Save the Date: Dare County’s large item pick-up will begin April 7
Dare County Public Works has announced that large item pickup for the unincorporated areas of Dare County will begin on Monday, April 7, and run continuously for approximately 12-15 days.
The large item pickup will be performed by a private contractor, Southern Disaster Recovery, and there will be a strict one pass only for each area enforced due to budgetary and time constraints.
This one pass only large item pickup will only take place in the unincorporated areas of Dare County, which includes the following communities:
- Martin’s Point
- Colington Island – (inside and outside the gated community)
- Roanoke Island – (unincorporated areas of Manteo, as well as Wanchese, Skyco and Mashoes)
- Mainland Dare County (East Lake, Stumpy Point and Manns Harbor)
- Hatteras Island (Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, Buxton, Frisco and Hatteras)
In order to ensure all of your accepted items are picked up on the first and only pass, please do not place any materials on the roadside after the start of the large item pickup (Monday, April 7, 2025).
For more information about large item pickup—including the types of items that are accepted and prohibited during the collection event—please visit DareNC.gov/LargeItemPickup.
REMINDER: The Dare County Public Works Department only provides large item pickup for the unincorporated areas of Dare County. The county does not provide large item pickup for the incorporated towns of Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head or Manteo. For information regarding large item pickup programs that may be offered in these areas, please contact your municipality.
