Every residential customer who receives curbside yard waste collection from the Town of Holly Springs is scheduled to receive a yard waste cart early next year. 

The brown cart branded with the Holly Springs logo will automatically be delivered to your service address in early 2024 unless you have completed the form to decline the cart by Oct. 1. Customers who ordered an additional cart will receive it early next year, also. Yard waste is part of the monthly Town utility bill. The charge will not be waived, even if a cart is declined. Additional fees will be incurred for each additional cart as requested by the resident and added to their monthly utility bill. Click here for the form to request an additional cart or to decline a cart.

Residents will receive yard waste carts in January and February, and cart collection will begin in March 2024. Updates will be shared on this webpage, as well as in Town communications. Click here to sign up for email or text message updates from the Town!

Beginning in March 2024, collection of yard waste from carts will follow the same schedule as your recycling, which is picked up every other week. 

• Click here to look up your schedule. 
• Click here for a printable schedule.

Example: Tuesday is my collection day. One Tuesday is garbage, recycling, and yard waste; the next Tuesday is garbage collection only.

Brown Yard Waste Carts 

The brown yard waste carts will be branded with the Holly Springs logo, and the brown lids will be labeled for yard waste collection. Place grass, leaves, pine needles, twigs, and other small yard waste items in these bins. 

Larger yard waste items, such as branches or dead bushes and shrubs should not be placed in the cart. These should be tied with non-plastic biodegradable twine or rope in bundles weighing less than 50 pounds and placed at the curb. 

Items that are not currently collected as yard waste also should not be placed in yard waste carts. These items include dirt, root balls, mulch, concrete, rocks, construction debris, pallets, and all sizes of lumber, including mailbox posts. 

Green Recycling Carts 

Place household recyclables, including cardboard, glass, paper, and plastic bottles, into these bins. Click here for more details on recycling.

Dark Gray or Black Garbage Carts 

Place non-hazardous household waste in these. Click here for more details on garbage collection.

The words YARD WASTE will be stamped on the brown yard waste cart. 

Your recycling cart is green, and your household garbage cart is gray or black.

Residents who want to order additional yard waste carts, or decline a cart, can complete an online form by Oct. 1. Yard waste is part of the monthly Town utility bill. The charge will not be waived, even if a cart is declined. Additional fees will be incurred for each additional cart as requested by the resident and added to their monthly utility bill. 

After Oct. 1, requests to order an additional yard waste cart or to decline a cart should be made by calling 311 or (919) 577-3111 if outside Town limits.

Beginning in March 2024, a cart is required for curbside collection of yard waste. 

Due to the volume of leaves collected during the fall and winter, biweekly yard waste collection will continue. Leaves that don’t fit in carts can be placed at the edge of your front yard for collection. Collection of leaves from curbsides during this season follows a zone schedule. Click here for details.

• Grass, leaves, pine needles, twigs – any waste that would have been collected by a vacuum truck should be placed in the cart. Roll your yard waste cart to the curb for collection prior to 7 a.m. on your scheduled day. Place carts at least 5 feet from the closest mailbox or post.
• For limbs and branches, cut these to single stalks no more than 6 feet in length, no more than 6 inches in diameter, and tie with non-plastic biodegradable twine or rope in bundles weighing less than 50 pounds. Place these at the edge of your front yard, off street pavement.
• For dead plants or shrubs: Cut limbs from the root ball, and remove all dirt. Cut to single stalks no more than 4 feet in length. Tie with non-plastic biodegradable twine or rope in bundles weighing less than 50 pounds. Place at edge of front yard, off street pavement.

No. Yard waste should be placed loosely inside the cart. This assists with collection and processing.

• Residents may use the Holly Springs Yard Waste Convenience Center, opening this fall, at no additional charge. Click here for details.
• Residents may contact the Town for collection of large quantities of yard waste for an additional fee. Click here for details.
• November through March, due to the large volume of leaves, the Town yard waste collection includes both carts (biweekly schedule) and curbside (zone schedule) pickup.
• Want to order another cart for an additional fee? Click here to complete the online form. Additional fees will be incurred for each additional cart as requested by the resident and added to their monthly utility bill. 

If you have a garbage cart and a recycling cart through the Town, you are automatically signed up to receive a yard waste cart. If you would like to decline a cart, please click here to complete the online form. Yard waste is part of the monthly Town utility bill. The charge will not be waived, even if a cart is declined. 

No, large yard waste items should not be placed in carts. Once all materials are removed from the tree, either leave the tree at the curb for collection or drop it off at the yard waste convenience center.

Please feel free to call 311 or (919) 577-3111 to speak with our Office of Customer Care staff.