We’re here to help you find the Apex trash pickup schedule for 2024 including bulk pickup, recycling, holidays, and maps.
The City of Apex is in Wake County, North Carolina with Morrisville and Durham to the north, Holly Springs to the south, Raleigh and Cary to the northeast.
If there’s a change to your normal trash collection schedule then there’s a good chance your street sweeping schedule has changed too so make sure to check for updates.
Apex Trash Collection Calendar 2024
GFL (formerly Waste Industries) is contracted by the town to provide weekly household garbage collection.
For normal trash collection schedules, check this online map to view the garbage schedule for your home address. The map is color-coded with days for residential collection.
Trash Pick Up Holidays
Here you can see the city-observed holidays.
The Wake County landfill is closed for the following holidays. If your garbage collection day falls directly on one of these holidays, garbage and recycling collection will be postponed to the following day and the rest of that same week will also be postponed by one day. If the holiday falls on a weekend, your garbage and recycling schedule will not be affected.
- Memorial Day
- July 4th
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
- New Year’s Day
For example, Thanksgiving Day always falls on Thursday, so Thursday’s collection would be on Friday and Friday’s collection would be on Saturday.
Apex Trash Collection Map
Bulk Waste Pickup Calendar 2024
The town’s Public Works Department offers the Bulk Item collection service to remove large household items from the curb, for a fee.
To schedule a bulk item pickup, complete an online service request, or contact Customer Service at (919) 362-8676. Please note: This service is not available for businesses or apartments.
Acceptable Items for Bulk Pickup
- The town will pick up carpet. In general, a 12-foot by 12-foot piece of carpet is considered 1 item and multiple rooms of carpet are charged by the load.
- A mattress and box spring are considered 1 item.
- Moving boxes will be picked up one time free of charge for new residence. Boxes should be stacked at the curb. Customers will incur bulk trash charges if the moving boxes are not completely empty and flattened.
- White goods can’t be combined into the load price.
Unacceptable Items for Bulk Pickup
- Construction materials
- Demolition or remodeling materials
Have bulky items the city won’t pick up? You need a junk removal service.
If you have large items that the city won’t take from you, you may need to hire a junk removal service.
Junk removal services are not be as picky about the items they’re collecting so if the city won’t take the item, this may be your best bet. There’s usually a fee involved with junk removal but most companies can tell you ahead of time approximately what it’s going to cost.
There are a number of junk removal services in Apex and I’m sure many of them will be able to help you out.
Recycling Collection Calendar 2024
Here’s the link to the recycling collection calendar. Please enter your address in the search bar.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is bulk pickup in Apex?
Bulky items can be scheduled for a special pickup for a fee. To schedule a bulk item pickup, complete an online service request, or contact Customer Service at (919) 362-8676. Please note: This service is not available for businesses or apartments.
What day is trash pickup?
To find trash pickup on your street, view this map.
What time does trash collection start?
Trash collection starts at 5 a.m. Make sure to have your bins on the curb by then.
How can I contact the Apex Public Works Department?
Complete an online service request form or call Town of Apex Customer Service at (919) 362-8676.
Did we miss anything?
Hope you were able to find everything you need for the Apex trash pickup schedule. We strive to provide the most up to date information so please let us know if you need anything else.
