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Garbage Collection for Residential Properties

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Jan 2, 2025

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Holiday collections

When a holiday falls on a scheduled pickup day, garbage, recycling and yard waste will be collected one day later than your scheduled pickup day for the rest of that week. Regular collection days resume the following Monday.

2025 Holidays

  • New Year’s Day – Wednesday, January 1
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – Monday, January 20
  • Presidents’ Day – Monday, February 17
  • Memorial Day – Monday, May 26
  • 4th of July – Friday, July 4
  • Labor Day – Monday, September 1
  • Thanksgiving Day – Thursday, November 27
  • Christmas Day – Thursday, December 25

 
Garbage do's & don'ts:

Do prepare your garbage properly:

  • BAG IT: Use sturdy garbage bags.
  • BUNDLE IT: Materials must be bundled and tied in 4-foot lengths and placed curbside with your garbage for collection.
  • CAN IT: Place garbage in cans
  • Bags, bundles, and/or garbage cans must not weigh more than 50 pounds each.
  • Garbage must be placed at the curb before 6 a.m.

Don’t throw out:

Report a missed pickup


How should I prepare my garbage for pickup? 

  • Waste must be contained in watertight plastic bags at least 1.5 mil thick.
  • The total weight must not exceed 50 pounds.
  • Please do not place household waste or yard waste inside the blue recycling bins.

What are my garbage service days?

Residential household waste is collected once per week. Use our Resident Information Tool or view the map to determine your garbage collection days.

What time is my garbage pickup?

Your waste must be placed in one location, not more than three feet from the curb or road, before 6:00 a.m. on the day of collection. Residential collection can be anytime between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.


Furniture and household items

  • Large items (furniture, mattress, tires, etc.) can be placed at the curb with your regular garbage and picked up for fee. You can request this bulk pickup on your Customer Self Service portal.
  • You can schedule a special pickup for white goods (refrigerator, stove, washer, etc. and E-Scrap (TVs, printers, microwaves, etc.) on your Customer Self Service portal.

White goods/appliances

  • White goods are large appliances such as refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, dryers, stoves, water heaters and freezers.
  • There is a fee for curbside disposal per appliance or item.
  • You may also elect to dispose of your item at the landfill for a fee.
  • To schedule pick up of white goods, submit a service request on your Customer Self Service portal.

How do I schedule a pickup for tires?

  • Tires require a special pickup for a fee per tire.
  • Semi and equipment tires will not be collected curbside.
  • Please note: Tires are collected in a separate truck.
  • You may also bring your tires to the Landfill for a fee.
  • To schedule pick up a tire, submit a service request on your Customer Self Service portal.

Construction and demolition material

  • Properly prepared residential construction & demolition material within your garbage bin will be picked up for free on your residential garbage collection days.
  • Material must be in bags or 32-gallon cans less than 50 pounds, not protruding from the top of the container, or tied and bundled, and less than 4 feet length.
  • To schedule a pickup of C&D, submit a service request on your Customer Self Service portal.

Carpet

  • Carpet and padding must be rolled & tied in four (4) foot lengths and in your garbage bin with your garbage for pick-up.
  • Carpet & padding must not weigh more than 50 pounds per roll.