Household Waste

• Regular trash should be put into bags and placed in the 95-gallon cart provided by the service provider. Trash can also be placed in a 32-gallon plastic or metal container.
• In a 95-gallon cart, trash shouldn't weigh more than 200 pounds. In a 32-gallon container, it shouldn't exceed 60 pounds.
• Trash needs to be put out by 7 a.m. on your service day and placed at least 3-4 feet from mailboxes, trees, vehicles, or other obstructions.

Recycling

Clean, uncontaminated recyclable materials can all be placed together in your recycling bin. Make sure to put it out 7 a.m. on your collection day.

The following CAN be recycled:

• Plastics – containers with codes 1 through 7
• Clear & colored glass, no broken glass/panes, drinking glasses. Please remove all plastic and metal lids
• Metal including cans, pots, pans, etc.
• Paper, newspaper, phone books, magazines and brown paper bags
• Cardboard – cut into 2’x 2’ pieces and tied in bundles
• Paper board and box board (i.e. cereal, tissue, shoe box) - flattened and stuffed in biggest box or bundled
• Milk or Juice Cartons

The following CAN NOT be recycled:

• Packing materials
• Garbage
• Propane Tanks
• Paint cans
• Medical Waste
• Flammable liquids
• Household cleaners
• Dry or liquid chemicals
• Wood items
• Batteries
• Plastic Bags

Yard Waste

• Yard waste pick-up begins April 1 of each year and ends the second full week in December.
• It needs to be ready for pick up by 7 a.m.
• Yard waste must be put into a separate 95-gallon cart or 32-gallon plastic or metal container with a yard waste sticker on the side. It can also be placed in biodegradable bags.
• 95-gallon carts can't weigh more than 175 pounds, 32-gallon containers can't weigh more than 60 pounds, and bags shouldn't exceed the manufacturer's capacity limit.
• Brush and tree limbs should be bundled and tied with heavy twine or rope.
• Bundles should not exceed 4 feet in length, 18 inches in diameter, and 60 pounds in weight.