CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Jan. 9, 2023) – City of Charlotte Solid Waste Services will not collect garbage, recycling, yard or scheduled bulk waste on Monday, Jan. 16, in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.

Solid Waste Services will operate on a one-day delay following the holiday, with Thursday customers receiving collection on Friday, Jan. 20, and Friday customers receiving service on Saturday, Jan. 21. This will be an orange recycling collection week.

Christmas Tree Collection Schedule

Natural Christmas tree collection began on Jan. 2. Trees should be placed at the curb for yard waste collection. Trees should be free of lights, decorations, tinsel, etc. Artificial trees should be scheduled for bulky item collection. You can schedule bulky items by calling 311, visiting curbit.charlottenc.gov or using the CLT+ app.

Solid Waste Services offers collection updates via text. Residents who would like to receive updates regarding impacts to their collection service can text their day of service to 73224. For example, if their collection day is Thursday, they would text "Thursday" to 73224.

For more information, visit curbit.charlottenc.gov.