News from City of Charlotte Solid Waste Services

Columbus Day Holiday Collection Schedule

The City of Charlotte Solid Waste Services will collect garbage, recyclables, yard waste and bulky waste on Columbus Day, Monday, October 10.

Residents are reminded of the following tips to ensure collection:

• Bag all garbage before placing it in the rollout cart. Do not overfill the cart.
• Remove food/liquid residue from all recyclable containers before placing them in the recycling cart. Tear (not fold) cardboard into small pieces that will fit loosely into your cart with the lid able to close. Do not bag recyclables.
• Trimmings from shrubs and trees must be no longer than five feet in length and no larger than four inches in diameter.
• Place leaves in untied plastic bags or uncovered trash cans (not City-issued rollout carts).
• Place collection materials curbside by 6:30 am on collection day. Rollout carts must be removed from curbside by midnight the same day.
• Place collection items within six feet of the curb. Please do not block the sidewalk.

Call 311 (704.336.7600) or visit curbit.charlottenc.gov to schedule bulky waste collection. 

Be Sure To Prep it! Right This Fall

Fall is here and leaves are falling! So while you're raking your leaves and gathering limbs, remember these tips before placing those items curbside for collection: 

• Place leaves in untied plastic bags or uncovered trash cans. If leaves are placed in plastic bags, your bags will be collected and not left at the curb for reuse. 
• Cut limbs, logs and brush to no more than five feet in length and four inches in diameter.
• Piles should be separated and sorted by type of yard waste (limbs, loose debris, bagged/container or logs). Separate into piles that are no longer than five feet and no higher than three feet. There should be at least two feet between piles.

For more information on how to properly prepare yard waste for collection, click here.

Healthy Communities' Food Too Good To Waste Challenge

Did you know that in 2013 Americans threw 35 million tons of food into landfills and incinerators? Research shows that nearly everyone wastes more than they think they do. The Food: Too Good to Waste Challenge will help you figure out how much food is really going to waste in your home and what you can do to waste less. By making small shifts in how you shop for, prepare, and store food, you can save time and money, and keep the valuable resources used to produce and distribute food from going to waste! 

Win cash prizes, media recognition, dinner parties and more for your family and your community!

http://www.healthycommunitiesclt.com/challenge/