Garbage & Recycling

The City of Charlotte - Solid Waste Services provides all neighborhood residents with garbage, recycling, yard and bulk waste collection services. 

Getting Collection Service Started
If you have moved into a new construction home that has never had garbage or recycling collection, you will need to contact Solid Waste Services to request and schedule the delivery of your roll out carts. Dial 311 or 704-336-7600.

Garbage Pick-up

• Garbage is collected every week, most of the neighborhood's collections day is Thursday. 

• All garbage must be bagged and placed in the cart, the City uses automated trucks, so do not overfill cart and garbage outside the cart will not picked up. 

• Please make sure that the roll out cart Is placed by the curb by 6:00am, with the handles facing your property, do not block sidewalks. Allow 3 feet of space between other carts, mailboxes, phone poles and vehicles. 

• All carts must be removed from the curb by 11:59pm on the day of collection.

Recycling Pick-up

• Recycling is collected every other week on the same collection day as garbage. 

• Same rules apply for recycling for placement of the cart, do not overfill, and all items must be inside the cart. 

• Do NOT bag recyclables.

• Full recycling guidlines of acceptable items and what not to place in recycling cart for collection. 

Cart Repair or Replacement - call CharMeck 311 to schedule repair or replacement. 

Disability Collection Services - for customers with a disability or other physical limitation that does not permit you to roll the cart to the curb, call CharMeck 311 to discuss special arrangements for collection.

Visit curbit.charlottenc.gov or contact CharMeck 311 for your collections day/week. Or use the CLT+ App.