Raleigh, NC – Resources

Links to Zero Waste Resources in the Raleigh area.

If you live in Raleigh, NC, join the Toward Zero Waste Raleigh Facebook group to get tips, advice, and share ideas about your town.

Wake County Waste and Recycling

Wake County Solid Waste provides an array of solid waste services including disposal and recycling facilities and operations, litter and illegal dumping enforcement as well as outreach and education programs.

CompostNow

We collect food scraps from residents and businesses to help them reduce waste and support local gardens. How it works: You sign up and get your bin. Collect your food scraps. We pick it up once a week and turn it into soil for you!

FoodFWD

At Food FWD our mission is to make diverting food waste from landfills to composting facilities the easiest and most economical choice for the Triangle area food industry.

NC State Compost Learning Lab

The NC State Compost Learning Lab (CL2) is a 2-acre education, research and demonstration facility in the heart of the 1,500-acre Lake Wheeler Road Field Laboratory in Raleigh, North Carolina. This site has lots of information on how to start composting in your own backyard!