Yard Waste Cart FAQs

Every residential customer who receives curbside yard waste collection from the Town of Holly Springs is scheduled to receive a yard waste cart early next year. 

The brown cart branded with the Holly Springs logo will automatically be delivered to your service address in early 2024 unless you have completed the form to decline the cart. Customers who ordered an additional cart will receive it early next year, also. Yard waste is part of the monthly Town utility bill. The charge will not be waived, even if a cart is declined. Additional fees will be incurred for each additional cart as requested by the resident and added to their monthly utility bill. Click here for the form to request an additional cart or to decline a cart.

Residents will receive yard waste carts in January and February, and cart collection will begin in March 2024. Updates will be shared on this webpage, as well as in Town communications. Click here to sign up for email or text message updates from the Town!

Beginning in March 2024, collection of yard waste from carts will follow the same schedule as your recycling, which is picked up every other week. 

• Click here to look up your schedule. 
• Click here for a printable schedule.

Example: Tuesday is my collection day. One Tuesday is garbage, recycling, and yard waste; the next Tuesday is garbage collection only.

The words YARD WASTE will be stamped on the brown yard waste cart. 

Your recycling cart is green, and your household garbage cart is gray or black.

The 95-gallon yard waste carts will be similar in size to the current garbage and recycling carts but slightly shorter and wider.

Residents who want to order additional yard waste carts, or decline a cart, can complete an online form by Dec. 15. Yard waste is part of the monthly Town utility bill. The charge will not be waived, even if a cart is declined. Additional fees will be incurred for each additional cart as requested by the resident and added to their monthly utility bill. 

After Dec. 15, requests to order an additional yard waste cart or to decline a cart should be made by calling 311 or (919) 577-3111 if outside Town limits.

Beginning in March 2024, a cart is required for curbside collection of yard waste. 

During peak leaf season (November through February), Town leaf vacuum trucks will still collect leaves left behind the curb, just as before. Biweekly collection of yard waste from carts also continues during this time. Leaves that don’t fit in carts can be placed at the edge of your front yard for collection. Collection of leaves from curbsides during this season follows a zone schedule. Click here for details.

Residents also can take yard waste to the newly opened convenience center at no additional charge. 

Brown Yard Waste Carts 

The brown yard waste carts will be branded with the Holly Springs logo, and the brown lids will be labeled for yard waste collection. Place grass, leaves, pine needles, twigs, sticks, branches, and other yard waste items in these bins. If the yard waste fits in the cart with no more than a 6-inch gap between the cart and lid, the Town will collect it!

Items that are not currently collected as yard waste also should not be placed in yard waste carts. These items include dirt, root balls, mulch, concrete, rocks, construction debris, pallets, and all sizes of lumber, including mailbox posts. 

Green Recycling Carts 

Place household recyclables, including cardboard, glass, paper, and plastic bottles, into these bins. Click here for more details on recycling.

Dark Gray or Black Garbage Carts 

Place non-hazardous household waste in these. Click here for more details on garbage collection.

• Place grass, leaves, pine needles, twigs, sticks, branches, and other yard waste items in these bins. All yard waste that is currently placed and collected at the curb can be placed in the yard waste cart with the cart lid closed. 

• Roll your yard waste cart to the curb for collection prior to 7 a.m. on the same day as your scheduled recycling pickup. Place carts behind the curb and at least 5 feet from the closest mailbox or post. 

• Items that are not currently collected as yard waste also should not be placed in yard waste carts. These items include dirt, root balls, mulch, concrete, rocks, construction debris, pallets, and all sizes of lumber, including mailbox posts. 

No. Loose yard waste should be placed directly inside the cart. This assists with collection and processing.

• The Town cannot collect yard waste from overflowing carts with more than a 6-inch gap between the cart and lid.
• Residents may use the Holly Springs Yard Waste Convenience Center at no additional cost. 
• Residents may contact the Town for collection of large quantities of yard waste for an additional fee. Click here for details.
• During peak leaf season (November through February), Town leaf vacuum trucks will still collect leaves left behind the curb, just as before. Biweekly collection of yard waste from carts also continues during this time. Leaves that don’t fit in carts can be placed at the edge of your front yard for collection. Collection of leaves from curbsides during this season follows a zone schedule. Click here for details.
• Want to order another cart for an additional fee? Click here to complete the online form. Additional fees will be incurred for each additional cart as requested by the resident and added to their monthly utility bill. 

If you have a garbage cart and a recycling cart through the Town, you are automatically signed up to receive a yard waste cart. If you would like to decline a cart, please click here to complete the online form. Yard waste is part of the monthly Town utility bill. The charge will not be waived, even if a cart is declined. 

No; please remove all materials from the tree, and either leave the tree behind the curb for collection or drop it off at the yard waste convenience center.

Please feel free to call 311 or (919) 577-3111 to speak with our Office of Customer Care staff.