North Carolina
Transfer station
Chapel Hill transfer station
Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Orange County Waste and Recycling Centers.
Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-11
Who can use it
Orange County Waste and Recycling Centers are only available for Orange County residential household use. No commercial or business use is allowed, including waste from a household delivered by a business or commercial entity. Each household may visit one of the five centers once per weekday and once per weekend (Saturday or Sunday) for no more than 10 minutes per visit. Loads are limited to one pickup truck (120 cubic feet), or volume equivalent, per day or weekend period for all material, including no more than 60 cubic feet of C&D waste. Loads must be secure upon entering. Proof of residency is required before unloading C&D. Hired contractors may not use the centers.
Hours
- Eubanks Road, 1518 Eubanks Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (full service): Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday closed; Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Walnut Grove Church Road, 3605 Walnut Grove Church Road, Hillsborough, NC 27278 (full service): same hours as Eubanks Road.
- Bradshaw Quarry Road, 6705 Bradshaw Quarry Rd., Mebane, NC 27302 (satellite): Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday closed; Tuesday and Friday 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with a closure from 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. for container service; Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Ferguson Road, 1616 Ferguson Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (satellite): Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday closed; Tuesday and Friday 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with a closure from 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. for container service; Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- High Rock Road, 7001 High Rock Rd., Efland, NC 27243 (satellite): Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday closed; Tuesday and Friday 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sticker or permit
Required: No (see notes)
Price:
Where to buy:
Notes: The official Waste and Recycling Centers page does not list a gate fee for ordinary household use by eligible Orange County residents. Confirm any charge at the site. The Solid Waste Management contact block lists 1207 Eubanks Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, and (919) 968-2788, which is a different street number from the Eubanks Road center at 1518 Eubanks Road.
Per-item fees
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Common disposals
Pulled from the same official sources as the fee table. Confirm with the town if anything conflicts.
- Mattress / box spring: The official page says the centers take household garbage and bulky items such as upholstered furniture. Mattresses are not separately named.
- TVs / electronics: Accepted at all five Waste and Recycling Centers.
- Tires: Accepted at all five centers. The official centers page does not state a quantity limit or a fee for residential tires.
- Appliances: Accepted at all five centers.
- Yard waste / brush: Accepted at all centers except Bradshaw. Clean wood is also accepted at all centers except Bradshaw.
- Household hazardous waste: Household hazardous waste collections are listed only at Eubanks Road and Walnut Grove Church Road. Motor oil, oil filters, antifreeze, and batteries are accepted at all five centers.
Hazardous waste
Household hazardous waste collections are listed only at the two full-service centers, Eubanks Road and Walnut Grove Church Road. All five centers accept motor oil and oil filters, antifreeze, and household and boat or automotive batteries. Used cooking oil is accepted at Eubanks Road, Walnut Grove Church Road, and High Rock Road.
Holiday closures
Official Solid Waste Management holiday schedule for Waste and Recycling Centers in 2026: closed Monday, January 19 (Martin Luther King Day); closed Friday, April 3 (Easter observed) and open Saturday, April 4; closed Monday, May 25 (Memorial Day); closed Friday, June 19 (Juneteenth); open Friday, July 3 and closed Saturday, July 4 (Independence Day); closed Monday, September 7 (Labor Day); closed Thursday, November 26 (Thanksgiving) and open Friday, November 27; Thursday, December 24 closed starting at 12:00 p.m.; closed Friday, December 25; open Saturday, December 26; open Sunday, December 27; open Monday, December 28; Thursday, December 31 closed starting at 2:00 p.m. The official schedule page did not list New Year's Day 2027 when checked. The C&D Landfill follows the same dated list except it is closed on Sunday, December 27, when the Waste and Recycling Centers are listed as open.
Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-11 from official sources . Source: Orange County Solid Waste Management Holiday Schedule .
Other notes
- This page covers all five official staffed centers. The primary address above is the Eubanks Road full-service center in Chapel Hill. Residents may also use the centers listed in the hours section.
- Accepted at all five centers: single-stream recycling, corrugated cardboard, large rigid plastics, motor oil and oil filters, antifreeze, batteries (household and boat or automotive), electronics, scrap metal, appliances, and tires. Yard waste and clean wood are accepted at all centers except Bradshaw. Food waste, clothing, textiles, and shoes, and used cooking oil are accepted at Eubanks Road, Walnut Grove Church Road, and High Rock Road. Plastic bags and film, and household hazardous waste collections, are listed only at Eubanks Road and Walnut Grove Church Road.
- Limited residential C&D from an Orange County resident's primary residence, up to 60 cubic feet per household per day or weekend period, is accepted at the centers other than Bradshaw Quarry, which does not accept C&D. Loads over 60 cubic feet of C&D are not accepted, and unloading only part of an oversized C&D load is not allowed. Allowable C&D for this purpose is limited to kitchen cabinets, insulation, carpet and flooring, wood including lumber, plywood, pressed board, or painted, pressure-treated, or stained wood, doors, windows, siding, a deconstructed playground set made of lumber, and decks and stairs. Associated scrap metal, corrugated cardboard, or unpainted, untreated, solid-sawn lumber must be recycled in the appropriate bin. The official page illustrates 60 cubic feet as an 8-foot by 5-foot by 2-foot truck bed that does not exceed the top of the bed.
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Sources
Every fee and hour above was taken from these official pages or PDFs on 2026-11-11. If something conflicts, trust the town.