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Fayetteville, NC Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified July 2026

Key Facts

Cadence
Every other week, A/B
Cart
96-gallon blue, city-issued
Program status
Active; biweekly since Aug. 2021
Bagging
Prohibited; keep recyclables loose
Multifamily
Recycling containers required

Summary

Curbside recycling is running and collected every other week in a city-issued 96-gallon blue cart on your household waste day. Fayetteville moved from weekly to biweekly recycling on Aug. 1, 2021. Materials go in loose, never bagged.

The Solid Waste Division will supply one (1) blue, 96-gallon Rollout Cart to provide the user with the ability to store Recyclables for a bi-weekly Collection service at the Curbside. The Recyclables Rollout Cart shall be set out before 6:00 a.m. on the scheduled day of pickup

Source: Fayetteville Code of Ordinances & Unified Development OrdinanceView official code

Full Breakdown

Single-stream accepted materials are plastic bottles and containers, glass bottles and containers, paper and cardboard, and metal cans. Greasy pizza boxes, wax-coated paper, wet cardboard, plastic bags, styrofoam, and mirrors are rejected and belong in household waste or at Cumberland County container sites. Rinse and dry food and beverage containers and break down corrugated boxes. Oversized flattened boxes may be tied and set beside the cart. The blue cart holds recyclables only. Multifamily communities must supply their own recycling containers under Chapter 22, Article II, and report collected tonnage to the city at least semiannually.

Violations & Fines

Bagged or contaminated setouts can be left behind. Recyclables placed in household waste or yard waste carts are not collected. Chapter 22 violations carry Fee Schedule civil penalties.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Fayetteville recycling still running?
Yes. Curbside recycling is active and collected every other week in the blue cart. The city switched from weekly to biweekly service on Aug. 1, 2021.
Which week is mine?
Use the address lookup on the city's Trash & Recycling page or the A/B week schedule PDF, then match it to your household waste collection day.
Do apartments have to offer recycling?
Yes. Chapter 22, Article II requires multifamily communities to provide recycling containers holding a week's volume and to report collected amounts to the city.

Sources & Official References

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