Recycle Collection Policy

Recycle Collection is handled by Republic Services and will be collected every other week.  Recycling must be curbside by 6:00 a.m. on your collection day.  

Recycling Schedule:
Week of July 19-23, 2010
Week of August 2-6, 2010
Week of August 16-20, 2010
Week of August 30-September 3, 2010
Week of September 13-17, 2010
Week of September 27-October 1, 2010
Week of October 11-15, 2010
Week of October 25-29, 2010
Week of November 8-12, 2010
Week of November 22-26, 2010

 (Thursday and Friday of this week will be one day behind)
Week of December 6-10, 2010
Week of December 20-24, 2010

(Will be running a regular schedule this week)

Items that can be recycled include: 

GLASS, METAL, & PLASTIC ITEMS
• Glass/transparent food and beverage bottles and jars of any color. Due to bees and bugs please rinse out cans.
•Cans/tin and steel food and beverage containers that have been rinsed out.
•Aerosol cans/residentially generated, empty, valves removed.
•Aluminum/used beverage containers that have been rinsed out.
• Plastics (1-7) Except 6 (Styrofoam)
• Soda bottles, dishwashing soap bottles, shampoo bottles and similar items (no lids).
• Plastic milk jugs, water jugs, detergent bottles and similar items (no lids).
• Rigid plastic tubs, pots, buckets, toys, furniture, barrels, and similar items.

NOT ACCEPTABLE: Plastic bags, food trays and cups, shredded paper Labels, rings and lids from any type of item, containers for motor oil, anti-freeze, & paint.

PAPER ITEMS
• Newspapers and inserts
• Magazines, catalogues
• All junk mail
• Brown paper grocery bags
• Telephone Books
• White and colored ledger and copy paper, notepad paper (no back), loose leaf fillers, computer paper (continuous-form perforated white bond or green bar paper).
•Cardboard (called Old Corrugated Containers or OCC)
• Boxboard/non-corrugated cardboard, such as food and cereal boxes, shoe boxes, and other similar packaging.

NOT ACCEPTABLE: Wax-coated OCC containers Boxboard with wax or plastic coating food-contaminated boxboard, pizza boxes.

Recycling that does not meet the above criteria will be tagged as non-compliant.  If the resident makes recycle items conform, it will be collected at the next regularly scheduled pick-up. 

Residents can also drop off bulk recyclables at the North Mecklenburg Recycling Center and Yard Waste located at 12300 N. Statesville Road. You can contact the Center for more information at 704-875-1563.

Yard Waste Collection

Please review the following guidelines to ensure compliance with the Collection Policy. 

Yard waste consists of excess leaves, grass, tree and shrubbery trimmings, and other organic material removed in general maintenance of property by the homeowner.  Yard waste does not consist of construction debris, demolition debris, dirt, brick, block, sod, mud, pavement, or any other material that could be defined as household waste or non-compost material.

Yard waste must be placed on the curb by 6:00 a.m. of the specified pick-up day.  Do not place yard debris on the sidewalk.  Yard waste should only be placed on the curb of the house that generated the yard waste.  Please leave three feet of space between yard waste and carts or bins.  WASTE GENERATED BY PRIVATE LANDSCAPING CONTRACTORS WILL NOT BE COLLECTED.  YARD WASTE NOT IN FRONT OF HOME OR ON VACANT LOTS WILL NOT BE COLLECTED.

Yard waste pick up service from the curb occurs once a week.  In order for yard waste to be collected it must be prepared as follows:

•  Loose piles consisting of leaves, grass (of any kind), or organic matter will not be serviced. 
• Clear plastic bags or any other style bag that is not clear must be left open.  Bags over 50 pounds will be left on the curbside. 
• Manageable piles of limbs or brush will be collected.  This doesn't include Pampas Grass type material; this material must be bagged for retrieval.  Tree limbs will be collected ONLY IF they meet the following specifications:
  • No larger than 5" in diameter
  • No longer than 5' in length
  • Stacked in piles that do not exceed 4' High X 5' Long X 4' Wide.

During heavy leaf generating months (November 1 – January 15) Republic Services will make every effort to collect bagged leaves up to a maximum of 20 bags. 

Yard waste that does not meet the above criteria will be tagged as non-compliant.  If the resident makes the pile conform, it will be collected at the next regularly scheduled.

Bulk Item Collection

Due to an increase in the cost of providing waste services, the Town of Cornelius no longer provides Bulk Item pick up service.  Bulk Item waste includes large items such as furniture, household appliances, electronics, and new-move bulk cardboard.  The town will continue to provide solid waste, recycling and yard waste services.  The Town sincerely regrets not being able to provide Bulk Item pick-up service, but feels this was a prudent step to maintain other Town services at a cost-effective rate.

Bulk items include, but are not limited to: 

Street Acceptance   

The Town of Cornelius will begin the street acceptance process once a development or a recorded phase of a development has reached 75% competed. This is calculated by overall number of lots in a phase that have been issued certificates of occupancy. The process and paperwork required for this process as well as a detailed flow chart showing the steps required can be access by the link below. Should you have any questions please contact the public works dept.

Street Acceptance Package