Residential Sanitation Collection

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March 2021 Trash Routes Nags Head
  1. Curbside Bulk Item/Brush Collection Service Starts October 2

    Nags Head's curbside collection of bulk items and brush starts Monday, October 2, 2023. Before you start moving items to the side of the road for collection, please familiarize yourself with what we can and cannot accept. Read on...
  2. Sanitation Cart Rollout Service for SVDT and SOOIR May 1 - October 31

    From May 1 through October 31 each year, a contractor, Trash Detail, manages the movement of a property's sanitation carts from the home to the streetside for collection. Read on...
  3. Save the Date! Fall Litter Clean Up October 28

    Want to help keep our community beautiful? Come join us Saturday, October 28, 2023 for our fall Community Clean Up event. Read on...
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  1. Blue Route Schedule
  2. Green Route Schedule

All properties fronting the west side of South Virginia Dare Trail and those east of South Virginia Dare Trail, all properties south of Bark and Bainbridge Streets near Mile Post 11.5 that lie between South Virginia Dare Trail and US 158/South Croatan Highway, all properties in the Village at Nags Head, including those on the west side of South Croatan Highway, and all properties on South Old Oregon Inlet Road.

Collection Schedule 

Mondays - Recycling (if participating in the subscription-based curbside recycling program with TFC Recycling)

Mondays and Thursdays - Trash

  • The collection schedule is the same all year.
  • If you are a curbside recycling subscriber, roll out the recycling cart(s) issued to you as part of the subscription service on Sunday night.
  • Roll out your trash cart(s) on Sunday and Wednesday nights.
  1. Public Services


    Physical Address
    2200 South Lark Avenue
    Nags Head, NC 27959

    Mailing Address
    PO Box 99
    Nags Head, NC 27959

    Fax: 252-441-3350


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Holiday Trash and Recycling Collection Schedule

Holiday Trash and Recycling Collection Schedule