1. Rigid Plastics Recycling & Drop-off

   You can recycle small rigid plastics such as Number 2 4 and 5 plastic tubs, cups and buckets (and all plastic bottles) the curb, at apartment complexes, or commercial recycling programs, or at the 24-hour recycling drop-off sites

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Commercial Recycling

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

6. 24-Hour Recycling Drop-off Sites

   Orange County operates four recycling drop-off locations that are free and available to residents and businesses 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

7. Accepted Materials List

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