Bulk Pickup

Bulk Waste Collection Alternatives

Most bulk waste items wind up in area landfills. Before scheduling a bulk waste pickup, please consider one of these environmentally-friendly alternatives:

Habitat for Humanity

Most Habitat ReStores offer pickup of furniture donations, as well as other large items including appliances, building materials and more. Learn more>>

Vietnam Veterans of America Donation Pick Up Service

Make a veterans clothing donation, household items donations, and furniture donations to Vietnam Veterans of America by scheduling a free VVA donation pick-up through Donation Town. Donation Town will give you all the information you need to schedule a Vietnam veterans donation pick up in your local community. Visit the donation pick up scheduling webpage to schedule your donation pickup.

Goodwill

When you donate your stuff to Goodwill®, you create opportunities for individuals in your community looking to find a job and build skills, including veterans and military families, single mothers and many others. Your impact doesn't end there, the planet also benefits when you choose to ditch the dumpster and drop your items at Goodwill. Over the past few years alone, you've helped keep billions of pounds of clothing and household items out of landfills. Learn more>>

Description

Bulk Waste is defined by the Town of Wake Forest Code of Ordinances as a service including appliances, furniture and other large items weighing in excess of 75 pounds each.

Acceptable Items

• Furniture

• Appliances

• Lawn mowers

• Swings

• Book shelves

Not-Acceptable Items

• Carpet/Rugs

• Liquid paint

• Batteries

• Gasoline

• Oil

• Tires

• Any hazardous material

• Wooden Pallets 

• Electronics (TVs, computers, printers, copiers, etc.)

• Move outs, clean outs, or evictions

• Construction material

• Remodeling material

Note: Paint cans with dry paint only may be placed in the trash cart.

How to Schedule Bulk Waste Collection

Bulk pickups are provided on Tuesdays by appointment only. 

Bulk waste that is scheduled for collection before 2 p.m. on Monday will be picked up the following day (Tuesday). Continue to leave your items at the curb if not collected. It may take a few days to collect items during high volume weeks.

Schedule Bulk Waste Pickup

Quantity

Subject to the availability of equipment and to the provisions of this section, the maximum quantity of bulky waste which will be collected is not regulated.

How to Prepare Bulk Waste for Collection

Place bulk waste at the curb by 7 am on your scheduled collection day.

Place bulk waste within six feet of the curb and at least three feet away from other collection items and obstacles such as mailboxes, phone poles, vehicles, etc.

Do not place bulk waste inside the roll-out carts. 

Do not block the sidewalk.

Do not place bulk items in the roadway, curb, or gutter

Electronic Recycling

Anything With a  Plug Recycling.com is a Raleigh-based business providing electronics removal service. Basically, they accept anything with a plug:

Computers

Kitchen appliances

Printers & copiers

Stereos

All types of cords and cables

CRT monitors & TV sets (except Projection-Style TVs)

Game consoles

Batteries

Cell phones

To learn more, visit their website or call 919-610-3465. 

Household Hazardous Waste

Household hazardous materials cannot be disposed in the landfill because of their caustic properties and potential for environmental contamination.

Wake County has established a collection program where residents can drop off these materials for proper disposal by a certified Household Hazardous Waste contractor. 

Download a Wake County guide