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Sanitation

The City provides residential curbside garbage pickup inside the city limits. In addition to garbage, staff collects yard waste, tree limbs and brush, and bulk items. The City also operates a recycling center on Pennton Avenue.

  1. Mulberry Recreation Center gym closed today and tomorrow

    The Mulberry Recreation Center gym is closed today, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, and will be closed tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 28, for floor repairs. A pipe burst and it the gym floor is drying out now. The gym floor appears to be fine. Mulberry Recreation Center gym closed today and tomorrow
  2. Lane closure on Finley Avenue in Lenoir

    As part of the Finley Avenue Area Water Improvement project, workers will close one lane near the water tank over the next month. Work will start at the water tank and move toward Holloway Place NW. Lane closure on Finley Avenue in Lenoir
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City Garbage Carts

The City provided garbage can is warm gray with the City seal and website on the side.Residents with a utility account will get one 95-gallon, roll-out cart at no extra cost. Businesses will get two. Residents can rent up to two more carts, $5 each per month, and businesses can rent up to four more carts, also $5 each per month. City sanitation workers will only collect trash that’s bagged and placed in the new, gray City of Lenoir garbage cart. Residents can also still purchase the old green carts for yard waste.

Items Not Collected

Items that cannot be collected are:

  • Batteries
  • Building materials
  • Electronics
  • Florescent light bulbs
  • Hazardous waste such as, but not limited to, paint thinner, paint, ammonia, and industrial cleaners
  • Large cardboard shipping cartons for collection, if the material is not flattened and bundled to prevent scattering,
  •  Microwaves
  • Tires
  • Tree stumps
  • Used passenger cars, buses, trucks, boats or any vehicle designed to be self-propelled or pulled,
  • All other items not listed that are determined to be highly inflammable, combustible, poisonous or explosive material which could present a hazard to the health or safety of sanitation personnel and equipment.
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Contact Us

  1. City of Lenoir

  2. PO Box 958

  3. 801 West Avenue NW

  4. Lenoir, NC 28645

  5. 828-757-2200

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