Trash pickup dates change for Thanksgiving 2025. Schedules for Triangle towns
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- Some Triangle towns delay Thursday curbside trash and recycling collections by one day.
- Specific towns shift Friday routes to Saturday; some move Wednesday collections earlier.
- Waste centers and convenience sites close Thursday; most reopen Friday for service.
Curbside trash and recycling collection schedules throughout the Triangle are changing because of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Local governments in Wake, Durham and Orange counties are closing their offices on Thursday, Nov. 27, and many services are affected.
Here’s how curbside pickup schedules are being adjusted for cities, towns and counties in the Triangle.
Curbside collection changes in Raleigh, Wake County
Apex: Curbside collection is delayed by one day starting Thursday, Nov. 27.
Cary: Thursday’s collections are delayed to Friday, Nov. 28. Collections earlier in the week will go on as normal.
Fuquay-Varina: Thursday’s collection is delayed to Friday.
Garner: Thursday routes will be serviced Friday. All other routes will be collected as normal.
Holly Springs: Garbage and recycling collections are delayed by one day Thursday and Friday, with Friday customers served Saturday. Yard waste for Thursday and Friday customers will be collected Wednesday.
Knightdale: Wednesday trash and recycling collections are normal. Thursday and Friday collections are delayed by one day.
Morrisville: Garbage and recycling collections scheduled for Thursday will be collected Friday. Friday’s collections will be picked up Saturday.
Raleigh: Thursday’s residential garbage, recycling and yard waste collection routes will be collected Friday, Nov. 28. Friday’s routes will be collected Saturday, Nov. 29. The Yard Waste Center is closed Thursday.
Wake County: Solid Waste Convenience Centers, Multi-Material/Household Hazardous Waste facility and South Wake Landfill are closed Thursday. They reopen Friday.
Wake Forest: Thursday’s trash and recycling will be collected Friday. Friday’s route will be collected Saturday.
Zebulon: Yard waste and leaves will not be collected Thursday or Friday. Trash and recycling will be collected Saturday.
Curbside collection changes in Durham
Durham: Thursday’s curbside garbage, recycling and yard waste collections will be collected Friday, Nov. 28. The Waste Disposal and Recycling Center, Yard Waste Facility and Household Hazardous Waste Center are closed Thursday and Saturday, with normal schedules Friday.
Durham County: Thursday’s roadside recycling will be collected Saturday, Nov. 29. The Northern Durham and Redwood convenience sites are closed Thursday and Saturday, but open Friday. The Parkwood convenience site is closed Thursday-Saturday.
Curbside collection changes in Orange County
Carrboro: Yard waste, loose leaves and bulk waste will not be collected. Wednesday’s route will be collected Monday, Nov. 24. Thursday’s will be Tuesday, Nov. 25, and Friday’s will be Wednesday, Nov. 26.
Chapel Hill: Residential trash collection is not affected. Commercial trash will not be collected Thursday or Friday.
Hillsborough: Thursday’s solid waste routes will be collected Wednesday, and Friday’s routes will be collected Monday, Dec. 1.
Orange County: Thursday recycling will be collected Friday, and Friday’s recycling will be collected Saturday. The waste and recycling centers, landfill and Solid Waste Administrative Office are closed Thursday.
Thanksgiving 2025
Here’s everything you need to know about Thanksgiving week in the Raleigh area.
- Some restaurants are open on Thanksgiving day. Here’s a list.
- Only a handful of grocery stores are open (with limited hours) on Thursday. Learn which ones.
- Which grocer has the most affordable store-bought Thanksgiving meal? We checked.
- Trash pickup schedules change for the holiday around the Triangle. Check your town.
- Liquor stores also change hours, but here’s where you can still buy booze on the holiday.
- Cold weather is expected around Thanksgiving. Here’s how chilly it could get.
- Holiday travel could be impacted by severe weather conditions throughout the country.
- If you’re flying for the holiday, follow these travel tips to avoid RDU’s usual Thanksgiving mayhem.
- Where’s the best pie? This beloved local bakery just won our contest.
- Many malls and stores are shifting their hours for Black Friday. Here’s how early they’ll open.
This story has been updated.
This story was originally published November 24, 2025 at 8:41 AM.
