The City of Morganton Public Works Department provides weekly back yard residential garbage collection to City of Morganton residents. Only six percent of municipalities in North Carolina provide back yard collection.
- Garbage cans should be 35 gallons or less.
- A residence can have up to 4 garbage cans.
- The City does not provide garage cans.
- Workers will not pick up and empty flip top cans.
- The City will provide rough trash pick-up (larger items or appliances) for a fee.
- Burke County provides convenient sites for large items; the county landfill is located on Huffman Bridge Road.
Regular Schedule Holiday Schedule
Collection Schedule
The Public Works Department generaly collects trash four days a week, Monday through Thursday. The collection schedule is divided into four routes.
MondayAbee Street Alexander Avenue Alphabet Lane Avery Avenue Beard Street Bouchelle Street Brackett Street Branch Street Bristol Street Brittain Place Brookside Ln Brooksie Street Caldwell Street Cascade Street Center Street Chestnut Street Clark Street Cope Street Curtis Street Dogwood Street Douglas Street East Avenue (Lenoir to E Union) East Catawba Ervin Road Ervin Street Evans Street Faet Street Fifth Street Fleming Place Fourth Avenue Fox Place Fox Street Furnifold Gilliam Street Glenwood Road Goodson Street Harbison Street Harold Street Holly Place Hwy 18 North Jefferson Street Jessie Drive Kimberly Drive Kincaid Street Kirk Street Laurel Hills Drive Lee Street Lenoir Road Lenoir Street Linville Street Morehead Street Moses Street Mt Vista Street Mulberry Hill Mull Street Newland Street North Caldwell North Fox Street North Green Street North Street Oak Street Park Street Patterson Street Pennell Street Pine Street Powe Street Ridge Street Rockyford Street Roper Alley Roper Street Sanford Drive (NC 181 to Kirksey) Second Street Setzer Street Sharon Street Sherwood Place Short Street Smokerise Drive Spainhour Street Starrett Lane Summit Street Tate Street Taylor Street Ula Street View Street Vine Arden Waighstill Street Walker Street Wedgewood Court Wedgewood Drive Wesley Drive Williams Street Wilson Street Woodside Place Woodside Street York Street
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TuesdayAlpine Street Ashford Street Beechmont Drive Belvedere Drive Birdie Place Bost Road Brittain Drive Brookstone Drive Butler Hollow Lane Calvin Heights Camelot Drive Carbon City Road (Marshall +) Carriage Hills Drive Case Street Causby Road Cherry Street Claywell Street Clear Water Drive Collett Street Conley Road Coulter Street Council Oak Boulevard Crestview Lane Crosscreek Drive Davis Drive Delwood Drive Elm Street Fernwood Drive Foxfire Drive Franklin Street Frog Hollow Lane Garden Place Gilesbrook Street Glendale Street Greenwood Place Hamp Street Hawthorne Lane Hickory Hills Drive Higgins Court Hillside Lane Howard Street Hwy 70 Independence Boulevard Industrial Boulevard Jim Grady Road Johnson Street Kela Court Kela Drive Keller Street Kinwood Street Lattimer Lane Laurel Wood Linden Street Lost Corner Road Louise Street Lovers Lane Lynn Court Maplewood Drive Michaels Street Montrose Drive Mountain View Street Myrtle Street Normandy Drive North Anderson North Anderson Extension North College Street North Council Oaks Street North King Street North Meadows Road North Sterling Street North Terrace Place North Terrace Street Northwood Court Northwood Drive Oak Bluff Lane Parkland Street Pearson Drive Pinewood Drive Polly Street Poplar Street Redbud Drive Reep Drive Rink Street River Ridge Drive Riverside Court Riverside Drive Riverview Drive Rockview Lane Rutherford Place Sanford Drive W (E Union to NC 181) Shuffler Road Silvercreek Road South Meadows St Marys Church Road St Marys Court Stoney Top Drive Surrey Street VFW Road Walton Road West Catawba West Park Drive White Pine Lane Whitley Road Woodbine Terrace Woodcliff Drive Woodland Drive Woodland Place Woodsway Court Woodsway Lane Benview Lane Mill Creek Court Riverwoods Drive Tucker Lane Winding Creek Court Winding Creek Drive |
