Sanitation

Sanitation Billing
On June 17, 2008, the Wake Forest Board of Commissioners voted to add four cents to the property tax rate for the purpose of replacing the monthly residential garbage and recycling fee. Beginning in July 2008, the Town of Wake Forest began treating residential garbage and recycling service the same as fire and police service as part of your annual property tax bill. Click here for more information.

	COLLECTION SCHEDULES Garbage & Recycling  (PDF file is 6 MB in size) Yard Waste (PDF file is 6 MB in size)

Recycling
Recyclables are collected weekly, must be separated from household trash, and must be placed in the recycling rollout cart. Residents are encouraged to place their rollout cart at the curb before 7:00 am on their scheduled pickup day. Please position your rollout cart at least four feet to the side of your solid waste rollout cart to ensure sufficient space for the operation of Republic Waste Services' collection equipment. For more information, call (919) 435-9570 or click HERE. 

Yard Waste
Yard waste is described as vegetative matter resulting from landscaping maintenance performed by the homeowner only, including but not limited to leaves, twigs, grass, limbs, hedge clippings, hay/pine straw, pine cones, and logs. To view the yard waste collection schedule, along with a complete listing of rules and regulations, click HERE.

Bulk Waste Pickup
Bulk Waste is defined as “refuse including appliances, furniture and other large items weighing in excess of 75 pounds each.” All bulk waste pickups are provided on Tuesdays on an "as needed" basis. To schedule a bulk pickup, please call (919) 435-9570 or e-mail Betty Pearce by 2 pm on the Monday prior to the Tuesday pickup. Bulk that is scheduled before 2 pm on Monday is picked up the following day - on Tuesday. For more information, click HERE.