Sanitation Division

The City of Elizabeth City Public Works Department provides sanitation services to residents and select commercial customers within city limits. Please review the information below to help ensure timely and efficient collection.

 Household Garbage Collection Services

Residents are required to use a City-issued 95-gallon trash container for regular household garbage. Containers are assigned to the property and should remain at the address if you move.

• Place containers at the curb by 8:00 a.m. on your scheduled collection day.
• Containers not at the curb by 8:00 a.m. will not be collected and must wait until the next scheduled trash collection day.
• Remove containers from the curb the same day.
• Do not place dirt, rocks, concrete, yard waste, oil, gas, paint, hot ashes, or construction/remodeling debris in the container.
• Additional containers may be purchased through Customer Service for $85 plus tax, with a $5 monthly service fee.

Customer Service: 252-338-3981

Customer Service Department

Residential limb collection is provided weekly.

• Limbs must be less than 4 inches in diameter and less than 8 feet long.
• Stack limbs neatly at the edge of your property.
• Do not mix limbs with leaves, grass clippings, or other yard waste.
• Tree stumps and oversized limbs will not be collected.

Debris generated by a tree service, landscaper, or other paid contractor must be removed by the contractor.

Yard waste includes grass clippings, shrub clippings, and leaves and is collected separately from household garbage.

• Place yard waste curbside for weekly collection.
• Do not use plastic bags. Yard waste in plastic bags will not be collected.
• Collection may be delayed by weather, especially when materials are too wet to safely collect.

Street sweeping is performed on City-maintained streets as weather, staffing, and equipment allow.

To help crews properly sweep your street:

• Keep leaves, limbs, and debris out of the gutter.
• Use off-street parking when available.
• Avoid prolonged parking along the street.

 

Collection Reminders

Place all items at the edge of your property and at least 15 feet away from utility poles, fire hydrants, vehicles, fences, mailboxes, and other property that could be damaged.

Do not place collection items in the street or gutter.

For collection schedules or assistance, contact the Public Works Department at 252-337-6628. Holiday and weather-related schedule changes will be posted on the City website and the Public Works Facebook page.

Please review the  Elizabeth City's Interactive GIS Map for weekly pickup schedules. Changes to the pickup schedule due to inclement weather or holidays will be posted on the city’s social media page Public Works Facebook page  and EC Live App. 

Recycling & Pasquotank County Services

The City of Elizabeth City no longer provides a curbside recycling collection route. Items that were previously placed in recycling containers should now be placed in your regular household trash container.

Residents who still have a City-issued orange recycling container may choose to use it as an additional household trash container. To do so, the container must be added to your sanitation account through Customer Service for an additional $5 per month.

Customer Service: 252-338-3981

Residents may also utilize Pasquotank County Convenience Sites for the disposal of recyclable materials, excess household trash, and yard waste.

For additional information regarding County services, contact Pasquotank County at 252-335-4105.

 

For further information please visit the Pasquotank County Solid Waste Department’s website.