Chapel Hill, NC Trash Pickup Schedule
Collection days, holiday changes, recycling rules, and drop-off options for Chapel Hill, North Carolina — in one page, with sources.
Trash pickup in Chapel Hill, NC is assigned by zone or street — Monday, Tuesday. Match your area in the trash schedule table below.
Trash
When is each service collected?
Recurring schedule for Chapel Hill services.
| Service | When | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | Depends on your street | Depends on your street — check the street list |
| Yard waste | Depends on your street | Depends on your street — check the street list |
Which zone is my street in?
Collection day by routes. Confirm at the edges with the city.
| Route | Day | Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill Monday routes | Monday | 7 routes204, 207, 208, 209, 210, 216, 232 817 mapped routes. |
| Chapel Hill Tuesday routes | Tuesday | 7 routes204, 207, 208, 209, 210, 216, 232 826 mapped routes. |
Service days by zone
The city publishes service-specific zone or cycle details rather than one shared date calendar.
What about bulky or special items?
Mattresses, appliances, storm debris — the rules before you set them out.
- Containerized yard trimmings (2025) — Since Sept 2025 Chapel Hill collects yard trimmings only from town carts, paper bags or lidded personal cans - loose curb piles are left.
More details: bulk & yard waste page.
Who collects what?
The provider for each service and how to reach them.
| Service | Provider | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | Town of Chapel Hill Solid Waste Management | |
| Yard waste | Town of Chapel Hill Solid Waste Management |
Common questions
The things Chapel Hill residents ask most.
What day is trash pickup in Chapel Hill, NC?
Weekly by street segment; every segment also carries its yard-waste day (data current as of Aug 2022).
What changed recently?
Every update to this page, newest first.
- Record created from Chapel Hill's 2022 solid waste street FS: 1,643 segments with trash + yard waste days.
- Enriched: chapelhillnc.gov domain move + yard-trimmings container policy + county recycling + Eubanks Rd center.
- QA: population corrected to Census Vintage 2023 estimate (Chapel Hill town: 62,043; prior estimate 61000).
Population 62,043 · Sources: Chapel Hill Solid Waste Routes 2022 (street segments), Chapel Hill Trash and Yard Waste (; DOMAIN MOVED townofchapelhill.org… · Summarized from municipal, hauler, and public-data records; schedules change without notice.