Recycling Update: Apple Valley Waste is collecting the small recycling baskets and replacing them with larger rolling bins. They are transitioning away from the baskets to be able to use their trucks with the side arms for collection.
July 20, 2023
by
Lisa Riner
2023 Street Sweeping Dates: April 18, May 17, July 19, September 20, November 15. Please move vehicles off the street if possible.
April 10, 2023
by
Lisa Riner
Trash, Yard Waste, and Recycling Pick-up
March 5, 2021
by
Lisa Riner
Trash pick-up Mondays
Yard Waste pick-up Tuesdays April-December (see guidelines below)
Recycling pick-up Thursdays (see guidelines below)
Please put all items out for pickup the night before. Apple Valley Waste comes very early in the morning! If a pickup day falls on a holiday or there is inclement weather, the items will be picked up the following day.
Yard Waste Guidelines
- Must be in brown paper biodegradable bags
- No more than 35 pounds per bag
- Small shrubs, leaves, grass clippings are allowed.
- Shrubs/small sticks that do not fit into a bag can’t be any longer than 4 feet, 2 inches in diameter, and must be bundled together
- Label any cans or bins that may be used as “yard waste”
Recycling Guidelines
Getting Started:
- Place acceptable recyclables inside the red recycling cart provided by Apple Valley Waste.
- Place your cart at the curb in front of your house the evening before your collection day.
- Make sure that all items are free from food debris. Food contaminated products will not be accepted.
- If your cart is contaminated with unacceptable items it will not be serviced.
- Any additional recyclables can be placed in clear trash bags and placed beside recycle container marked “recycle”. Do not use your own plastic container to set out recyclables.
Accepted Items
- Magazines and phone books (catalogs and soft cover books)
- Newspaper (inserts and brochures)
- File folders and office paper (all colors)
- Mail and greeting cards (junk mail and envelopes)
- Corrugated cardboard (boxes, paper bags and beverage holders, flattened and broken down)
- Paperboard boxes (cereal, pasta, and tissue)
- Paper cartons (milk, juice, and egg)
- Plastic containers (#1 through #7)
- Metal cans (aluminum, tin, and foil)
Items Not Accepted
- Glass bottles
- Plastic bags
- Window glass
- Mirrors
- Light bulbs
- Dishes (including pyrex and ceramics)
- Paper towels and facial tissue
- Styrofoam
- PVC
- Recyclable containers that have not been emptied or rinsed
- Hazardous materials and medical waste
- Electronic waste including VCR tapes, CDs, and DVDs
- Scrap metal
- Pots or pans