Trash

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