1. Urban Curbside (Weekly Collection)

   Residents within the town limits of Hillsborough, Carrboro, and Chapel Hill (including the portion of Chapel Hill within Durham County) in single-family homes or duplexes qualify for weekly curbside collection of recycling.

2. Rural Curbside (Every Other Week)

   Rural Curbside Recycling Collection is collected every other week on a regular schedule in 100% of the unincorporated areas of Orange County.

3. Multi-Unit Housing Recycling

   Recycling cart sites are located at over 95% of multi-unit housing complexes (apartments, town homes, and condominiums) in Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough, and are available to residents 24-hours a day, seven days per week for the collection of single-stream recycling.

4. Commercial Recycling

   Orange County Solid Waste Management operates a recycling collection program and an organics collection program for the commercial sector in Orange County.

5. Accepted Materials List

   View Single Stream Recycling Specifications for the Orange County Recycling program.