Garbage is picked up once a week on your trash day at no charge.  The service is paid for by a 1/4 percent income tax.  You may call the Sanitation Department to determine the pick up day for your address. 

Residents can place at the curb three cans or bags of trash per household.  Cans and bags must not exceed 33 gallons in size and not weigh more then 40 pounds each. 

Garbage must not be placed at the curb before 4:00 p.m. the night before pickup and trash cans must be removed from the curb by 6:00 a. m. the day following your trash pick up. 

Any large items or extra bags of trash can be picked up by placing a refuse sticker on each item.  These stickers can be purchased at City Hall at a cost of $1.00 each. 

Every spring and fall there is a city-wide trash pick up for the regular customers.  The dates for these pick ups are announced in the newspaper, on your water bill, and on the radio.

Residents can set out unlimited trash and large items (items must be able to be picked up by two men and fit into the truck) on their regular trash day at no extra charge. 

Freon items such as refrigerators, freezers, and air conditions must be certified that the freon has been removed before they can be picked up. 

No construction material, batteries, tires, liquids, paint, lumber or concrete will be accepted.  Recycling or yard waste will not be picked up during these cleanups.

Plastics that are 1 and 2, steel and aluminum cans and glass bottles can all be recycled by placing them in bags with the attached yellow recycle tag. 

Newspapers, magazines, junk mail, school papers and cardboard are picked up separately from the other recyclables. 

These items must be placed in a brown paper bag or plastic grocery bag with the top left open so the papers can be dumped into the truck.  Large amounts of cardboard must be flattened and tied to prevent the items from blowing into neighboring properties. 

The Sanitation Department picks up yard waste at curbside from May until November on your normal trash day. 

Residences are allowed two cans or two bundles of yard waste per dwelling. 

Cans must not be more than 33 gallons in size and not weigh more then 40 pounds each.  Cans must be clearly marked "yard waste." 

Bundles must be tied, less  than 4 feet in length and weigh less then 40 pounds.

Residents can take extra yard waste to the compost pile on Austie Shadle Drive.  The facility is seasonal and is open from April through November.  It is open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Residents can drop off yard waste, brush, dirt and rocks. 

Residents can also pick up leaf compost when available at no charge. 

Anyone using the compost facility must show proof of residency, such as a driver's license.