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Residential Garbage Collection

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  • Your garbage must be at the curb by 6:30 a.m. on your collection day. If possible, your cart should be at street level.
  • Keep your garbage cart five feet away from all obstacles such as your recycling bin, your yard trimmings, parked cars, mailboxes, telephone connection boxes, water meters, fences, and walls. If you place your cart under a tree limb or power line, make sure there is 14 feet of space between the curb and the tree limb or power line.
  • The handle of your cart should point towards your house.
  • We recommend bagging all garbage before putting it in your cart. This will help prevent it from blowing away and littering the streets.
  • Your garbage must fit easily in your cart. The lid of your cart must be closed to prevent litter.
  • Remove your garbage cart from the curb by 10 p.m. on your collection day. Do not set it at the curb any earlier than 8 p.m. the night before your collection.

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