Collection Routes & Schedules
Please report overflow of any kind. Request pick-ups @ 256.0433
Trash Dumpsters
Trash dumpsters are serviced every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Waste Industries begins garbage collection with the academic buildings at 5:30am. Residence hall containers are emptied after 8:00am to minimize disruption of residential students’ sleep. All campus trash dumpsters are usually emptied by 9:00am Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Commingled Recycling Dumpsters
Waste Industries empties the green recycling dumpsters every Wednesday. Collection times may vary; all recycling dumpsters should be emptied by 11:30am on Wednesdays.
Commingled & Office Paper Recycling Roll carts
Some buildings on campus have commingled and Office Paper roll carts. These roll carts may augment the commingled recycling dumpster or serve as the primary recycling containers. Every Tuesday, between 8:30am and 1:00pm, the OWRR collection crew empties roll carts. Buildings that generate large volumes (primarily Mossman, High Rises, Bryan Building, Spring Garden Apartments, 1100 W. Market) are serviced on Thursdays. Additional pick-ups are available upon request.
Outside Trash Walkway Receptacles
Monday through Friday, between 6:00am and 8:30am, walkway trash receptacles are emptied by OWRR’s collection crew. These containers come in two styles: a stone container with a blue top or green metal container.
Outside Commingled Recycling Walkway Receptacles
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, between 8:00am and 11:00am, walkway recycling receptacles are emptied by OWRR’s collection crew. These containers come in two styles: a stone container with a green top or green metal container with RECYCLING signage on it.
Parking Deck Trash & Commingled Recycling Receptacles
Parking deck containers are emptied Monday, Wednesday and Friday, between 9:00am and 1:00pm.
Alternative Recycling Bins
Once a month, an OWRR student employee empties these bins. They are located in each residence hall’s laundry room and a few locations in other campus buildings.
Toner Recycling (Cartridge World)
An OWRR student employee collects toner cartridges weekly. Cartridge World picks up toners from our storage location every Wednesday between 9:00am and 2:00pm.
Trash 30yd Dumpsters
Waste Industries provides these large containers on an as needed basis. They can be picked up the same day or several weeks later. There are two locations on campus that permanently have 30-yard dumpsters. These locations are Aycock Theater, near Administration Dr., and the Steam Plant, near Oakland Ave. Service and placement of 30-yard dumpsters is available upon request any day of the week during normal working hours.
Mag Rack (Located in the Caf Atrium)
The magazine re-use rack is serviced biweekly by an OWRR student employee.
Hardcover Book Collection
The library loading dock area is home to the only set collection point for hardcover books. This location is emptied as needed but is checked weekly by the OWRR collection crew.
Cooking Oil Collection
The Caf and EUC house a 250-gallon tank that stores used cooking oil from dining services. This is picked up every three weeks by Piedmont Biofuels and then transported to Pittsboro where it is processed into biodiesel.
Scrap Metal Collection
Primarily collected at a dumping trailer behind the Steam Plant, scrap metal is taken to DH Griffin as needed by the OWRR collection crew. A secondary dumping trailer is housed behind the Gatewood Building and is serviced as needed.
Pallets
Campus spot checks and or call-in requests alert the OWRR collection crew to the need for pallet pick-ups. Every two or three weeks these are taken by the crew to Pallet Express for refurbishing.