Trash/Recycling
Olmsted Falls has contracted with Republic Services for rubbish/trash and recycling pick-up services. Please place your trash (BLUE) and recycling (GREEN) carts at the end of your driveway either on opposite sides or 3 feet apart from each other. Do not place rubbish out prior to 4:00 PM the night before pick-up day. Please remove containers within 24 hours following collection.
Trash/Recycling Pick-Up: Thursdays, except when a holiday falls on or before Thursday in which case the pick-up will occur on Friday of the holiday week.
Rubbish Rules
Place all household garbage and trash that will fit in the BLUE cart with the lid closed. Household garbage should be bagged. Do not put hazardous waste, paint, chemicals, motor oil, liquids, dead animals, hot ashes, car parts, tires or car batteries in the trash. Small amounts of debris such as plaster or drywall are acceptable. For disposal of household hazardous wastes, please contact the Olmsted Falls Service Department at 440-235-1345.
Recycling Rules
All recyclable materials should be placed in the GREEN cart. There is no need to place recyclables in plastic bags prior to placing them in the green cart.
Acceptable Materials:
- The entire newspaper including inserts
- Aluminum, steel and bimetal cans. Food and beverage cans only (please rinse).
- Glass bottles & jars. Food and beverage containers only (please rinse).
- Plastic food and beverage containers marked #1 through #7 (please rinse).
- Plastic detergent and soap containers marked #1 through #7 (please rinse).
- Magazines, junk mail, cardboard & paperboard including cereal and clean pizza boxes.
- Any kind of cartons such as milk, juice, broth, etc.
Yard Waste
Yard waste should be placed in brown paper yard waste bags not to exceed 40 lbs or in old garbage cans marked "yard waste". Small branches must be cut and bundled not to exceed 3 feet in length or 40 lbs. and should be placed next to yard waste bags or cans.