Solid Waste
For the protection of public health, safety and the environment, the Office of Environmental
Assistance and Protection regulates solid waste management and franchised garbage
and recycling collection services in the unincorporated areas of Forsyth County
outside of the municipalities.
Solid Waste and Recycling
The Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection promotes pollution prevention,
recycling, composting and best management practices for solid waste. Our staff is
responsible for enforcement of the county code requirements for solid waste, recycling
and prohibiting open burning. Daily activities include inspection of private landfills
and mobile home parks, and responding to complaints regarding improper storage and
disposal of solid waste, garbage and refuse, illegal dumping, and open burning.
Upon request, we conduct individual property evaluations and neighborhood surveys
to assess general sanitation and waste management practices.
Citizens are encouraged to report incidents of unauthorized dumping and open burning
to the Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection at (336) 703-2440. To report someone littering on any roadway
visit Swat-A-Litterbug.
Solid waste services vary depending on where you live in Forsyth County. If you
live in one of the municipalities you should contact the town hall or administrative
office to inquire about available solid waste services and collection schedules.
If you live in an unincorporated area of the county you should direct your inquiries
about solid waste and recycling collection services and disposal options to our
Office at (336) 703-2440.
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Franchised Collection Services
Solid Waste Collection Service
All households and small businesses in the unincorporated areas of the county have
access to affordable franchised garbage collection service. Franchised service providers
have assigned service areas and provide weekly curbside collection of garbage and
refuse from residences and small businesses. The monthly fee for service is set
by the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners. For information about rates, back
door service for subscribers with special needs, or to find out which garbage collection
company serves your area, please call (336) 703-2440.
You can also use GeoData Explorer
to look up your franchised service provider. Then,
- Enter your property address in the appropriate box and hit the “Search” button
- Hit the “Map Layers” button at the top
- Hit the + sign by “Garbage Collection Service” in the list of layers
- Click on the empty box beside “Garbage Collection Service” to check it and turn
on the layer. The name of the collection company will appear over your property
on the map image.
- Click on the blue circle in the tool bar above the map to turn on the “identify”
tool
- Click on your property on the map image with the “identify” tool
- Under the Tax Records table, click on the + sign beside the name of your service
provider to see their contact information
Recycling Collection Service
By
September 1, 2012 all households and small businesses in the unincorporated areas
of Forsyth County will have access to affordable franchised collection service for
recyclables. This is an optional subscription service for curbside single stream
collection of comingled recyclables from a 96 gallon cart every other week. The
beauty of single stream collection is no sorting or separation is required; all
recyclables go in the cart together. The monthly fee for this service is set by
the Board of Commissioners. This new recycling collection service is available for
only $2.65 per month, including use of the cart.
Recyclable materials which may be placed in the cart for collection include:
- Aluminum beverage cans*
- Plastic bottles*
- Steel, tin and bi-metal food and beverage cans
- Glass food and beverage containers (bottles, jars)
- Corrugated cardboard
- Chipboard (cracker and cereal boxes)
- Magazines, newspapers, office paper, telephone books, catalogs
- (*denotes items which are banned from landfill disposal in NC)
Recycling is a great way to reduce the volume of garbage going into the landfill
while conserving energy and resources. To subscribe to franchised recycling collection
service please call the franchised service provider, Waste Management of Carolinas,
at (336) 723-5744.
For more information about franchised recycling collection service in the unincorporated
areas of the county, please call the Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection
at (336) 703-2440.
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Recycling Convenience Centers
Forsyth County has three recycling convenience centers to drop off recyclables:
- 445 Lindsay Street, Kernersville
- Tuesday - Saturday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
- 6328 Yadkinville Road, Pfafftown
- Tuesday - Saturday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Hanes Mill Road Landfill, 325 Hanes Mill Road, Winston-Salem
- Monday - Friday: 7:00 am - 4:30pm
- Saturday: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Forsyth County residents can drop off the following items at the convenience centers:
- Corrugated cardboard
- Chipboard (cracker and cereal boxes)
- Magazines, newspapers, office paper, telephone books, catalogs
- Aluminum beverage cans
- Steel, tin and bi-metal food and beverage cans
- Glass food and beverage containers (bottles, jars)
- Plastic bottles
For more information about the recycling convenience centers call (336) 703-2440.
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Landfills
For information about city/county landfills for disposal of household garbage, construction/demolition
debris and yard waste in Forsyth County call (336) 727-8000. Landfill Rate Information
Materials Banned From Landfill Disposal
Landfill disposal of the following materials is prohibited by state law (NC General Statute 130A-309.10 (subsections f trough l)):
- aluminum cans
- plastic beverage bottles
- white goods (appliances)
- oyster shells
- computers and televisions
- wooden pallets
- scrap tires
- lead acid batteries
- used motor oil
- used oil filters
- antifreeze (ethylene glycol)
For information about disposal/recycling options for these banned materials please
call (336) 703-2440.
Land Clearing and Inert Debris Landfills
The Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection performs waste acceptance
inspections at all privately owned Land Clearing and Inert Debris (LCID) landfills
in Forsyth County. These landfills accept stumps, trees and other vegetation from
land clearing activities; unpainted bricks, concrete blocks, concrete, used asphalt,
rock and uncontaminated soil. They are not approved to accept any other construction
and demolition debris.
For more information about LCID landfills including a list of approved facilities
open to the public in Forsyth County, please call us at (336) 703-2440
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Household Hazardous Waste
Forsyth County residents can drop off household hazardous waste and electronics,
free of charge, at 3RC-The EnviroStation located at 1401 South Martin Luther
King, Jr. Drive in Winston-Salem (across from Bowman Gray Stadium). Materials accepted
include paint, pesticides, automotive fluids, car batteries, televisions, computers
and computer accessories.
Hours of operation:
Tuesday-Friday 9:00 am-2:00pm
Saturday 9:00-noon
For more information about 3RC-The EnviroStation please call (336) 784-4300.
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