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ALL ITEMS MUST BE OUT BY 7:00 AM
Please call 24 hrs. ahead for:
- Extra Large Non-Metal Items
- A large amount of trash pick up
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Service Department
440-717-4022
Please call CITY by noon Wednesday for:
- LARGE METAL ITEMS -appliances, lawnmowers, treadmills, etc.
Metal Items must be out by THURSDAY 7:00 AM
Tips for Holiday Recycling (link)
Recycle these five items ONLY:
- Food & beverage cans - empty and rinse
- Milk, juice, and broth cartons - empty rinse, and replace the cap
- Glass bottles and jars - empty, rinse and replace the cap
- Paper & cardboard - cardboard must be flattened - NO SHREDDING
- Plastic bottles and jugs ONLY - empty the bottle, rinse and replace the lid.
Service Garage
Service Department entrance off of Oakes Road
Building #10** drop-off location for:
- Vehicle Batteries
- Computers / Printers
- Hazardous Household Wastes
- Oil
- Oil Based Paint
GARBAGE AND RECYCLING GUIDELINES
For extra-large items or large amounts of trash, call Rumpke 24 hours before 1-800-828-8171.
Heavy-metal pick-ups (i.e., appliances, lawnmowers, treadmills, etc.) are on Thursdays. Call the City Hall – Service Department at 440-717-4022 early in the week.
Appliances | Call City Hall Service Dept. (440-717-4022) early in the week to schedule a Thursday pick-up. Must be placed at the curb by 7 AM. |
Bathtubs (cast iron) | Regular trash. Must give Rumpke 24 hours’ notice. |
Batteries (household) | Batteries can be disposed of in regular trash in small quantities. Dispose of them as you use them. |
Batteries (vehicle) | Drop off at Service Garage off Oakes Road (Building 10) weekdays 7 AM-3 PM. |
Cardboard | Flatten and put with recyclables. Multiple corrugated boxes should be flattened and tied in bundles no longer than 3 feet and weighing no more than 50 lbs. |
Carpeting & padding | Regular trash. Cut into 4’ lengths roll up and tie or tape (not to exceed 2’ in diameter or 50 lbs.) Put the rolls in a pile with the regular trash. |
Clothing | You can take usable clothing and household items to any Salvation Army, St. Vincent DePaul, or Goodwill resale store. |
Computers, monitors & printers | Bring to COMPUTER RECYCLING DROP-OFF area at Service Garage off Oakes Road (Building 10) weekdays 7 AM-3 PM. |
Construction debris | Do not put out with regular trash. Call Kurtz Bros. RKDF, Inc 216-986-7000 or Rosby Resources 216-661-6102 ext. 3 to see if they will allow you to bring them. |
Eyeglasses | The Lions Club collects eyeglasses. They can be dropped off at the Brecksville Library or Broadview Heights City Hall. |
Fluorescent CFL bulbs (compact fluorescent lights) | Take to Home Depot or Lowes for special handling/disposal. |
Fluorescent tube lights | Take to any Batteries Plus Bulbs retail store 7611 W. Ridgewood Dr. #913 Parma 440-481-3246 a fee applies. |
Furniture (wood or upholstered) | Regular trash. Please wrap upholstered items in plastic (painter's plastic works well). For extra-large items, call Rumpke 24 hours before (440-746-0678). |
Glass (jars, bottles) | Empty & Rinse - Keep them loose – there is no need to bag them. Can be co-mingled with plastic and metal recyclables. |
Hazardous waste (household) | Drop off at Service Garage off Oakes Road (Building 10) weekdays 7 AM-3 PM. Includes items such as acids/alkaline, aerosols, antifreeze, bleach, cleaners, polishes, disinfectants, iodine, pesticides, solvents (paint thinner, turpentine, varnish stripper), and oil-based paint. DO NOT PUT WITH REGULAR TRASH. (Keep in original containers or clearly mark what is inside.) (No latex paint or fluorescent bulbs) |
Lawnmowers | Call the Service Department (440-717-4022) early in the week to schedule a Thursday pick-up. Must be placed at the curb by 7 AM. |
Mattresses & box springs | Regular trash. Please wrap in plastic (painter's plastic works well). For large mattresses, call Rumpke 24 hours before (1-800-828-8171) |
Medicine | · Unwanted medicine can often be returned to the pharmacy. · North Royalton Police Department lobby has a secure dropbox (solids only). · Bring to the drop-off location on “Prescription Drug Take-Back Day” held in the Spring and Fall (watch for dates). · Dispose of in regular trash as follows: Remove or black-out personal information. Make it unusable by mixing pills with water and liquids with flour or table salt. Wrap blister packs in layers of strong tape and place in a non-transparent container such as a margarine bowl. |
Metal & tin cans (soup/vegetable cans, beverage cans) | Empty & Rinse - Keep them loose – there is no need to bag them. Can be co-mingled with plastic and glass recyclables. |
Metal items (garage door openers, file cabinets, treadmills, air conditioners, etc.) | Call City Hall- Service Department (440-717-4022) early in the week to schedule a Thursday pick-up. Must be placed at the curb by 7 AM. |
Newspaper | Place at the curb with recyclables/newspapers, |
Oil | Put in a spill-proof, clearly-marked container. Drop off at Service Garage off Oakes Road (Building 10) weekdays 7AM-3PM. |
Paint – latex | Dry out and put next to regular trash with lid off. To dry out, mix with sawdust, kitty litter, or a purchased dry-out product (available at paint stores). |
Paint – oil-based | Drop off at Service Garage off Oakes Road (Building 10) weekdays 7 AM-3 PM. |
Paper – junk mail, catalogs, magazines, newspaper | Put in yellow & green Paper Retriever dumpsters located throughout the community (behind City Hall, The Fields parking lots, and school parking lots). Note that the schools receive money based on tonnage. |
Phone books | Place at the curb with recyclables/newspapers, or... |
Plastics (milk jugs, pop bottles, detergent bottles) | Empty & Rinse, replace the cap - Keep them loose – there is no need to bag them. Can be co-mingled with metal and glass recyclables. |
Propane tanks | “The Broadview Heights Hazardous Household Waste program will no longer accept standard propane tanks (20#). Blue Rhino propane locations offer a free recycling program for 20# grill tanks. Recycle an unwanted grill tank by writing “RECYCLE” on the tank and take it to a Blue Rhino location. Blue Rhino will accept any standard 20# grill tank, including non-Rhino brands Also, Rumpke will not accept any propane tanks put curbside.” |
Rocks & stones | Do not put out with regular trash. Call RKDF, Inc 216-986-7000 or Rosby Resources 216-739-2220 to see if they will allow you to bring them. |
Syringes & hypodermic needles | Seal in an empty plastic pop bottle or milk jug and label “household syringes”. Put alongside regular trash, but not in the trash bags. |
Televisions | Regular trash. If they are very large, call Rumpke 24 hours before to let them know. |
Tires | Tires cannot be disposed of in landfills. Old tires can be taken to dealerships for disposal (a fee may apply). The City has a “Tire Round-up” once a year, usually in September. Call the Service Dept. or check the website for dates. |
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