Cary collects garbage weekly at the curb on the same day as yard waste collection. Garbage must be placed in the Town-provided rollout carts and set to the curb each week.

Household Garbage Guidelines

• Seal household garbage in plastic bags and place inside your Town-provided roll-out cart.
• Do not mix yard waste with garbage, and consider recycling all accepted items in the Cary Recycles program.
• Ensure ashes are fully extinguished before disposing.
• Properly contain medical waste/syringes in a puncture-proof plastic bottle, coffee can, etc. before placing it in your garbage cart. 

Roll-out carts - Proper use and how to order additional carts.

Bulky Trash

Bulky trash such as furniture and gas grills can be collected by appointment. Request collection here or call  311. The fee for bulky trash pickup is $15 for the first item and $8 for each additional item collected during the same trip.

Appliances

Refrigerators, dishwashers, washers, dryers and similar appliances can be picked up curbside for a fee; request collection here or call 311. Appliances can also be dropped off at the Cary Citizen's Convenience Center for a fee of $10 per appliance or taken to the Wake County Multi-Material Facility at no charge.

Dead animals

Dispose of dead animals at the South Wake Landfill, 6300 Old Smithfield Road, Apex, so long as they are not microbiological or pathological waste. Town crews will pickup animal carcasses found in the street or curbside in a plastic bag; request collection or call 311.