Trash pickup schedules in Triangle towns change for Labor Day 2025
Key Takeaways
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- Labor Day 2025 delays garbage and recycling pickup in multiple Triangle towns.
- Most affected areas shift collections by one day; some towns remain on schedule.
- Waste centers and landfills close Monday across Wake, Durham and Orange counties.
Garbage and recycling collections will be affected for many Triangle residents because of Labor Day.
The holiday is Monday, Sept. 1.
Here’s a list of curbside garbage and recycling collection changes for Wake, Durham and Orange counties.
Trash pickup schedule for Wake County
- Apex: Garbage and recycling collection is postponed one day.
- Cary: Garbage, recycling and yard waste collection is delayed one day, from Monday, Sept. 1 through Friday, Sept. 5. Find your service day at carync.gov.
- Fuquay-Varina: Garbage collection is not affected.
- Garner: Trash and recycling will not be collected Monday. Collections will begin Tuesday. Residents on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday routes should put their carts out on their regularly scheduled day.
- Holly Springs: Garbage and recycling will not be collected Monday. Collections are delayed one day for the rest of the week.
- Knightdale: Trash and recycling collection is delayed one day for all residents.
- Morrisville: Trash and recycling collection is not affected.
- Raleigh: Garbage, recycling and yard waste collection is not affected. The Yard Waste Center is closed Saturday, Aug. 30 and Monday, Sept. 1.
- Wake County: Convenience centers, multi-material recycling facilities, household hazardous waste facilities and the South Wake Landfill are closed Monday.
- Wake Forest: Trash and recycling will be collected one day later than normal throughout the week, extending into Saturday, Sept. 6. Yard waste collection will be suspended Monday and resume Tuesday.
- Zebulon: Trash and recycling collection is not affected.
Trash pickup schedule for Durham County
- Durham County: Solid waste convenience sites are closed Monday.
- City of Durham: Garbage, recycling and yard waste curbside collections are delayed one business day. The Waste Disposal and Recycling Center, Yard Waste Facility and Household Hazardous Waste Center are closed Monday.
Trash pickup schedule for Orange County
- Chapel Hill: Trash will not be collected Monday. The make-up day is Wednesday, Sept. 3.
- Hillsborough: Garbage will not be collected Monday. If your garbage and yard waste is usually picked up on Mondays, it will be collected Tuesday, Sept. 2.
- Orange County: Recycling will not be collected Monday and is delayed one day. The Orange County Waste and Recycling Centers and landfill are closed Monday.
Renee Umsted
The News & Observer