Public Works

Details for Recycling Pickup

What to Recycle: The Basics

The Town of Lillington, through CTS, provides residential curbside recycling collection.

Recyclable items should be free of food debris. Rinse glass, metal, and plastic containers before placing them in your recycling bin.

Plastic bags are not accepted in your curbside bin. (Do not bag your recyclable materials, place recyclables directly in your bin. Bags can jam sorting equipment.) However, most grocery stores have collection boxes.

Any item smaller than 2 inches should not be recycled in your curbside bin; these small items will become lost in recycling center sorting equipment.

Please Recycle:

Newspapers
Inserts
Junk Mail
Notebook Paper
Copy Paper
Computer Paper
Brown Paper Bags
Corrugated Cardboard
- Up to 7 Boxes, broken down and tied into a 3x3 foot bundle. Remove packing material and flatten boxes.
Plastic Beverage Rings
Cereal Boxes
Food Boxes (so long as they have minimal grease saturation- 20% or less)
Clear Glass
Blue Glass
Brown Glass
Green Glass
Metal and Bi-Metal Cans
Plastic Bottles, Tubs, and Jars
Gable Top Cartons

Please do NOT recycle the following items in your curbside recycling bin:

Hazardous Waste/ Hazardous Waste Containers
Needles
Propane Tanks
Motor Oil
Pesticides
Waxed Cardboard
Wood and Yard Waste
Wire, Hose, Cords, Rope, Chains
Styrofoam
Plastic Bags
Food-Contaminated Boxes and Bags
Antifreeze
Waxed Boxes

I'm a new resident. How do I get rid of my moving boxes?

Break down all boxes and place up to 7 boxes in a 3'x3' square stack beside your curb the night before your scheduled pick-up. See below for a schedule of every-other week recycling pickup days. Households with more than 7 boxes per pickup cycle can take the excess to a Harnett County Landfill or contact Solid Waste (910) 814-6156.

All packing materials need to be placed in your garbage cart. This includes materials such as Styrofoam, plastic bags, bubble wrap, etc.

Interested in even more ways to recycle?

Visit the Earth911 Website, which offers a Recycle Search that lets you know how to recycle a variety of materials- even those not collected at your curb.