🗑️ Kannapolis Trash Pickup
Who collects in Kannapolis, North Carolina, how to find your pickup day, bulk item pickup, holiday delays and what it costs. Checked October 31, 2026.
⚡ Quick Answer
In Kannapolis, residential trash is collected by City of Kannapolis. Pickup days depend on your address, so use the official lookup (What's My Day? (CARTology app and address lookup)) to find yours. Questions: (704) 920-4444.
📅 Find my pickup dayOfficial trash page
Checked October 31, 2026 against the city's and its hauler's own pages. We never print a pickup day for a whole city, because it changes by street.
🗓️ How Pickup Works
Garbage weekly, recycling every other week, yard waste weekly. Bulky items, white goods and e-waste are collected every other week on the same day as recycling. Place carts and materials at the curb the night before collection and remove empty containers by 7 a.m. the day after collection.
The City's pages say the City provides garbage, recycling and yard waste services for residents; they do not say whether City crews or a contractor perform the collection.
| Cart | Sizes | How often |
|---|---|---|
| 🗑️ Trash (black lid) | 96 gallon | weekly |
| ♻️ Recycling (yellow lid) | 96 gallon | every other week |
| 🍂 Yard waste | No cart size printed; yard waste must be bagged except during loose leaf season | weekly |
🛋️ Bulk Item Pickup
- 📞How to book: Bulky items are collected every other week on the same day your recycling is collected. Place items at the curb the night before your collection day. Find your day with the CARTology app or at kannapolisnc.gov/garbage, or call 704-920-4444.
- 📏Limits: Up to five cubic yards of material, 50 pounds per item limit. Hazardous waste and construction debris will not be collected. White goods accepted: stoves, refrigerators and freezers (doors must be removed), water heaters, dishwashers, washing machines and clothes dryers.
Too long a wait, or over the limit? Haul it yourself: 2 public drop-off sites in Cabarrus County, or get a junk removal quote below.
🎄 Holiday Delays
Collection happens on all holidays except Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. For those two, collection shifts one day later for the rest of that week, including a Saturday pickup. Yard waste is not collected on City-observed holidays. Holidays named: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day.
🏡 New Resident? Starting Service
For a second garbage or recycling cart, call 704-920-4444.
♻️ Recycling
Recycling should be clean and dry, placed unbagged into the cart with the yellow lid, and not mixed with garbage.
🚛 Drop It Off Yourself
Rates are not shown here because the city's own pages print conflicting or undated amounts. See the official rate page in the sources below.
📚 Where This Comes From
- 🔗Garbage, Recycling & Yard Waste (City of Kannapolis)
- 🔗What's My Day? (City of Kannapolis)
- 🔗Garbage and Recycling Guidelines flyer (City of Kannapolis)
- 🔗Fiscal Year 2027 Fee Schedule, revised September 14, 2026 (City of Kannapolis, PDF)
Checked October 31, 2026. Trash rules and rates change; the official pages above are the final word. See something out of date? Tell us.
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