Solid Waste

The solid waste program assures safe collection, storage, and disposal of our community's garbage and other waste. We operate a landfill for construction and demolition waste disposal, operate 9 convenience centers for collecting and recycling waste throughout the county, and investigate complaints concerning solid waste violations.

Nash County Convenience Center brochure (English)

Nash County Convenience Center brochure (Spanish)

Take the Time to Secure Your Load!

Though you may not intentionally litter, if you do not secure the items in your truck bed, you are contributing to dangerous and unsightly roadside litter. Prevent litter by covering solid waste when transporting it to the landfill and convenience centers. Help reduce roadside litter and increase safety by using tarps, cargo nets, and tie-downs to secure loads. 

Under North Carolina's anti-littering law, individuals may be fined and face community service for intentionally and unintentionally littering.

America Recycles Day - November 8, 2025

A free and convenient way to dispose of confidential documents, electronics, prescription medications and household hazardous waste (paint, auto fluids, pesticides, CFL bulbs, and more). 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Golden East Crossing Mall, JC Penney Parking Lot, 1100 North Wesleyan Blvd, Rocky Mount, NC

You Can Help! 

Here are ideas on how you can become engaged in a litter-free NC:

• TELL your friends and family about annual waste collection events sponsored by our Nash/Edgecombe Keep America Beautiful affiliate.
• VOLUNTEER to help Keep NC Beautiful.
• PARTICIPATE in the Great American Cleanup.
• DONATE to Keep NC Beautiful to help advance state-wide programs.
• PARTICIPATE in America Recycles Day in November.
• VOLUNTEER with the NC Department of Transportation litter prevention programs: Adopt-A-Highway, Litter Sweep, and Swat-A-Litterbug.