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Solid Waste Facility
Orange County Solid Waste Management Department
1207 Eubanks Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
(919) 968-2788Orange County Solid Waste Management Department in Chapel Hill is the county site where locals drop off household trash, recycling and yard debris. Neighbors with pickup trucks, trailers or carloads of cleanup stuff use this spot for municipal disposal needs.
Drive up to an entrance booth and be prepared to slow down; most county facilities have a scale nearby so expect to stop more than once. The site is open-air with large concrete pads, roll-off containers and piles for yard waste and recyclables; signs and arrows point toward different unloading areas. Pulling a trailer or backing up to a bin is common, so clear sightlines and a spotter help. Weekends, especially spring clean-up weekends, tend to have lines and trucks circling the entrance.
Facility Information
Before You Go
- Sort recyclables, yard waste and trash in the driveway before getting to the booth so unloading is quicker.
- Bring tarps, straps and gloves-loads shift on the drive over and those items make unloading safer and faster.
- Avoid mid-morning weekends if possible; early weekday mornings or late afternoons usually have fewer vehicles.
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