Thanksgiving Holiday Will Affect Trash, Recycling and Yard Waste Collection Schedules in Columbus
City trash service in Columbus will
not be provided on Thursday, November 26, 2015, in observance of the
Thanksgiving Day Holiday. In addition, Rumpke collection of recycling and
yard waste will not be provided on Thursday, November 26, 2015, in observance
of the Thanksgiving Day Holiday. Observance of the holiday will prompt
changes in the City regular trash and Rumpke recycling and yard waste
collection schedules in Columbus as noted below.
For
residents assigned a collection color:
- Collection of trash in color-coded collection
areas will rotate forward by one day the week of the Thanksgiving Day Holiday as follows:
- Thursday, November 26:
No
Collection
- Friday, November 27:
Ruby
- Monday, November 30:
Gold
- Tuesday, December 1:
Gray
- Wednesday, December 2:
Navy
- Thursday, December 3:
Pink
The color-coded schedule will
rotate again on Christmas Day, Friday, December 25, 2015.
Two-Day Collection Schedule
- Residents not assigned
a trash collection color have a two-day collection window
- If your normal
collection day falls before the holiday, your trash will be collected on the
first day of the collection window
- If your collection day
falls on or after the holiday, your trash will be serviced on the second day of
the collection window
Recycling
and Yard Waste Collection
- Bi-weekly recycling and yard waste collection
regularly scheduled for Thursday, November 26, 2015, will be collected on
Friday, November 27, 2015, with recycling and yard waste collection regularly
scheduled for this Friday, November 27, 2015, to be collected on Saturday,
November 28, 2015.
- The regular bi-weekly recycling and yard waste
collection schedule will resume on Monday, November 30, 2015.
- Reminder: Under
the citywide bi-weekly recycling program, recycling and yard waste are collected
on the same day every other week
Drop off Recycling Options
- Residents can take
recyclables to one of nearly 200 free drop-off recycling locations in and
around Columbus
- Drop-off locations are
located at many Kroger and Home Depot stores, fire stations, recreation centers
and most Columbus City Schools
- For locations, call
the 311 Call Center or visit www.Columbus.gov
Drop off Yard Waste Options
Columbus residents can dispose of their yard waste at any
one of 10 free yard-waste drop-off locations (please call ahead for hours of
operation):
- Com-Til, the City’s compost facility: 7000
Jackson Pike, Columbus (614) 645-3152
- Kurtz Bros. and Mulch Manufacturing Inc.:
Residents may be asked to show proof that they are a Columbus or Franklin
County resident.
- 2850 Rohr Road, Groveport (Kurtz Bros.); (614)
491-0868
- 6055-C Westerville Road, Westerville (Kurtz
Bros.); (614) 882-0200
- 6279 Houchard Road, Dublin (Kurtz Bros.); (614)
873-2000
- 6747 Taylor Road S.W. (Mulch Manufacturing,
Inc.); (614) 864-4004
- Ohio Mulch: Please be prepared with a
driver’s license or some form of documentation identifying you as a Columbus
resident, otherwise you will be charged
- 4120 Roberts Road, Columbus (Ohio Mulch); (614)
921-9330
- 4665 Westerville Rd. (Ohio Mulch); (614)
891-3242
- 1600 Universal Rd. (Ohio Mulch); (614) 445-4455
- 2541 Harrisburg Pike (Ohio Mulch); (614)
594-0270
- 537 Reynoldsburg-New Albany Rd. (Ohio Mulch);
(614) 863-0445
- For more information on trash, recycling
and yard waste pickup, residents can:
- Call the Columbus Call Center at (614) 645-3111
(311 from many home phones) for information about trash pickup
- Call Rumpke at 1-800-828-8171 for information
about the collection of yard waste and recycling
- Can look up their collection days on the
Columbus 311 website at www.311.Columbus.gov