Waste Collection & Recycling

Waste Collection & Recycling

2026 Collection Map and Schedule

This schedule includes holiday closures listed as reference for when GFL is not collecting trash due to a holiday.
Images of the schedule can be found at the bottom of this page.

Accessible Trash, Recycling, Yard Waste & Leaves Collection Schedule

We also have an Interactive Waste Collection/Recycling Map (being updated for Wednesday pickup) to find out when your trash and recycling will be picked up! Pickup days are listed on the left-hand side task bar. For your recycling calendar, click the link in the box next to "Recycling".

The Town of Wendell contracts with GFL to dispose of household solid waste inside the corporate limits of Wendell. GFL provides trash and yard waste pickup services on Mondays or Tuesdays, on a weekly basis, and provides recycling pickup on Mondays or Tuesdays, every other week. The solid waste fee is billed on the utility statement. Trash and Yard Waste are picked up weekly. Recycling is picked up every other week. For damaged cans, please call GFL at (919) 394-8801.

Business and Commercial: Business and Commercial entities should contact the solid waste provider of their choice for service.

New In Town Residents: When you contact the City of Raleigh billing department for water service, you are automatically added to the solid waste collection service. However, if the home is new construction, you will need to call GFL at (919) 394-8801 to have the address added for service and to have carts delivered.

Leaf Pickup: The Town of Wendell provides daily leaf pickup services in the middle of November, December, and January (excluding Veterans Day in November).

2026 - 2027 Leaf Pickup Dates: November 9-13 (excluding November 11), November 16-20, December 7-11, December 14-18, January 4-8, January 11-15.

Leaf Pickup Rules:

Leaf piles at curb by 5 AM on 1st day of pickup!

Do NOT put leaf piles too close to a guide wire, mailbox, parked car, communications box, in the road, or in a ditch next to stormwater pipes

No dirt, rocks or stumps in leaf piles

Keep using your Yard Waste Can whenever possible!

Have leaf piles separated from tree limbs if you’re requesting one of your 3x a year tree limb pickups (call Public Works for that separately)

Place piles out no sooner than a week before pickup to ensure it’s ready for crews to collect

Household Hazardous Waste: Wake County maintains three collection sites throughout the county for household hazardous waste. Wendell has one here in town, located at 5051 Wendell Blvd. Visit their page to see a list of accepted and not accepted materials.

Christmas Tree Pickup: Christmas tree pickup is held annually in January for live trees. For questions about this pickup, contact Public Works.
Helpful Hints
For all Wendell residents, a few reminders on trash/recycling and yard waste collection.

Cans are encouraged to be set out the night before collection due to varying hours of service by our provider.

Per Town ordinance, containers may be placed at the roadside as early as 7 am the day preceding pickup but must be removed from the roadside no later than 7 am the day following collection.

Please keep in mind that all cans need to be behind the curb line and where there is no curb they need to be off of the paved surface.

Material placed outside of trash, recycling or yard waste cans will not be collected by the contractor. GFL will not pick up cans that are left open and have filled with water.

Missed collection issues with GFL can be handled by calling 919-394-8801.

Don’t forget that the Town provides a (3) times yearly courtesy pickup of yard waste. Simply call the Public Works Department to schedule. Helpful hint: For large projects generating debris be certain to contact Public Works early so you can coordinate your trimming with our next scheduled collection date.

The 2025 collection schedule can also be found below: