Trash Collection

The Department of Public Works (DPW) provides free weekly trash collection to most residential buildings. The program is dictated by the City’s Refuse & Litter Ordinance, which requires residents to do the following:

• Place trash in City-issued carts, only. The cart must be fully closed at all times. Trash may not be spilling out of the top of the cart.
• Carts may not exceed 50 pounds.
• On the occasion that you have excess trash that won’t fit in the cart, you may place one bag of trash out per week. The bag must be a heavy-duty contractor trash bag (at least 3mils thick). No thin kitchen trash bags.
  • Place bag next to trash cart between 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. on collection day
  • Bags cannot contain food waste.
  • Bags must weigh less than 50 pounds.
• Owners have up to 15 days to replace broken (including receptacles broken due to rodent damage) or lost receptacles. Owners are required to fill out this form to request a replacement.
• Items that don’t require a permit but don’t fit into a cart or overflow bag are considered a bulky waste item. Examples include a couch, table, or chair (unless they’re made of metal). Each household is permitted to place one piece of bulky waste for trash collection each week.
• Carts may be placed at the curb after 6:00 p.m. the night before collection or by 7:00 a.m. on collection day.
• After collection, carts must be removed from the curb by 6:00 p.m.
• Owners must label their carts with their address.

Violations of these rules may result in a fine up to $300 per violation per day.

To find out if something can be kept out of the trash use the Get Rid of It Right tool below.

Public Works has two compliance officers who check the collection routes daily to ensure compliance with the Refuse and Litter Ordinance. 

To go back to the main waste collections webpage, click here