Large Item Pick-Up in Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo and Avon Scheduled for May 13
Dare County Public Works will complete a previously postponed large item pick‐up for residential customers in Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo and Avon on Wednesday, May 13. Materials must be at the curbside no later than 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 13. There will not be a second-day pick-up. Please note, no commercial business debris will be picked up.
Due to COVID-19, there will be changes in pick-up procedures. Material MUST be sorted into 4 SEPARATE PILES in front of your property, in the right-of-way. Large Item Pick-Up will be conducted by machinery. Personnel will not sort piles.
If an unacceptable item or unsorted pile remains on the roadside following pick-up, that indicates that it has been rejected and must be disposed of at the owner’s expense.
- Metal and Appliances – please remove refrigerator doors*
- Furniture, Mattresses and Boxsprings
- Tires
- Motor Oil in Spill Proof Containers
*Keep piles at least 30 feet away from fire hydrants.
Please do not interfere with county employees picking up large items. Be mindful of overhead power lines and place items carefully so County trucks will not be in danger of coming in contact with them.
The County will collect the following recyclable items: used auto tires, used motor oil (only in spill proof containers), auto radiators, scrap metals (rims, motor parts), appliances, furniture, mattresses and box springs.
The following items will not be collected: old clothes, shoes, cardboard, etc., tree limbs, stumps, leaves, any yard‐clearing debris, construction/demolition materials such as lumber, toilets, windows, doors, etc., any hazardous materials (oil-based paint, pesticides, etc.). Water-based paint can be picked up but must be dried out. All normal household garbage must be disposed of in your regular trash can.
