Rocky Mount, NC Trash Pickup Schedule
Collection days, holiday changes, recycling rules, and drop-off options for Rocky Mount, North Carolina — in one page, with sources.
Trash pickup in Rocky Mount, NC is assigned by zone or street — Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Match your area in the trash schedule table below.
Trash Yard
When is each service collected?
Recurring schedule for Rocky Mount services.
| Service | When | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | Depends on your zone | Depends on your zone — check the zone list |
| Yard waste | Tuesday · Wednesday · Thursday · Friday | Weekly with trash per city guidance. |
| Recycling | Depends on your zone | Depends on your zone — check the zone list |
Which zone is my street in?
Collection day by zone. Confirm at the edges with the city.
| Zone | Day | Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mount Tuesday area 3 | Tuesday | City collection area. |
| Rocky Mount Tuesday area 4 | Tuesday | City collection area. |
| Rocky Mount Wednesday area 5 | Wednesday | City collection area. |
| Rocky Mount Thursday area 2 | Thursday | City collection area. |
| Rocky Mount Friday area 1 | Friday | City collection area. |
Trash pickup calendar
Regular-week pickup dates for the next 12 months. Holiday-week changes are not applied — confirm them with the city or your hauler before a holiday week.
Who collects what?
The provider for each service and how to reach them.
| Service | Provider | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | City of Rocky Mount (city-collected) | |
| Yard waste | Rocky Mount yard waste | |
| Recycling | City of Rocky Mount |
Common questions
The things Rocky Mount residents ask most.
What day is garbage pickup in Rocky Mount, NC?
Weekly Tuesday-Friday by 5 zones; recycling and yard waste ride the same day.
What changed recently?
Every update to this page, newest first.
- Record created from Rocky Mount's garbage zone layer: 5 day zones.
- QA: population corrected to Census Vintage 2023 estimate (Rocky Mount city: 54,245; prior estimate 55000).
- Enriched: 12-zone measured recycling layer with day+color-week replaces earlier same-day assumption.
- Recycling answer corrected to the measured 12 color-week zone layer; the earlier 'same day as trash/yard waste' service row was removed as stale (the measured zones replace that assumption; original wording retained in the recycling-note review evidence).
Population 54,245 · Sources: City of Rocky Mount Garbage_Collection_Zones_2022 (owner CORMGIS1), www.rockymountnc.gov, Rocky Mount Recycling Collection Zones (owner CORMGIS1) · Summarized from municipal, hauler, and public-data records; schedules change without notice.