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During Spruce Up Weeks, City of Salisbury residents can place items at the curb on their regular collection day before 7:00 a.m.

The City of Salisbury Public Works Department will pick up your old appliances, tires without rims (up to 5) and extra bagged trash. This is a great time to encourage a neighborhood cleanup!

This collection is for residents living inside the city limits of Salisbury only. NO BUSINESSES.

ACCEPTABLE ITEMS (MUST BE BAGGED OR IN CONTAINERS):
  • Extra bags, boxes, and bins of household items, trash, clothes, etc.
  • Furniture (couches, love seats, dressers, recliners, chairs, tables, regular furniture)
  • Mattresses and Box Springs – all sizes
  • Old appliances
  • Miscellaneous items such as treadmills, exercise equipment, bicycles, vacuums, lamps, artificial Christmas trees
  • Lawn mowers are accepted - must be drained of all fuel
  • Grills are accepted - must have gas tanks removed
  • Tires without rims (limit 5 tires or less per location)
    (Tires won’t be picked up on your Spruce Up Week collection day, please leave them at the curb and they will be collected the following Monday. Tires are collected and taken to a separate facility, not the Rowan County Landfill.)
UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS:
  • We are unable to collect any type of building materials (paint, lumber, sheet rock, carpet, padding, large area rugs, shingles, toilets, sinks, windows, doors). Contact Rowan County Landfill at (704) 278-2211.
  • We are unable to collect TVs, computers, or electronics or hazardous items - Contact Rowan County Recycling Center at (704) 216-8589 (CALL FIRST about hazardous items, paints, oils, gas, liquids of any kind).
  • We are unable to collect pianos or hospital beds
2024 SPRUCE UP WEEK DATES:
  • Winter: January 8-12 
  • Spring: April 8-12
  • Summer: July 8-12
  • Fall: October 7-11
2025 SPRUCE UP WEEK DATES:
  • Winter: January 6-10
  • Spring: April 7-11
  • Summer: July 14-18
  • Fall: October 6-10

Contact Us

303 West Franklin St.
Salisbury, North Carolina 28144

(704) 638-5260

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Public Works Director

Chris Tester
ctest@salisburync.gov

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Assistant Public Works Director

Michael Hanna
mhann@salisburync.gov

Event date: 10/6/2025 - 10/10/2025 Export event
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2025 Fall Spruce Up Week

October 6-10

During Spruce Up Weeks, City of Salisbury residents can place items at the curb on their regular collection day before 7:00 a.m.

The City of Salisbury Public Works Department will pick up your old appliances, tires without rims (up to 5) and extra bagged trash. This is a great time to encourage a neighborhood cleanup!

This collection is for residents living inside the city limits of Salisbury only. NO BUSINESSES.

ACCEPTABLE ITEMS (MUST BE BAGGED OR IN CONTAINERS):
  • Extra bags, boxes, and bins of household items, trash, clothes, etc.
  • Furniture (couches, love seats, dressers, recliners, chairs, tables, regular furniture)
  • Mattresses and Box Springs – all sizes
  • Old appliances
  • Miscellaneous items such as treadmills, exercise equipment, bicycles, vacuums, lamps, artificial Christmas trees
  • Lawn mowers are accepted - must be drained of all fuel
  • Grills are accepted - must have gas tanks removed
  • Tires without rims (limit 5 tires or less per location)
    (Tires won’t be picked up on your Spruce Up Week collection day, please leave them at the curb and they will be collected the following Monday. Tires are collected and taken to a separate facility, not the Rowan County Landfill.)
UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS:
  • We are unable to collect any type of building materials (paint, lumber, sheet rock, carpet, padding, large area rugs, shingles, toilets, sinks, windows, doors). Contact Rowan County Landfill at (704) 278-2211.
  • We are unable to collect TVs, computers, or electronics or hazardous items - Contact Rowan County Recycling Center at (704) 216-8589 (CALL FIRST about hazardous items, paints, oils, gas, liquids of any kind).
  • We are unable to collect pianos or hospital beds
2025 SPRUCE UP WEEK DATES:
  • Winter: January 6-10
  • Spring: April 7-11
  • Summer: July 14-18
  • Fall: October 6-10
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Bulky Item Pickup

What are the standards for roll outs, bulky items and yard waste?

  • All items left outside of City issued rollouts will be considered bulky.

  • To ensure collection of bulky Items on your trash collection day, items must be scheduled and payment handled no later than 1:00 pm the day before.

  • Bulky items can be scheduled for collection by calling (704) 638-5256 to schedule an appointment. Should you reach voicemail, please leave a brief message including your name, address, and reason for your call. *This is the fastest route to schedule an appointment*
  • Limits to yard waste collection – One truckload per week.

  • Place acceptable, scheduled bulk items at the curb no later than 7:00 am on your REGULAR TRASH DAY

  • Bulky items will be collected on the same day as your regular collection services. They are collected by a different truck than your regular trash rollout.

What are the fees for waste collection?

Two bulky items ($5 for each additional bulk item - $10 minimum) $10
Each bag or box $2.50
Bulk Brush Removal Minimum Charge (applies to loads over a truck load) $75

Charges for specific cases will be calculated by Public Services Director or designee based on site visit.
All fees must be paid in advance of service.

What is and isn't accepted in garbage bins?

ACCEPTABLE ITEMS:

  • Extra bags, boxes, and bins of household items, trash, clothes, etc.
  • Furniture (couches, love seats, dressers, recliners, chairs, tables, regular furniture)
  • Mattresses and Box Springs – all sizes
  • Old appliances
  • Miscellaneous items such as treadmills, exercise equipment, bicycles, vacuums, lamps, artificial Christmas trees
  • Lawn mowers are accepted - must be drained of all fuel
  • Grills are accepted - must have gas tanks removed

UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS:

  • We are unable to collect any type of building materials (paint, lumber, sheet rock, carpet, padding, large area rugs, shingles, toilets, sinks, windows, doors). Contact Rowan County Landfill at (704) 278-2211.
  • We are unable to collect TVs, computers, or electronics or hazardous items - Contact Rowan County Recycling Center at (704) 216-8589 (CALL FIRST about hazardous items, paints, oils, gas, liquids of any kind).
  • We are unable to collect pianos or hospital beds

What are Spruce Up Weeks?

The City of Salisbury provides Spring, Summer, Fall & Winter Spruce Up weeks to citizens allowing them to rid their homes of extra trash and household items at NO CHARGE.

For more information, check out www.salisburync.gov/SpruceUp.

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