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Trash and Recycling Program

TRASH (REFUSE) PROGRAM The refuse (trash) & recycling rate each month for residents is $14.95 (96 gallon Capacity).  The cart may also be used for grass clippings.  Recycled items will be collected in your recycling bin. Extra polycarts are available for $7.48 each per month.  Do not put hazardous liquids or materials such as oil, oil filters, pool chemicals, fertilizer, liquid paint, insecticides, etc. in the cart.  Ordinance 2006-180 for refuse (trash) collection states that no bags, boxes or other trash left outside the cart will be collected.  Place your household garbage in the Polycart.  Wheel it out to your normal weekly, trash pickup location at the front curb or in the alley no earlier than 6:00 p.m. the evening before collection day or no later than 6:00 a.m. the morning of collection.  Position the handle away from the alley or street.  Make sure the lid is closed and nothing is on top of the cart.   Keep the Polycart away from gas meters and at least two (2) feet from fences to avoid damage by the collection truck’s pickup arm.  Leave about two (2) feet between the Polycart and your recycle bin.  Take the Polycart in no later than the day after collection.  Trash bags are not required for use in the Polycart.  But we suggest you use them to avoid wind-blown trash when the polycarts are emptied into the collection trucks.  If the cart develops an odor, tilt it over and rinse it with a garden hose.  Baking soda will also help eliminate odors.  Store the cart in your garage or near your house.  Under no circumstances are carts to be stored or left at collection place (alley or street).   If the Polycart is ever damaged Contact IESI.  For further questions, contact IESI - (972) 475-3600, 3817 Main Street  RECYCLING PROGRAM In addition to refuse collection, the city contracts for pickup of Commingled Recyclables on your scheduled collection day.  Items acceptable for pickup are:   ACCEPTABLE ITEMS Metal & Aluminum Cans:  Metal food & beverage cans composed of tin, steel or aluminum Plastic: Soft drink liter bottles & milk jugs. You may also include #1,2,3,4,5, & 7 plastics Glass: Includes clear, brown, blue, and green bottles and jars. Newspapers, Magazines, & Catalogs:  Dry newspaper, magazines, catalogs, and other paper items such as mail, envelopes, telephone books, chipboard, cereal boxes, & paper bags. Slick or glossy newspaper inserts are accepted. UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS Scrap metal and metal other than food and beverage cans, aluminum foil, mirrors, window glass, plate glass, ceramics, or safety glass (such as windshields), large plastic buckets, and diapers.  BRUSH, BULKY WASTE, AND CORRUGATED CARDBOARD COLLECTION City of Rowlett residents can call IESI @ 972-475-3600, once a month, during any week of the month, to schedule brush, bulky waste and corrugated cardboard collection. During non-peak months, brush, bulky item and corrugated cardboard collection will generally be scheduled to coincide with the resident’s next regular trash collection day. During peak brush and bulky item pick-up months, collection may be scheduled to coincide with the resident’s second upcoming trash collection day. All collections will be scheduled to be picked up within 14 calendar days of the initial call for service.     Refuse limits are as follows… Brush:  Ten (10) cubic yards (a pile that is 8 ft by 8 ft by 4 ft) Bulky Items:  Ten (10) cubic yards (a pile that is 8 ft by 8 ft by 4 ft) Corrugated Cardboard:  Curbside collection of flattened corrugated cardboard (no limit) Acceptable Items for Corrugated Cardboard Collection: Only flattened corrugated cardboard will be collected with brush and bulky waste. Non-corrugated cardboard-such as the cardboard used to make cereal boxes-should be placed in recycle bins for weekly collections. Corrugated cardboard boxes that are not broken down and/or that are filled with refuse will not be collected.  Acceptable Items for Brush Collection:  Brush should be group in manageable bundles (50 pounds or less) that are no longer than 60” in length, and should place leaves is bags. Only brush generated by the individual resident will be collected; landscaping services and tree trimming companies are required to remove and dispose of all brush waste generated as a result of their work.  Acceptable Items for Bulky Waste Collection: Refrigerators and freezers (certification that the Freon has been removed is required); All other major household appliances; Furniture; TV’s, microwaves, and other small household appliances; Hot water heaters; Debris from minor remodeling performed by the resident that does not exceed one (1) cubic yard (3 ft by 3 ft by 3 ft) in volume.  Items Considered Unacceptable for Bulky Waste Collection:  Construction, demolition, and roofing materials; Dirt, rock, and concrete; Automobile parts, tires, and batteries; Chemical liquids such as paint, motor oil and solvents; Other hazardous materials (e.g., herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers, pool chemicals, etc.)  If you have any questions about Rowlett’s brush, bulky waste and corrugated cardboard collection procedures, please call IESI at 972-475-3600.