The Public Works Department provides sanitation services, maintains city streets, manages the the city cemeteries and stormwater system, and provides engineering services for various construction projects.
Public Works maintains three city cemeteries totaling about 30 acres – Belleview Cemetery, Blue Ridge Memorial Park, and Fairfield Cemetery. The department manages sales of grave plots and markers at Blue Ridge Memorial Park.
The Public Works Department is organized into five divisions - Building Maintenance, Cemeteries / Downtown Grounds, Solid Waste, Streets, and Vehicle Services.
The Sanitation Division provides weekly residential curbside garbage collection, leaf and brush pick up, yard waste collections, as well as bulk pick up.
The city Recycling Center is for city of Lenoir residents only. Rear view mirror hangers are available at the recycling center or at the front desk on the first floor of City Hall.