Cart Placement

• Trash carts and recycling carts or bins should be placed within three feet of the curb or the edge of the street and at least three feet away from any obstacles, preferably on the opposite side of the driveway from the mailbox.
• The trash cart lid opening should face the street.

Cart Guidelines

• Use the approved solid waste cart provided by your hauler.
• Place trash inside the cart with the lid closed – overflow won't be collected.
• You may contact your hauler for another cart for an additional charge.

Curbside Recyclables

• Rinse cans, bottles, and containers before placing them in the recycling bin.
• Place loose, acceptable materials in the recycling cart or bin. Items must not be bagged.
• Break down cardboard boxes and place in the container. Remove plastic, foam, or trash from the boxes.
• If the recycling cart or bin is full, you may request an additional container from your hauler.
• Haulers cannot collect recyclables placed in plastic bags outside the container. To find which retailers accept plastic bags for recycling, use the recycling directory.
  

Unnacceptable Waste

Some types of waste may not be placed curbside for collection by residential haulers. For information on proper disposal of the items below, please view the recycling directory.

• Aerosol cans that are not empty
• Ammunition of any type
• Batteries
• Biomedical waste
• Chemicals
• Compressed gas cylinders
• Construction/demolition waste
• Dead animals (over 10 pounds)
• Firearms
• Hazardous waste
• Large engine parts
• Large glass panes
• Large tree debris
• Paint (unless solidified with lid off)
• Paint solvents
• Small engine parts containing oil or fluids
• Stumps
• Tires
• Treated wood

Recycle Cart

Current customers receiving trash services may request a 65-gallon wheeled cart or call Solid Waste Management at 770.822.7141.

Acceptable Curbside Recyclable Items

Aluminum  Baking tins Beverage containers Food containers		Cardboard  Boxes (broken down) Pizza boxes (clean, no grease)
Kraft Paper  Grocery bags Shopping and lunch bags		Mail Discarded mail Envelopes Greeting cards
Mixed Paper Calendars Miscellaneous paper		Magazines/Catalogs
Other Paper Computer paper  Paperback books Phone directories		Newspaper Newspapers and inserts
Plastic #1: Soda and water bottles #2: Milk jugs and detergent bottles		Paperboard  Beverage cartons Cereal or other food boxes Paper towel and toilet paper cores  Shoe boxes Tissue boxes
Steel Steel food containers Empty aerosol cans Clean metal lids
Please check the recycling directory to find out where to recycle additional recyclable items.

We observe the following holidays:

• New Year's Day
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day (July 4)
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day

Collections will be made the day following these holidays. Subsequent collection during the holiday week will take place on the day after the normal collection day.

• Contact your hauler 48 hours prior to your pick-up day to schedule collection.
• Empty all appliances.
• Have Freon gas removed and tagged by a qualified technician per Section 608 of the Clean Air Act. There are no exceptions.

• You must contract separately with your hauler for yard waste pickup.
• Place yard trimmings only in Kraft paper bags or in a personal container clearly marked “yard waste.” Bags and containers must not weigh more than 50 pounds.
• Prepare tree branches so they are no more than four inches in diameter, three feet in length, bundled with rope or twine, and weigh less than 50 pounds.