Sanitation - The City of Asheville

The Sanitation Division manages trash, recycling, and brush collection, including bulky items and white goods. They provide special services for residents unable to manage their trash and recycling carts, and provide sanitation-related code enforcement. Contact them to request set-out assistance, trash or recycling roll carts, bulky item or white goods pick-up, or dead animal removal, or to report missed trash pick-up, overgrown or junky yards, or illegal dumping.

Need to report a missed garbage or recycling collection? For missed garbage, contact the City of Asheville Customer Service Division at 828-251-1122. For missed recycling, contact Curbside Management at 828-252-2532.

Disposal Locations

Residents can take their waste items directly to the Buncombe County Landfill or Transfer Station for disposal. For disposal information call Buncombe County at 828-250-5460.

For general Sanitation questions: sanitation@ashevillenc.gov.

Contact Information

For contact please view the Contact Information page

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Address

161 S. Charlotte Street, Asheville, NC 28801, Second Floor

Mailing Address

PO Box 7148, Asheville, NC 28802

Phone Number

828-259-5857

Email Address

sanitation@ashevillenc.gov

Business Hours

Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Sanitation Division Manager

Jes Foster

Related Services

Dispose of large, seasonal or unusual items

Information about disposing of large or unusual items such as furniture, household hazardous waste, or appliances. As well as instructions for brush, leaves, or Christmas trees.

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Recycling guidelines

Information on what can be recycled, how to prepare items for collection, and composting.

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Reserve a Bear Resistant Trash Cart

The City of Asheville is implementing a pilot program to provide bear-resistant trash carts to residents. There are a limited number of carts available for the pilot program - you can sign up to be put on a waiting list for the next available carts.

Litter Programs

Join the Adopt-a-Street Program to help reduce litter in the City of Asheville.

Holiday schedule updates

View holiday collection schedules to see how holidays will impact your recycling, trash, or other collection services.

Keep Bears Out of Your Trash

Useful tips for keeping bears out of your trash and co-existing with these curious creatures.

Find your trash or recycling schedule

Determine your trash and recycling collection schedules based on your address, view collection area maps, and print your schedule.

Sanitation News

City of Asheville offices close Monday, May 26 in observance of Memorial Day

Posted on May 19, 2025 by Kim Miller

The City of Asheville offices will be closed in observance of Memorial Day, May 26, a federally designated holiday that honors military personnel who have died in the performance of their military duties while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

Jes Foster wins national American Public Works Association award for Solid Waste Leadership

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Jessica Hughes

We’re thrilled to share some exciting news—Jes Foster has been named the winner of the American Public Works Association (APWA) Professional Manager of the Year in Solid Waste!

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Bring your hard to recycle items to the Hard 2 Recycle event on May 3

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Jessica Hughes

Do you have hard to recycle items that you need to dispose of? Join us for the next Hard 2 Recycle event on Saturday, May 3, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at A.C. Reynolds High School (1 Rocket Drive, Asheville, NC). Hard 2 Recycle gives you a chance to keep these materials out [...]