Your 96-gallon green compost cart is emptied every week. Please do not overfill the green cart, the lid must close completely. All recycling and garbage containers need to be placed at the curb or roadside the night before your service day or by 6:30 A.M. on your service day. Collection times may vary.
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Acceptable Compostable Materials
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Acceptable Material
- Bones
- Food scraps
- Food soiled paper
(napkins, plates, coffee cups)
- Grass clippings and weeds
- Leaves
- Pizza boxes
- Small branches (6" or less in diameter)
- Waxed paper items
(cardboard milk cartons, wax paper)
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Important Notes!
- Do not put material in plastic bags.
- Place yard waste loose in container.
- Tree and shrub prunings must be cut small enough to fit inside the container with the lid closed.
- You may use additional 32-gallon cans with handles or bundle additional yard waste. Extra cans and bundles cannot weigh more than 50 pounds. If you have more than seven containers or bundles of yard waste, please notify us one day before your collection day.
- Yard waste bundles should be no larger than three feet by three feet and placed next to your cart.
- If you frequently generate more than one cart of yard waste a week please contact us for an additional cart. Additional yard waste containers are available at no charge.
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Unacceptable Materials
Please do not place the following materials into your green container! |
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Organic Material
- Rock, dirt, ashes, palm tree leaves (or any part of a palm tree), yucca plant (with palm like leaves), poison oak or ivy, animal feces or manure, tree stumps or trunks, painted or treated wood.
Recyclable Material
- Recyclable glass, metal, paper and plastic
Construction Debris
- Concrete, rocks, sod, dirt, asphalt, lumber, plywood, particle board or other construction materials
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Electronic / Universal Waste
- Televisions, cell phones and computer monitors, fluorescent light bulbs or tubes.
Contact us to find out how to recycle or safely dispose of these materials.
Garbage
- Plastic bags, non-recyclable items
Household Hazardous Waste
- Paints, solvents, motor oil, cleaners, corrosives, fuel tanks - propane tanks, syringes, medical waste
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