 17, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with Town of Wake Forest collection calendar, not here.
Good to knowChecked against Town of Wake Forest collection calendar in Sep 2026: trash, recycling, organics and yard waste.
Nearby
Around Wake Forest: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Wake Forest are Raleigh, Cary, Durham and Apex; each sets its own routes and holiday rule at the town line.
Cary, NC
Town of Cary Solid Waste Services. Collects Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Durham, NC
City of Durham Solid Waste Management. Collects Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.
Apex, NC
Town of Apex Public Works. Collects Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Chapel Hill, NC
Town of Chapel Hill Public Works — Solid Waste Division. Collects Monday and Tuesday.
Wilmington, NC
City of Wilmington Solid Waste Services. Collects Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Wake Forest, NC?
Wake Forest collects on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Town of Wake Forest collection calendar assigns each street one of those 4 days; the lookup above reads it for your address.
Which collections are published for Wake Forest?
Town of Wake Forest collection calendar publishes trash, recycling, organics and yard waste for Wake Forest.
When is the next Wake Forest pickup?
Wake Forest publishes specific dates rather than a fixed weekday. The upcoming dates for the example address are Monday, Sep 21; Monday, Sep 28; Monday, Oct 5; Monday, Oct 12. Holiday weeks can shift them — Town of Wake Forest collection calendar is the authority if the two disagree.
Does Wake Forest collect trash on Saturdays?
Not on a normal week. Every Wake Forest address we have checked collects Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Wake Forest has not published a holiday rule we could transcribe; its own notice says whether a holiday week moves a route to Saturday.
Local source
Verify with Town of Wake Forest collection calendar.
The Wake Forest address result links Town of Wake Forest collection calendar directly.
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- Wake Forest, NC
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- Town of Wake Forest collection calendar
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- Sep 2026
Collection services in Wake Forest
- trash
- recycling
- organics
- yard
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