Bulk Materials

Bulk trash is picked up free of charge to all Burlington residents all year round as of January 1, 2021

For questions or concerns please call 336-222-5112 or email kmurray@burlingtonnc.gov

• Bulk trash includes items such as furniture, mattresses, rolled carpet/padding, appliances, metals, bulk limbs, and yards waste.
• Bulk trash/limbs are collected on a convenience schedule (not guaranteed same-day pickup) Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday by specially equipped vehicles. Place these items at the curb by 7am on your trash collection day.
• Banned Landfill items WILL NOT be picked up. Abandoned Banned Landfill Items left at the curb may be collected and a $15 fee will be charged. 
• Banned Landfill Items include:
  • Scrap Tires
  • E-Waste(Computer Equipment, Televisions, etc)
  • Wooden Pallets
  • Hazardous/Liquid Waste
  • Used Oil/ Used Oil Filters/ Antifreeze
  • Lead Acid Batteries
  • Fluorescent Lights/ Mercury Thermostats
  • Beverage Containers from ABC permit holders
  • Regulated Medical Waste
  • Oyster Shells
• The following items WILL NOT be picked up:
  • Items that are too large to fit into the collection vehicle 
  • Building materials and lumber in excess of two 32-gallon containers
  • Logs and stumps
  • Closed containers (such as oil drums)
  • Automobile parts
  • Banned Landfill Items
• Bulk trash WILL NOT be collected from businesses or institutions.
• Trash must be separated by content (metals/brush/other trash), and may involve multiple pickups.