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Solid Waste Knuckleboom will continue to be collected the first full week of each month. They City of Waynesboro offers a Refuse Collection program for all residents of the City. The program costs $14.50 per month and includes weekly collection of refuse and a monthly collection of knuckleboom items. Listed below is a description of both programs. If you have any questions feel free to contact the Refuse Division at 942-6764. View 2011 Holiday Schedule Refuse Collection Pick Up On your regular collection day, please place your city roll-out container at the street or along the alley, where available, no later than 6:00 AM. Due to safety concerns, no privately owned cans will be emptied. An occasional extra amount will be taken only if bagged, limited to one (1) bag. If there is a need for another roll-out container, please call the Utilities Department, 942-6643, and one will be provided for an additional fee. In case of missed pick up due to inclement weather, extra bags will be acceptable. The roll-out container should be kept closed in order to keep out water, animals, insects, and to comply with our Health and Sanitation Requirements. Please keep your container in a clean condition and rinse out occasionally with a garden hose. If your container is damaged or stolen, please notify the Refuse Department, 942-6764. Missed Pick Up For information concerning missed pick up, please call the Refuse Department, 942-6764. What we WILL Collect Household refuse such as food waste, paper products, cans and glass containers. Bagged free-floating materials such as Styrofoam packing “peanuts,” pet wastes, sawdust, etc. Lawn debris: shrub trimmings, pine needles/cones, grass trimmings that have been bagged. Medical use needles and syringes sealed in plastic containers (milk jugs, liquid laundry detergent) for safe collection. Hardened latex paint (leave lid off). What we will NOT Collect Hazardous materials such as oil paint, paint thinner, petroleum products, pesticides, automotive fluids, lead acid batteries, herbicides, etc. (A special Hazardous Waste Collection is held every fall in Augusta County ). Call 942-6720 for details; Motor oil and antifreeze will be collected at the Public Convenience Center all year. Rocks Masonry products (concrete blocks, bricks, mortar, etc.). Car parts Appliances will be collected by bulk collection. Because the carts are flammable, please do not put ashes, charcoal or any other substance that would ignite. Contents of roll-out cart must not exceed 200 pounds. To find out your refuse collection day, please contact the Refuse Office at 942-6764 Knuckleboom Collection The Department of Public Works now provides Monthly Bulk Refuse collection for all residents who are currently Weekly Refuse Collection customers. This collection is scheduled by VOTING WARDS and collected one Week of each month by Ward (effective May 2005). In order for this service to work efficiently and fairly, the assistance and cooperation of all participants is a must. Please read and follow the guidelines provided Residents should have debris they wish collected placed where your garbage is normally collected NO LATER THAN 6:00 AM at the start of your collection week; Residents are limited to one truck load to be collected each pick up week of the month. Place all junked items (white goods, tires, old furniture, etc.) neatly out of the travel way. Do not block street, sidewalk or alley. This is not intended to be a leaf collection. Leaf collection begins the week after Thanksgiving, so piles can be raked to the front edge of property (NOT IN THE STREET) for pick up at that time. The City Operations will collect non-bagged leaves and the Knuckleboom will collect bagged leaves. Materials not acceptable for collection will be left and the occupant will be responsible for proper disposal of those items. For safety reasons, separate grindables (brush, palettes, wood, etc.) from non-grindables. Make sure any white goods (televisions, refrigerators and other appliances) are uncovered. No brush should be on top of them. This service is not able to pick up debris from the complete removal of trees and large shrubs. Yard waste should be from the routine care and maintenance of lawns. Remember to put household garbage into your refuse container for Weekly Refuse Collection by Ward (see Weekly Refuse Collection Days for changes to schedule). We WILL Collect Limbs left for pick up should not exceed: 4 feet long, 2 feet wide & 2 feet high. Maximum weight is 75 pounds. Maximum limb diameter is 2 inches. Brush from yard clean up and grindable wood. Please remember to separate from all other items. Furniture and Appliances. Two tires per household. Do-it-yourself construction or demolition debris (non-contracted removal). Bagged grass clippings. Carpeting removed from ONE ROOM ONLY. Non-asbestos roof shingles (non-contracted removal). We Will NOT Collect Hazardous materials such as batteries, pesticides, herbicides, paint, paint thinner, etc. (A special Hazardous Waste Collection is usually held every fall in Augusta County). Call 942-6720 for details; motor oil and antifreeze will be collected at the Public Convenience Center. Stumps from tree removal. Shrubbery with large root systems. Masonry products (concrete blocks, bricks, mortar, etc.). Contractor generated construction or demolition debris. Asbestos products. Fluorescent lights. Medical waste. Special Pick Ups The city has a special pick up service that is offered on a pay as need basis. This is in addition to the monthly bulk pick up that is offered free of charge to residential refuse customers. The same rules apply for special pick ups as they do for regular pick up. We will *not* accept any demolition or construction debris. Special pick ups may be ordered through the Solid Waste Division by calling 942-6764. Pick up fee is $35.00 per load. If you have any questions please call the Solid Waste Division at 942-6764. Please be environmentally friendly and recycle your cardboard, paper, glass, aluminum & other recyclables at the Public Convenience Center 300 N. Winchester Avenue at Delphine & 6th 942-6765 Solid Waste Division 300 N. Winchester Ave Waynesboro, VA 22980 Phone: 540-942-6764 Hours: Monday through Friday 7:00 am - 3:30 pm 2012 Holiday Schedule Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed Monday, January 17th. There will be no change in collection schedule. President’s Day will be observed Monday, February 21st. There will be no change in collection schedule. Memorial will be observed Monday, May 30th. There will be no change in collection schedule. Independence Day will be observed Wednesday, July 4th. All residents are asked to place their trash out on Monday morning before 6:00am and leave until collected. There will be no collection on Wednesday. Labor Day will be observed Monday, September 5th. There will be no change in collection schedule. Veterans Day will be observed Monday, November 12th. There will be no change in collection schedule. Thanksgiving Holiday will be observed on Thursday and Friday, November 24th and 25th. All residents are asked to place their trash out Monday morning before 6:00 am and leave until collected. There will be no collection on Thursday or Friday. Christmas Day will be observed on Monday, December 25th. There will be no change in collection schedule. New Year’s Day will be observed on Monday, January 1st. There will be no change in collection schedule. Please check the calendar frequently for any changes that may occur through out the year.