Heavy Trash Information
Trash cans and heavy trash should only be taken out the evening before trash/heavy trash days. The community's scheduled trash day is Fridays and the heavy trash is picked up by the city on the 4th Friday of each month. Please note that the heavy trash schedule alternates between tree waste on odd months, and junk waste on even months! If the City misses your home on heavy trash day, please call 311 to report it and schedule a pickup.
Below is a summary of the heavy trash schedule. For detailed information, kindly refer to the attached document containing the City's trash facts!
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REMEMBER YOUR ODDS & EVENS
Residents may dispose of their Tree Waste and Junk Waste at their curbside. Tree Waste is collected during ODD-numbered months and Junk Waste is collected during EVEN-numbered months.
TREE WASTE
Yes! Accepted: Tree Limbs, Branches and Stumps
No! Not Accepted: Lumber, Treated Wood and Furniture
JUNK WASTE
Yes! Accepted: Furniture, Appliances, and Bulky material
No! Not Accepted: Roofing, Shingles, Brick, Plaster and Concrete
RESTRICTIONS:
• No more than eight (8) cubic yards (about two (2) pickup trucks). If over
eight (8) cubic yards, materials will not be collected.
• A maximum of four (4) cubic yards of the eight (8) total cubic yards may
be of building material generated by the resident in connection with
the maintenance of the residential property. Excludes roofing shingles,
brick, plaster and concrete.
• Tree/Junk Waste from contractors working on residential property will
not be collected. Contractors are responsible for the removal of their
debris and waste. This debris includes, but are not limited to: trimming
and removal of trees, remodeling, new construction and roofing.
• If authorized items are mixed with unauthorized items, the material will
not be sorted and will not be collected.
