Recycling Drop-Off Centers
The City of Raleigh currently has several drop-off recycling centers for use by Raleigh residents and small businesses. The sites are open twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week unless otherwise noted below.
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Locate a Recycling Drop-Off Center
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Habitat Wake ReStore at 2420 Raleigh Boulevard (open Tue.-Fri. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Sat. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Closed Sun. and Mon.)
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EcoLube at 4901 Atlantic Avenue - (open Mon. through Fri. 8 a.m. - 7 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. only) All items with a cord too! No cartridges.
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Recyclable Materials:
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- Corrugated cardboard
- Paperboard and SBS board (i.e. cake, cracker, cereal boxes)*
- White paper (any color print on the paper is ok)
- Magazines and catalogs
- Newspapers and all inserts
- Aluminum beverage cans
- Aluminum foil and trays (MUST be CLEAN)
- All plastic BOTTLES (the neck must be narrower than the base)
- Plastic beverage rings (soft, not rigid type, do not have to cut rings)
- Gable top containers (such as milk or laundry softener cartons)
- Glass food and beverage containers
- Aseptic boxes (drink boxes, remove straw)
- Steel and bimetal food cans
- Ink jet and toner cartridges
- Cell phones (NO accessories)
*Boxes with food residue, wax coatings or foil are NOT accepted.
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Please DO NOT leave any GARBAGE, TRASH OR YARD WASTE at the RECYCLING Drop Off Centers! They are provided for recyclable materials ONLY. Garbage and trash may be taken to one of Wake County's Convenience Centers. Yard waste may be taken to the city's Yard Waste Center. Leaving unacceptable materials at the recycling drop off centers potentially contaminates the recyclable materials and adds considerable expense to the program since we must collect it, transport it, and pay to dispose of it at the county landfill. It also puts the recycling drop off center at risk as we partner with the property owner and when trash is left it becomes unsightly. PLEASE!
*** A person's use of a plastic check-out bag can be counted in minutes - however long it takes to get from the shops to their homes. Plastics bags however, can take between 15 and 1,000 years to break down in the environment. Don't say "paper" or "plastic", take your own REUSEABLE bag to the store. ***
For More Information Contact:
Linda A. Leighton
Waste Reduction Specialist
Solid Waste Services Department
400 West Peace Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
919-996-6890
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