Sanitation Division

"Our Business is Picking Up"

The Sanitation Division helps to create a healthy environment for the City of Winston-Salem by the removal of waste materials to a sanitary location. In addition, we promote and advance waste reduction, reuse, and recycling.

• NEW! Curbside Garbage Collection for everyone 
• Cart & Bin Spring 2010 
• Holiday Collections schedule for 2010 posted 
• Plastic bottles banned from landfills - state law October 1
• FAQ about the plastic bottles ban and other information      
• Track the Brush Collection routes 
• What does a Sanitation Laborer do? [video] 
• Listing of helpful web pages for homeowners/renters 

Yard-waste carts

GRASS, LEAVES, STICKS ONLY - NO GARBAGE ALLOWED.

• A new yard-waste cart is $60 if you pick it up; $65 if delivered to your home. Call City Link at 727-8000 to order a new yard cart to be delivered to your house.
• Yard-waste carts can also be purchased and picked up at 1550-A Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive at the city warehouse between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. You will need enough space in your vehicle to hold the 96-gallon cart.
• Pay with check, credit card, or money order.
• An annual collection fee of $55 is charged for each cart and can be paid and renewed online; a new yearly sticker will be mailed to you. The sticker is valid for July-June.
• Renew your yard cart sticker online
• Read more about Yard-waste Carts