The City of Morganton's Public Works Department carries the torch for the most visible areas of city maintenance. Street cleaning, garbage pickup , recycling and maintaining the many flower beds and the Historic Courthouse landscaping are some of the department's responsibilities. The department is also responsible for street maintenance, refuse removal, cemeteries and grounds maintenance, city warehousing, equipment services and beautification projects throughout the city . The Public Works Department has two backyard trash collections weekly.
Rough trash is collected curbside.
Please do not mix rough trash with yard clippings. Yard clippings can be composted or will be collected separately from rough trash. A brochure with detailed information about collections is available at City Hall or by calling 828.438-5248. The City has two recycling centers located on College Street and at Shuey Field near McDonald's. The centers have collection bins for newspaper, glass, aluminum cans, plastic milk and soft drink bottles, and for mixed paper.