 Please have your trash and recycling at curbside before 7 A.M.Working together, we can protect public health and ensure cleaner streets.
You can reduce half of your trash by recycling!
To avoid injuries to rubbish workers, trash barrels/bags cannot exceed 50 gallons or 50 pounds.
Remember during holiday weeks, collection is delayed one day.
American Waste Services will pick up:
3 barrels or 3 bags of normal household trash that
do not weigh more than 50 lbs or is larger than 35 gallons.
In place of one of your barrels/bags of trash, you may put out ONE bulky item per week:
s One piece of furniture OR |
s One mattress OR |
s One box spring OR |
s One toilet OR |
s One sink OR |
s 4 bundles of carpeting cut to 4 ft lengths, rolled and secured, OR |
s 4 bundles of lumber cut to 4 ft lengths and bundled |
Please do not block sidewalks, mailboxes or roadways.
Please return receptacles to your home no later than 24 hours after collection has occurred.
Curbside Metal Collection:
Appointment for Removal is Required
Call AWS at 800-248-8898 ext 28 to schedule a Thursday appointment.
Stickers are $25 (cash or check only) and may be purchased at
the DPW office at 257 Fisher Street.
Stickers are required for curbside collection of the following items:
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clothes washers & dryers |
copiers & printers (more than 40 lbs) |
dehumidifiers |
dishwashers |
gas & electric stoves |
refrigerators & freezers (remove doors) |
water coolers & heaters |
window air conditioners |
TVs & computer monitors |
any other large metal item over 40 lbs |
Small metal items such as bikes, microwaves and grills are free but require an appointment.
Call a private hauler for:
s Property clean outs.
s Tree stumps, rocks, soil, dirt & sand.
s Construction and demolition debris including:
kitchen cabinets, pipes, sawdust, sheet rock, flooring.
(contractors are responsible for disposal)
Paint:
Water-based (latex) paint should be dried out. Place hardened cans, lids off, with your trash.
Bring oil-based paint to household hazardous waste collection day.
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