Curbside Recycling
Residents of the towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough in single-family homes or duplexes qualify for once weekly curbside collection of recycling.
Urban (weekly) recycling collection
Approximately 18,000 households in the towns of Hillsborough, Chapel Hill and Carrboro are serviced by weekly curbside recycling collection. If you live within town limits you can find your recycling day by looking at the alphabetical street directory.
Approximately 65 percent of the single-family homes in the unincorporated areas of the county qualify for rural curbside recycling collection every other week.
Rural (every other week) recycling collection
Approximately 12,000 homes in the unincorporated area of Orange County are serviced by bi-weekly rural recycling collection. To find out if you are on the rural curbside collection program, look here for the rural recycling routes to see if your street is listed, or contact our office.
How do I get a recycling bin?
Residents on the curbside collection program (urban or rural) can pick up recycling bins in Chapel Hill Monday-Friday from 8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. at the Solid Waste Management Department Administration office:
1207 Eubanks Rd.
Chapel Hill
(just west of the Orange County Landfill)
Residents of Carrboro can contact their Public Works Department (918-7425) to schedule a delivery.
Town of Hillsborough residents also receive bin delivery through the Hillsborough Sanitation Dept. (732-1270 ext. 79).
We give two bins to each household at no additional charge. Replacement bins for lost and damaged bins are also available. Additional bins may be purchased for $7.00 from our office or use any other rigid plastic container similar in size and shape to the curbside recycling bin such as a laundry basket or a milk crate.
DO NOT use a garbage can, plastic bag or cardboard box to contain your recyclables.
Recycling bins are the property of Orange Community Recycling and should be left at the address where they were issued, even if you move!
Curbside bins are not provided to residents who do not reside in an area where service is provided or to residents of apartment, condominium, or townhouse complexes.
Need wheels to help roll your bin to the curb?
"Wheel kits” are available for purchase for $7.00 from the recycling office on Eubanks Rd. in Chapel Hill for those who wish to attach wheels and a pull cord to their bins to make it easier to get to the curb.
REMEMBER to have your bins to the curb by 7:00 a.m. on the morning of your collection day, or put it out the night before. If your bin was missed on your collection day, but was out by 7:00 a.m., please let our office know as soon as possible by calling (919) 968-2788. Remove bins from curb after collection.
Use two bins to separate Bottles Cans and Jars from All Paper and stack corrugated cardboard between, under or inside your recycling bins.
Cardboard must flattened and in peices no greater that 3'x3'. There is a 10 piece limit per household per recycling day for recycling corrugated cardboard.
Use the following guide for proper curbside recycling:
Stack corrugated cardboard between, under or in recycling bins. Boxes must be emptied and flattened and in pieces no larger than 3 feet by 3 feet. There is a ten piece limit on corrugated cardboard at the curb. Pizza boxes are OK. Must be empty! Thanks for recycling.