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Spread Good Vibes, Roll with the Tides! – For the tide to go out, it must first go in. Please roll cans from the roadway and back to the house after collection.

It’s windy here on Hatteras Island! Hatteras is a premier destination for wind sports like kiteboarding and windsurfing but its breezes are known to toss around improperly secured trash. Place all trash in trash bags before placing in your trash can.

Our beaches aren’t the only place you can find wide open spaces. Allow plenty of space for your garbage man by placing cans side by side, at least 3 feet apart with the opening facing the road.

Don’t forget to look up at the stars! – Take advantage of the limited light pollution and look up at the starry Hatteras skies as you roll your cans out the night before pick-up. Trash collection begins as early as midnight during the busy summer season

Effective as of May 1, 2021 The Town of Nags Head has two trash routes: blue and green.

Note that the collection schedule for the blue and the green route remains the same all year long.

You may now sign up for subscription recycling from TFC Recycling for a nominal monthly fee by clicking here.

Welcome to Kill Devil Hills!

Place your roll-out containers at the curbside the night before collection– sanitation collection begins early. Containers should be 3-4 feet apart. After collection, please roll your containers in from the street and place them under or alongside the house. Trash or recycling placed outside of or on top of the container cannot be collected.

KDH also provides curbside large item collection twice a year (spring and autumn) to aid residents with disposal of furniture, white goods, and yard debris. At all other times, items must be brought to the Town’s Dry Trash Drop-Off Center, which requires a permit.

For a monthly fee, residential curbside recycling is provided by Bay Disposal LLC. Recyclables may be co-mingled in a single roll-out container provided by the company.

Please visit the Town of Kill Devil Hills website for seasonal and holiday collection information at www.kdhnc.com, or call 252-480-4080.

The Town of Kitty Hawk contracts with Dare County for garbage collection services. Holidays and inclement weather may cause changes to the pick-up schedule.

Garbage is often collected early in the morning, so please roll your can to the right-of-way before by 3:00 a.m. on the scheduled collection day. Please roll your can back to your house after collection.

No trash should be placed on top of or around your can in the right-of-way. The garbage trucks are fully automated and cannot pick up anything outside the garbage can.

Roll your collection cans out the night before – collection begins at 3:00 a.m.

Trash or recycling placed outside of or on top of the cans cannot be collected.

To Purchase new or Additional cans: Please call Bay Disposal at 252-491-5105 ext.351 to purchase trash cans and recycling cans (replacement parts may also be available). Payment is accepted over the phone.

New homeowner or renter? To begin service just place the can curbside the night before collection.

Trash Guide: Trash cans purchased from Bay Disposal are dark grey. Old trash cans in black or solid dark green are acceptable and may still be used.

Recycling Guide: Recycling cans purchased from Bay Disposal are green with a yellow lid. Old cans in red/burgundy or blue are acceptable and may still be used.

Please place cans at the curbside the night prior to collection or the day of collection no later than 5:30 a.m. Cans should be 3 to 4 feet apart. Trash left outside of the waste container will not be collected. After collection, please roll your cans in from the street and place them under or alongside the house no later than midnight on the day of collection.

Please visit the Town of Duck website for seasonal and holiday collection information.

Thank you for keeping Duck beautiful!

Commercial and residential trash pickup is conducted by the Town of Manteo Public Works Department every Monday and Thursday. Please roll your cans to the curbside the night before collection. Trash collection will begin at 5am. After collection, please roll your cans in from the street and place them in a secure location.

Commercial trash pickup will change to Monday, Wednesday, and Friday between Memorial Day (May) and ending on Labor Day (September)

The Town of Manteo also provides curbside residential recycling at no cost for town residents. To request your free curbside recycling bin, please complete this form. Recycling will be picked up on Tuesday by Bay Disposal. Please roll your cans to the curbside the night before collection. Recyclable items can also be dropped off at the Dare County Recycling Center located on Driftwood Drive.

If you have a large item for pick-up, you can call the front desk at 252-473-2133. Please provide a description of the item, the address, and when it will be available for pickup. Large items approved for pick-up include objects like furniture, household goods, bikes, toys, small lawn equipment, and non-construction material/wood. The Public Works Department will have it picked up as soon as possible.

Roll cans out the night before pick-up. Trash collection begins as early as midnight during the busy summer season. Roll cans from the roadway and back to the house after collection.

Please place all trash in trash bags before placing in the trash can.

Help your sanitation workers by placing cans side by side, at least 3 feet apart with the opening facing the road.

Roll cans from the roadway and back to the house after collection.

Please place all trash in trash bags before placing in the trash can.

Help your garbage man by placing cans side by side, at least 3 feet apart with the opening facing the road.

Roll cans out the night before pick-up. Trash collection begins as early as midnight during the busy summer season.

Do you have BEARy annoying neighbors going through your trash? Dare County Public Works has a limited number of bear-resistant trash cans available for purchase by residents. The cans feature a special locking mechanism easily opened by humans using one hand but prevents bears from opening it with their claws, paws and teeth. For more information call Public Works at 252-475-5895.

There is no curbside trash collection in Martin’s Point. Community dumpsters are located near the gated entrance. Dumpsters are to be used for household trash only.

Large items, such as furniture, mattresses, and appliances may not be put in the dumpsters or left sitting in the dumpster area.

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