Jacksonville, NC
City of Jacksonville Sanitation Division.
Wilmington, NC
Wilmington, NC trash pickup by address.
Enter a Wilmington, NC street address to check trash, yard waste, bulk items and recycling pickup as published by City of Wilmington Solid Waste Services.
Setting out in Wilmington Carts must be at the curb by 6 a.m. on your weekly pickup day.
Trash Day Trends · Wilmington
Wilmington, NC at a glance.
Wilmington in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 6 amCarts out byThe deadline in 34% of cities
- Every 2 wksRecycling every other week at the example address
- 3Published alongside trash: yard waste, bulk items, recycling
Verified schedule
Wilmington collection days, read from City of Wilmington Solid Waste Services.
Trash / garbage: Thursday.
Yard waste: Thursday.
Bulk / large items: Thursday · appointment required for bulky item pickup.
Recycling: Thursday · recycle week 2.
Thursday is what one Wilmington address returned on October 26, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Wilmington.
Carts must be at the curb by 6 a.m. on your weekly pickup day.
All containers have to be removed from the city right-of-way by the end of that same day.
Extra bags left beside the trash cart are only taken if they carry an orange extra-trash sticker.
Read from the official Wilmington guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Wilmington days differ by address.
Pickup days in Wilmington depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from City of Wilmington Solid Waste Services and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Wilmington assigns collection days.
Wilmington publishes its own address-level collection lookup, City of Wilmington Solid Waste Services. There is no single citywide weekday: the day depends on the address, and the lookup above reads City of Wilmington Solid Waste Services' answer for the exact address you enter.
We last checked Wilmington on August 17, 2026: 6 of 6 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Wilmington's pickup days.
Local source
City of Wilmington Solid Waste Services sets Wilmington's collection days.
City of Wilmington Solid Waste Services publishes trash, yard waste, bulk items and recycling days for Wilmington; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of Wilmington Solid Waste Services, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of Wilmington Solid Waste Services in Oct 2026: trash, yard waste, bulk items and recycling.
Nearby
Around Wilmington: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Wilmington are Jacksonville, Fayetteville, Greenville and Wilson. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Fayetteville, NC
City of Fayetteville Solid Waste Division.
Greenville, NC
Greenville collection calendar.
Wilson, NC
City of Wilson Environmental Services. Trash routes run Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Florence, SC
City of Florence Sanitation Division.
Holly Springs, NC
Town of Holly Springs (collection by GFL Environmental). Trash routes run Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Wilmington, NC?
It depends on your street. City of Wilmington Solid Waste Services sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Wilmington?
City of Wilmington Solid Waste Services publishes trash, yard waste, bulk items and recycling for Wilmington.
Local source
Verify with City of Wilmington Solid Waste Services.
The Wilmington address result links City of Wilmington Solid Waste Services directly.
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Collection services in Wilmington
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