Smith's Disposal Services
Guidelines and Helpful Hints
Please place your garbage, compost and recycling out at the curb by 6:00am the day of
your scheduled pickup. While we try to be consistent in our pickup times, we
occasionally have to adjust routes based on things such as weather, road construction,
sub-sales, breakdowns, etc… Having your garbage out by 6:00am is the best way to
ensure pickup.
Set recycling out so that it is visible to the route driver. Recycling that cannot be seen
because it behind compost bags or garbage containers cannot be picked up. We cannot
come back for recycling that was not clearly visible to the driver.
Make sure compost cans are clearly marked and visible. Much the same as recycling,
the compost driver has to be able to see your compost to pick it up.
For more help please visit our Prohibited Items page.
We observe six holidays a year and are closed if they fall on a weekday. They are
Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day. If
your scheduled pick-up falls on or after one of these holidays, your pick-up will be one
day later than normal for that particular week. An example would be if Christmas were
to fall on a Wednesday. Monday and Tuesday pick-ups would be on normal schedules,
but Wednesday, Thursday and Friday pick-ups would be one day late.
Trash
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Up to (12) - 30 gallon cans or (12) - 30 gallon bags of household garbage.
If the can is a 64 or 96 gallon container, there can be NO LOOSE TRASH inside.
All trash must be bagged in no bigger than 30 gallon bags.
Recycling
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You must purchase one of our recycling bins to participate. There is a onetime fee of $10.00 to purchase the bin.
We also have a 35 gallon can available with an attached lid and wheels for
purchase.
To control costs, we ask that you only recycle items from your household.
Paper/Cardboard
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There is a limit of 5 bags/bundles of paper and cardboard per week.
Cardboard must be broken down.
We cannot accept large boxes such as appliance or furniture boxes unless
they are cut down to acceptable sizes to fit in our trucks.
Plastics
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We cannot accept any plastic product that contained hazardous material
such as motor oil, antifreeze, windshield washer solvent, etc…
Containers must be empty with caps or lids removed
Glass
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Clear Glass Only
Empty with caps or lids removed
Limits:
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2 bins of mixed recycling plus 5 bags/bundles of cardboard and paper
products weekly.
For more help please visit the Acceptable Items page.
Composting
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Grass clippings, leaves, twigs and branches
Up to 12 cans or bags
Must be in brown paper compost bags or 30 gallon cans clearly marked
‘Compost’ and set separately from the garbage
Branches can be no bigger than 2” in diameter and no longer than 4ft long.
They must be tied into small bundles
Compost season is from the first full week in April to the last full week of
November
Additional bags can be taken for $1.00 each, payable at time of pickup
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Christmas trees are also picked up and need to be cut into 3 foot lengths.
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Large items
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Furniture, appliances, mattresses, carpeting, etc. can all be picked up
There is an extra charge for these large items
Please call in advance to schedule pick-up
Payment can be made in advance or at the time of pickup
Vacations / Seasonal Service
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Must stop service for a minimum of 3 months in order to receive a credit for
stoppage of service.
Must fill out and return the appropriate provided Trash Service Form for
stopping and starting service.
Must deal with Chris Collins only and not Smith's Disposal.
Questions
Chris Collins
Email: ccollinscustom@comcast.net
Cell: (248)670-0773