USD Business Trash Collection
Service
Trash collection is available to businesses in the Urban Service District
(USD). Businesses inside the USD are collected weekly. (If your business
is in the Downtown Core Area, a different collection
system applies.)
Businesses who have more trash than fall within the guidelines below, or who are outside the USD must contract with a private service for disposal.
Containers
Businesses may be issued 1 brown department approved container for refuse
disposal and will be allowed to purchase 1 aditional container. All
trash must be placed in the department approved container. Any excess
refuse shall be disposed of at the expense of the owner or person in
charge of the premises.
All trash should be bagged and each container should not weigh more than 50 pounds.
Collection
Businesses should set their containers out at the curb (except
on streets where alleys are used).
In alleys, containers should be placed adjacent to, but not obstructing, the traveled portion of the alley.
Metro Public Works employees are not permitted on private property. Therefore, all containers should be as close to the curb / alley as possible.
Holidays
Trash is not collected on New Year’s Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving
Day or Christmas Day. Any collection day that falls on one of these
holidays will be picked up on Saturday of that week.
How to Use Your Trash Cart
- Look under your cart lid for your pick-up day.
- On your pick-up day, place your cart on the curb or in the alley with the arrow on the lid pointing toward the street or alley. Your trash will be picked up between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
- Do not place the cart within 3 feet of any stationary object such as a car, mailbox, utility pole, recycling cart, etc.
- Do not place the cart under wires, tree limbs, building overhangs or other items that could be damaged. Please make sure there is 15 feet of clearance.
- Items that are placed outside the trash cart will not be picked up.
- Please remove your cart from the street by 7 p.m. on pick-up day.
For more information on trash collection call 880-1000.
