Trash & Recycling Made Easy!
| What? | How? | Where? |
|---|---|---|
| Household Trash | ||
| Diapers | Bagged | Curbside in trash cart |
| Fats, cooking oils, or grease | Sealed container | DPW Recycling Facility or curbside in trash cart |
| Food and Pet Waste | Bagged | Curbside in trash cart |
| Pizza boxes | As is | Curbside in trash cart |
| Recyclables | ||
| Cans | Loose, no food residue | Curbside in recycling cart |
| Cardboard Boxes | Flattened | Curbside in recycling cart |
| Fluorescent light bulbs | As is | Corvias Community Centers or DPW Recycling Facility |
| Papers (e.g. magazines, office paper, newspapers, junk mail) | As is, no food residue | Curbside in recycling cart |
| Plastic Bottles #1-7 | Loose, no food residue | Curbside in recycling cart |
| Bulk Trash | ||
| Bulk Trash (e.g. furniture, mattresses, bikes) | As is | Curbside, bulk trash |
| Yard waste (e.g. grass clippings, leaves | Bagged in clear plastic bags | Curbside next to trash cart |
| Hazardous Waste | ||
| Electronics (e.g. computer monitors, CPUs, laptops, printers, TVs, CDs) | Sealed, labeled container | DPW Hazardous Waste Facility |
| Household Cleaners | Sealed, labeled container | DPW Hazardous Waste Facility or Corvias Warehouse |
| Oil (e.g. motor oil, gasoline) | Sealed, labeled container | DPW Hazardous Waste Facility or Corvias Warehouse |
Waste Management Prohibited Items
- Used Oil
- Yard Waste
- White Goods (i.e. - small air conditioners, etc.)
- Antifreeze (ethylene glycol)
- Whole Tires
- Lead-acid batteries
- Motor vehicle oil filters
- Wooden pallets
- Discarded computer equipment (i.e. - Tablets, smart phones, laptops, desktops, monitors, video displays, printers, scanners, and printer-scanner-fax combos)
- Discarded televisions
- Florescent lights and thermostats that contain mercury
- Compressed Gas Cylinders
- Commercial or Industrial Waste
- Acids
- Dead Animals
- Scrap metal items
- Hazardous Waste
Any items on this list can be disposed of at the Cumberland County Solid Waste satellite site on Manchester Road in Spring Lake, or at the Anne Street Landfill in Downtown Fayetteville at no charge.
DPW Hazardous Waste Recycling Facility is located behind building 3-1137 on Reilly Road. DPW is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Corvias Maintenance Warehouse is located at Bldg. # 6-9357 near the corner of Honeycutt Road and South Lucas Drive. Corvias Warehouse is open Friday from 2 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
