Outer Banks Trash Pickup Schedules

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Below you will find the days of the week that trash collections will take place for each town.

CommunityIn-Season (Memorial Day-Labor Day unless otherwise noted)Off-Season (Labor Day-Memorial Day unless otherwise noted)
Kill Devil HillsMonday, Thursday (Oceanside of Highway 158, aka the bypass)
Tuesday, Friday (Soundside of Highway 158, aka the bypass)
*March 30, 2025 - November 1, 2025		Monday (Oceanside of Highway 158, aka the bypass)
Tuesday (Soundside of Highway 158, aka the bypass)
*November 3, 2025 - March 27, 2026
Kitty HawkMonday, Thursday, Saturday (oceanside of the bypass)Monday, Thursday
ColingtonMonday, ThursdayMonday, Thursday
ManteoMonday, ThursdayMonday, Thursday
Buxton, Frisco, HatterasMonday, ThursdayMonday, Thursday
Waves, Rodanthe, Salvo, AvonTuesday, FridayTuesday, Friday
Southern Shores

Monday, Friday
May 29, 2026 - September 7, 2026

Recycling: Friday

Monday: Year Round
Recycling: Friday
DuckMonday, Friday
*May 1, 2026-September 30, 2026
Recycling: Monday
*May 1, 2026-October 31, 2026
 		Monday
*October 1, 2026-April 30, 2027
Recycling: 1st & 3rd Mondays
*November 1, 2026-April 30, 2027

Corolla: The Currituck Club,
Pine Island, Ocean Sands South (Section A-C), Buck Island,
Crown Point, Spindrift, Corolla Light

Monday, Friday

*May 1, 2026-September 30, 2026

Monday

*October 1, 2026-April 30, 2027

Corolla: Ocean Sands North
(Section D-F & Section H-Q)
Monterey Shores, Corolla Bay, Corolla Village,
Whalehead Subdivision
(Lighthouse, Whalehead, Corolla Drive),
Ocean Hill, Villages of Ocean Hill

Wednesday, Saturday

*May 1, 2026-September 30, 2026

Wednesday

*October 1, 2026-April 30, 2027

Nags Head - Blue Route
(Click here for map)

Monday, Thursday

If your rental home participates in the recycling program, pickup will be Mondays year-round.

Monday, Thursday

If your rental home participates in the recycling program, pickup will be Mondays year-round.

Nags Head - Green Route
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Tuesday and Friday

If your rental home participates in the recycling program, pickup will be Mondays year-round.

 

Tuesday and Friday

If your rental home participates in the recycling program, pickup will be Mondays year-round.

Sanitation Cart Placement: 
  • To ensure that your trash and recycling cans are emptied, they must be placed out at the edge of the roadway the day before the scheduled collection service.
  • Trash collection typically begins at 3:00 a.m.
  • Trash must be inside cans and the lid must be closed.
  • Please place cans as close to the edge of the road as possible, with the lid opening facing the road.

The following cannot be placed into trash cans and will not be picked up: Oil, propane, paint, charcoal, yard waste, construction debris, or hazardous waste.

Trash or recycling placed outside of or on top of the cans cannot be collected.

Recycling guidelines:

    •    Pour or wipe out contents of cans and bottles before recycling.
    •    Please break down all boxes.
    •    Keep recyclable materials loose in the recycling receptacle (do not separate or bag).
    •    Do not leave recyclable materials outside of the recycling receptacle, or they will not be collected.

Cans must be removed from the edge of the roadway and placed next to your rental home as soon as possible on the same day of collection.

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