The Oak Ridge citywide household trash pickup program will begin Monday, Oct. 7. In an effort to improve the pickup process, Waste Connections is slightly changing the way pickup is conducted.
The new schedule lists a group of roads and streets to be serviced over the course of the full week, instead of on specific days. Residents are asked to have their materials out by 7 a.m. on the Monday of the beginning of their scheduled week for pickup, according to the city news release.
Due to the late notice, Waste Connections crews will re-run the areas scheduled for Week 1 again at the end of the pickup, during the week of Nov. 4, for those who were missed or not ready in time for the first week’s pickup.
Household rubbish, old appliances, and minor remodeling materials will be picked up. Residents have always been very cooperative, and we ask for their continued cooperation this year by following a few guidelines:
- Residents should place all materials near, but not beyond the curb on the Monday of their scheduled pickup week. Keep materials off sidewalks and out of parking areas and gutters. Please bag as many items as possible to prevent items from being scattered in prohibited areas.
- There is a limit of one truckload of material per residence. A truckload is defined as one pickup truck or approximately 3 feet high by 4 feet wide and 8 feet long, approximately 100 cubic feet maximum.
- Be advised that Chestnut Ridge Landfill will not accept any item that has or had Freon in it, such as, air conditioners, freezers and refrigerators. Crews will not pick up hazardous items, paint, tires, concrete, or piles of rubbish that are mixed with brush or leaves.
- All materials must be in place no later than 7 a.m. on the scheduled pickup week. Any materials put out after their scheduled pickup Monday may not be picked up.
- The Fall leaf collection is scheduled to begin on Nov. 18. A new schedule will be provided in advance of the start date. Bagged leaves/yard clippings will be picked up during the next collection. It should be noted that bagged yard waste will also be picked up with the regularly scheduled refuse collection throughout the year.
- The household trash pickup schedule can be found on the city website at oakridgetn.gov/householdtrashpickup . Please note that the proposed schedule is a general guide and can vary considerably from the actual schedule due to weather conditions and/or the amount of participation by residents.
- For more information, please contact Waste Connections of Tennessee at (865) 482-3656.