Bulk Trash
There are two options available to Nags Head property owners to dispose of mattresses, furniture, white goods, or yard brush: curbside collection, available October through April and the bulk/brush drop-off yard (permit/sticker required for use) located across from Nags Head's Public Services Administrative office.
We are currently in the South West area.
Continue to check this page or contact Public Services for weekly updates.
Nags Head’s curbside collection of bulk and brush runs from Monday, October 3rd through April 30th. The last day to place bulk items at the curb will be April 30th. This service is only for homeowners and residents of improved lots.
There is no on-demand collection or a waiting list (you will not need to call in). You can put your separated piles out anytime between October 3rd and April 30th.
Once we finish each sweep; we will repeat the same order sweep until the program ends on April 30th.
Order of Town Sweeps:
- North West
- Industrial Park
- Carolinian Circle
- The Pond
- NH Acres
- Old Nags Head Woods Road
- Vista Colony
- Woodhill
- The Villas
- North Ridge
- South West
- Soundside Road
- South Ridge
- The Cove
- The Village
- Lakeside
- Cedar Island
- Pond Island
- The Causeway
- South East
- South Old Oregon Inlet Road (SOOIR)
- North East
- Properties between and on, South Croatan Highway and South Virginia Dare Trail from Hollowell south to Gray Eagle Street (including the east side of the Village at Nags Head)
- Properties on South Virginia Dare Trail only from Eighth Street south to Hollowell Street
- Properties between South Croatan Highway and South Virginia Dare Trail, but not including those on South Virginia Trail, from Eighth Street south to Hollowell Street
Materials accepted:
- Vegetative pile
- branches (clippings must be cut in lengths of not over eight feet in length)
- bushes
- shrubs
- leaves and pine needles (must be in paper bags only)
*note- tree and shrubbery trimmings must originate from an improved residential lot.
- construction and demolition pile- small homeowner projects (must be less than 144 sq. ft.)
- flooring
- cabinets
- paneling
- carpeting
- insulation
- lumber and wood products
- shingles
- hot tub (must be cut into 4 pieces)
*note- Any materials generated from a Contractor or large homeowner projects; materials can be taken to the Dare County Transfer Facility Manns Harbor Transfer Station located at 1603 Cub Road, Manns Harbor. Please contact them at 252-473-2059 for more information.
- white goods/ appliances/ metals pile
- refrigerators/freezers (doors must be removed)
- ovens
- microwaves
- washers/dryers
- water heaters
- iron
- aluminum
- steel
- bicycles (tires must be removed)
- lawnmowers, weed eaters, blowers must have gas tanks removed
- furniture pile
- beds
- mattresses
- box springs
- hot tub covers
- chairs etc.
*note-
- piles must be within 10 ft. of the roadside
- piles must not be located under or near low hanging trees, branches and or utility cables
Materials not accepted:
- materials generated from building contractors and tree services
- construction and demolition homeowner projects over 144 sq. ft.
- tires
- automotive batteries
- motor oil
- paint
- fuel
- dead animals
- mixed piles (items that are placed in the wrong pile type)
- fluorescent bulbs
- cement/ concrete/ asphalt/ rocks
- glass, glass windows or glass doors
- propane tanks or any pressurized containers
- hazardous material of any type
- stumps
- leaves in plastic bags
Please contact Public Works at 252-441-1122 for more information.
*note- Dare County Public Works compound (Roanoke Island) facility located at 1018 Driftwood Drive in Manteo accepts- used tires (off rims), used motor oil, lead acid automotive batteries, residential yard debris (branches for chipping up to 8 inches in diameter), straw, pampas grass and leaves for composting. Go to Dare County Public Works website for more info or contact them at 252-475-5880/ 252-475-5881.
Option 2 - Bulk Item/Brush Drop-Off Yard
All year long items can be dropped off at Nags Head’s Bulk Item/Brush Drop-Off Yard.
Use of the yard requires a Town-issued sticker (limit one per household):Application Process
You may obtain a Town-issued sticker by doing one of the following-
- Apply Online - the encrypted DocuSign form will be submitted electronically to the Public Works office. The sticker will be mailed to you, please allow 5-10 business.
- In person at Public Services office (2200 S. Lark Ave) Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) or Town Hall front reception (5401 S. Croatan Hwy. Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- mail your completed application ( PDF) along with a copy of your vehicle registration and proof of residency to: Nags Head Public Services, PO Box 99, Nags Head, NC 27959
Permit Sticker and Instructions
- The permit sticker MUST be affixed to the authorized vehicle in an easily accessible and readable location, with the lettering and numbers upright.
- The sticker you have been issued is linked to your property and vehicle. If you change your license plate or sell your vehicle or property, please advise Public Services Office, so we can update our files and or issue you a replacement sticker. Incorrect information on file may result in your permit being voided and or you may be denied access to the Yard.
Hours of Operation
Monday, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Directions
Across from the Nags Head Public Services Administrative Building (2200 S. Lark Avenue)
- turn west on to Eighth Street and then left onto South Lark Avenue (the yard will be on the right)
- turn west on to West Satterfield Landing Road (the yard will be on the left)
Acceptable Materials
- vegetative: branches, bushes, shrubs (must be in cut lengths of NOT over 8 feet), leaves and pine needles (place in paper bags-no plastic bags)
- Minor construction and demolition: flooring, cabinets, paneling, carpeting, insulation, lumber and other wood products and shingles that come from small homeowner projects. (Other material shall be removed by contractors or taken to Dare County Transfer Facility)
- metals: washers/dryers, water heaters, iron, aluminum, steel, bicycles (must have the tires removed/excluded) empty fuel tanks/propane tanks and NON pressurized containers.
- mattresses
- lawnmowers, weed eaters, blowers or similar gas-powered equipment, with gas tanks removed
- brick, concrete or asphalt (not more than one wheelbarrow load)
- Furniture such as beds, sofas, mattresses, chairs etc.
- Non- recyclable glass, and ceramics
Materials Not Accepted
- hazardous material of any type [of] waste
- pressurized containers
- bulk waste from residential or commercial properties produced as a result of a contracted service
- tires
- motor oil
- paint
- fuel
- dead animals
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Public Services
Physical Address
2200 South Lark Avenue
Nags Head, NC 27959
Mailing Address
PO Box 99
Nags Head, NC 27959
Phone: : 252-441-1122Fax: : 252-441-3350
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