Solid Waste Services Guide to Spring Cleaning

Published on March 20, 2025

Hands deposit yard waste into a paper bag.

It may not feel like the first day of Spring, but the spring-cleaning mood could still strike you at any moment. Before you start tidying up, make sure you know how to get rid of everything, whether you’re cleaning inside or outside the house.

Oversized items that are too large to fit in a rollout cart and are not eligible for yard waste pickup can be scheduled for convenient curbside pickup. From couches and mattresses to old appliances and electronics, there is a long list of items that are eligible for the city’s bulky item collection.

Scheduling is easy! Residents can call 311, use the CLT+ app, or fill out an online form. Just schedule your pickup, and make sure your item(s) are out at the curb in time. If you need to cancel or make changes to an existing pickup request, please call 311 by noon on the business day prior to your scheduled pickup.

Bulk Item Waste Collection Tips Transcription

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hi I'm going to share tips on how to

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properly prepare your bulk items for

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collection tips to ensure bulk item

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collection bulk items are items that are

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too large for the garbage cart and not

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eligible for recycling and yard waste

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collection these items should be

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scheduled for collection schedule by

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calling shac 311 using the CLT Plus app

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or going online at kit. nc.gov

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bulk items must be prepared properly to

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be collected to ensure collection of

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appliances empty them remove the door

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and place tape in the shape of an x on

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All

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Glass you may see two different trucks

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collecting the different types of bulky

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items thanks for taking time to learn

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how you can help keep Charlotte clean

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and green get detailed collection

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procedures recyclables collection

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schedules and more at cit. charlot

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nc.gov

If you’re cleaning up outside, you may have an abundance of weeds, leaves and branches that you want out of the way. As long as everything is prepared properly and sitting curbside, Solid Waste Services will pick it up!

Yard waste is collected from the curb once a week on your scheduled collection day as long as the materials meet preparation requirements. Residents must use paper yard waste bags or reusable containers weighing no more than 75 pounds when preparing leaves and grass clippings for yard waste collection. Limbs and branches will be collected loose as long as they are within the size requirements.

If you need to restock on paper bags, residents can pick some up on the front porch of 1105 Otts St. Monday through Friday while supplies last.

Yard Waste Collection Tips Transcription

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hi I'm going to share tips on how to

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properly prepare your yard waste for

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collection tips to ensure yard waste

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collection place leaves grass clippings

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and other yard waist and paper bags or a

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reusable container that weighs no more

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than 75 lb when full Solid Waste

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Services no longer accepts yard waste in

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plastic bags yard waste in plastic bags

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will not be collected yard waste should

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be separated from garbage and recyclable

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materials yard waste should be curbside

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and follow these

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guidelines tree limbs should be no

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longer than 5 ft in length Limbs and

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loose debris should be no larger than 4

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in in

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diameter piles should be no higher than

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3 ft and no closer to other objects than

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3 ft thanks for taking time to learn how

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you can help keep Sharp charl clean and

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green get detailed collection procedures

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recyclables collection schedules and

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more at kit. Sharlot nc.gov

If you don’t want to wait until your collection day or if your items aren’t eligible to be picked up by the city, take your waste to one of the four full-service centers in the area – North Mecklenburg Recycling Center and Yard Waste; Compost Central and Recycling Center; Hickory Grove Recycling Center and Yard Waste; and Foxhole Recycling Center and Yard Waste.

Learn more about all that Solid Waste Services has to offer residents on the city website.

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