JUNK PICK-UP DAY
The next Junk Pick-up Day will be April 24, 2010.

JUNK PICK-UP DAY
Specific items not collected on Junk Pick-Up Day
Tires - Fluids -Chemicals -Combustibles -Batteries -Propane Tanks -Lumber Over 4' (lumber under 4' acceptable) -Carpet Bundles over 4' (under 4' acceptable) -Computer Monitors

To dispose of computer monitors and other items not allowed to be taken by the sanitation collector please call Metro Call at 574-5000 for further assistance.

SANITAION HOLIDAYS 2010

MEMORIAL DAY - Monday, May 31, 2010.  - The collections for this week will be one day later for both collections. Tuesday collection will be on Wednesday and the Friday collection will be on Saturday.

INDEPENDENCE DAY - Sunday, July 4, 2010. - A holiday on Sunday does not effect your collection day. All services will be the same this week.

LABOR DAY - Monday, September 6, 2010. - The collections for this week will be one day later for both collections. Tuesday collection will be on Wednesday and the Friday collection will be on Saturday.

THANKSGIVING DAY, Thursday, November 25, 2019. - Rumpke will provide regularly scheduled services for the Tuesday collection of this week, but the Friday collection will be on Saturday.

CHRISTMAS DAY, Saturday, December 25, 2010. Rumpke will provide regularly scheduled services this week. A holiday on Saturday does not effect your collection day.

The following information explains most inquiries received about trash, recycle and yard waste items. Please call the City of Hurstbourne office at 426-4808 if additional information is needed.

Collection Days
Tuesday and Friday

Tuesday
Trash and Recycle

Friday
Trash and Yard Waste

Trash, Recycle and Yard Waste are picked up in different trucks

Trash
3-20 gallon or 2-30 gallon cans at the rear and unlimited cans and bags are accepted at the curb. This excludes grass and leaves

Recycle
The City provides curbside recycling to each home. A bin and lid are provided to each home and should be left from the previous owner. If you do not have a bin, please call the City office.

Recycle is picked up at the curb in the container provided by the City of Hurstbourne.

Recycle Items Accepted
Rumpke has expanded the number of items that can be accepted. Listed below are items that are now accepted.
• Plastic bottles and jars #1 through #7
• Newspapers, including advertising inserts
• Brown grocery bags
• Telephone books
• Magazines and catalogs that are no thicker than one inch
• Office and computer paper
• Paperboard and beverage carrying cases
• Gift boxes, cereal boxes, cake mix boxes, etc.
• Glass bottles and jars: clear and all colors
• Aluminum cans
• Tin, steel, bi-metal food cans
• Aluminum foil and foil food containers
• Corrugated cardboard: bundles two feet by 2' x 2' only, bundled and at the curb. If you decide to put them out for garbage they must still be broken down and set at the curb.
• Junk mail
Remember to rinse all food residues from these items. Rumpke cannot recycle items that have food particles or are soiled by food residue. You do not need to remove paper labels from cans or jars.

Yard Waste
Yard Waste is picked up at the curb only.

Yard waste should be placed in either bags or trash containers at the curb. Grass and leaves will not be picked up on Tuesday. We do request that residents keep their grass and leaves at the rear of their home until Thursday night or very early Friday morning. Yard Waste is defined as all waste items from the yard, such as dead shrubs, twigs, limbs, grass and leaves. The only exception is tree limbs three inches in diameter and larger, which are to be disposed of in the garbage.

Garbage
Rear Door Collections
We are paying for rear door collections at all residential locations for the removal of up to 60 gallons (either three 20 gallon or two 30 gallon containers). Residents may choose to leave all of their refuse at the curb if they prefer. If a resident changes the location of the collection point for their containers, they must notify the City Offices, in advance, so that the contractor can be alerted.

More Trash than Allowed for Rear Door Pick Up
If a resident has more than 60 gallons of refuse for collection at the rear door, the additional refuse must be set at the curb. The contractor is not required to remove more than 60 gallons of refuse from the rear of the home. Unlimited cans and bags are allowed at the curb.

Limbs, Branches, etc.
The contractor will remove limbs, branches and the like if they are cut into three-foot (3') lengths and tied into reasonably sized bundles and set at the curb. Only the limbs 3" in diameter or larger will be taken with the garbage. All other sticks/branches under 3" will be taken with the yard waste.

Christmas Trees
Christmas trees will be picked up after the holiday season on regular collection days when left at the curb. No special cutting or other preparation of the trees is necessary.

Refuse
Refuse should not be packaged in any container larger than 30 gallons. When discarding sod, or lawn edging smaller containers should be used.

Using Plastic Bags
Extra precaution should be taken if plastic bags are used. Please remember, the stress of stuffed bags, heavy refuse and weather conditions weaken a plastic bag as it sits. The contractor is responsible for cleaning any litter of a broken bag only if they cause the break, for example, if they drop the bag. Litter from over-stressed bags is the residents' responsibility.

Garbage Accessibility to the Contractor
All garbage should be accessible to the contractor by 6:30 AM even if the contractor will not arrive until a later time. The contractor will not be required to return to a missed site if garbage is not accessible.

Unusually Large or Heavy Refuse
Any unusually large or heavy refuse, such as building materials, water heater, furniture and similar items, are not covered by the contract. Residents may contact Rumpke to make private arrangements for the removal of such objects.

Junk Pick-Up Day
Twice a year the City provides a junk pick-up day. This pick up is usually done in April and October of each year. Residents will be notified of exact dates.

For people living on Wessex Place who want to participate in a junk pick-up day please have all of you items in the alley where your garbage is regularly picked up.

Inverness residents who want to participate in a junk pick-up day please place your items by the toter corral.

Items that the city office frequently receives calls about regarding Junk Pick-Up Day
Refrigerators: All refrigerators must have the freon removed by a certified technician and have a certified sticker on it from the technician for removal.
Water Heaters: Water Heaters must be empty and at the curb
Paint: Latex paint is accepted on any regular garbage pick up day, as well as, Junk Pick-Up Day. It must be dry (kitty litter helps speed the drying process), also, please leave the lids off.
Oil-Based paint is not accepted because it is considered household hazardous waste. You may contact the Jefferson County Green Outlook Program to find out more about disposing oil-based paint. Their phone number is
57-GREEN. (574-7336), you may also call Metro Call at 574-5000.