WednesdayAir Park Drive Alwran Street Ann Street Asheville Street Aspen Lane Barbour Drive Bay Street Bluebird Ln Bolick Street Bowers Place Brick Street Brookwood Place Burkemont Avenue Camp Street Carbon City Road (McDonald’s to KFC) Carbon Drive Carbondale Lane Cedar Street Christopher Lane Circle Court Cline Street Colony Drive Conley Street Country Club Drive Courtney Street Cox Street Craftsman Drive Creekside Drive Dale Circle Edgewood Avenue Enola Road Erwin Street Falls Street Fletcher Street Forest Hill Street Golf Course Road Grandview Court Green Lee Ford Greenbriar Lane Hailey Place Harris Drive Hawkins Street Henredon Road Herron Street Highlander Street Holland Drive Hopewell Road Hudson Street Hwy 64 Jamestown Road Jones Street Josephine Lane Knob Creek Lane Lee Loop Logan Street Lyman Court Lytle Street Magnolia Drive McDowell Street McEntire Avenue McKesson Street Mimosa Hills Drive Mimosa Street Moose Street Murphy Street New Street North Matthews Street Oak Grove Street Old 18 Patton Street Raintree Drive Raintree Lane Ramsey Street Regan Street Rhyne Street Riverhills Drive Riverhills Lane Robey Street Rockett Street Romarco Road Ross Street Sageview Lane Salem Road Shady Rest Road Smith Street South Anderson Street South Anderson Street South College Street South King Street South King Street South Matthews Street South Sterling Stret Spa Street Starmount Circle Valley Street Walker Road Warlick Street W Concord Street W Meeting W Parker Road W Union Wilson Drive Woodbridge Apartments |
ThursdayAlice Street Amherst Road Ash Street Barber Street Beach Street Berry Street Bethel Road East Bethel Road Bayern Crest Bethel Street Bethel Street Bickett Street Birchwood Drive Brown Avenue Burke Drive Butler Street Carolina Street Castlegate Drive Chestnut Street Church Street Coffey Street Constitution Drive Crayton Street Cross Street Curlee Street Dickenson Street Dixon Street East Avenue (E. Union to E. Meeting) East Bethel Road East Commons Drive E Concord Street E Meeting E Parker Road E Union East View Street Ervindale Lane Farmhaven Way Fleming Drive Foothills Drive Forest Street Freedom Trail Gantt Street Golden Lane Harry Drive Henry's Glen Drive Heritage Lane High Gate Drive High Ridge Drive Hilltop Street Hogan Street Horizon Court Hoyle Street Huffman Street Hunting Creek Hunting Lane Independence Trail Inglewood Drive Ivy Court Kenmore Street Kilmore Street Kirksey Drive Knollwood Drive Lackey Street Lane Street Lenoir Road Ext. North of Kirksey Liberty Trail Maple Lane McGalliard Street Meeting Place Morgan Drive Mullholland Blvd Murphy Court North Ridge Drive Oakridge Drive Oakwood Street Old Mill Drive Ones Br Court Ora Place Overlook Drive Park Place Avenue Parker Lane Perry Street Pinebark Court Poteat Street Randall Road Randolph Street Rebel Run Street Ridgedale Drive Ridgeside Terrace Sandy Run Drive Scroggs Court Sequoyah Hills Shore Drive Shuping Street Simpson Drive Sloan Avenue South Green South View Street Stacey Street Steakhouse Road Stephens Drive Tabernacle School Road Tennessee Street Timber Court Tulip Court Valdese Avenue Valley View Street Victory Point Vine Street Vine Arden Ext. Virginia Street West Commons West Fleming Drive White Street Willowbrook Drive Willowridge Drive Woodlawn Drive Woodsfield Way |
2018 Holiday Garbage Collection Schedule
Garbage pickup may be delayed or moved up a day depending on what day of the week holidays fall. Post the PDF schedule below on your refrigerator as a reminder about trash collection during the holidays this year.
New Year's Day • Monday, Jan. 1
No pick up Monday. Collection on a one-day delay all week.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday • Monday, Jan. 15
No pick up Monday. Collection on a one-day delay all week.
Good Friday • Friday, March 30
Garbage collection will be on regular schedule this week.
Memorial Day • Monday, May 28
No pick up Monday. Collection on a one-day delay all week.
Independence Day • Wednesday, July 4
Monday and Tuesday routes on regular schedule. No pickup Wednesday. Collection on a one-day delay the rest of the week.
Labor Day • Monday, Sept. 3
No pick up Monday. Collection on a one-day delay all week.
Veteran's Day • Monday, Nov. 12
Garbage collection will be on a one-day delay all week.
Thanksgiving Holiday • Thursday and Friday, Nov. 23 and 24
Collection will be on schedule Monday through Wednesday. Thursday's route will be collected a day early on Wednesday.
Christmas Holiday • Observed Monday Dec. 24 and Tuesday Dec. 25
Monday collection regular schedule. Closed Tuesday. Collection on a one-day delay Wednesday and Thursday.
New Year's Day 2019 • Observed Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019
Monday collection regular schedule. Closed Tuesday. Collection on a one-day delay Wednesday and Thursday.
