Residential

Holiday Schedule

The 6 Holidays that may affect your collection days are: New Years, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

On the week of the holiday, if the holiday falls prior to, or on the day of your service, collection will be one day later than normal pick up schedule.  Holidays that fall on the weekend do not affect pick-up. For all weather related delays or cancellations, please listen to one of the following radio stations: Queen B Radio Stations KGRR WDMP WOLX

General Information

Place garbage and recycling container(s) out by 7:00 am the day of your scheduled pickup, in a visible location next to street.

Recyclables may be mixed in clear or transparent bags and placed in bins, drivers look for the bins to determine if a stop is needed. Please rinse containers! Preparing recyclables correctly is important for the Recycling Centers automated single-stream sorting process.  Proper preparation ensures that recyclables will not be landfilled, helping keep your communities cost down.

Plastics

Household container plastics # I through #7 are recyclable.  Plastic items that are not recyclable include: plastic bags or film, formed styrofoam, packing peanuts and oil bottles.

Tin and Aluminum Food, Beverage, and Aerosol cans, can be recycled.  They should be empty and the plastic tops removed.  Cardboard sided juice cans and paint cans are not recyclable.  Small items of scrap metal may also be recycled (pots, pans, toasters, etc.), nothing smaller than 2 inches or larger than a basketball and weighing more than 10 lbs.

Green , brown and clear bottles and jars only.  Windows, mirrors, glassware, ceramics, and lightbulbs are not recyclable.

Newspaper, magazines, office paper, phone books, paper milk and juice cartons and junk mail should be placed loose in the recycling bin.  Tissue or paper towels, food and candy wrappers are not recyclable.  Gift wrapping paper (non-foil type) is also recyclable.

All cardboard boxes including paperboard (cereal boxes, etc..) are recyclable. Wax and plastic coated cardboard are not recyclable.  Please flatten boxes; pieces should be no larger than 3 feet by 3 feet.