Unacceptable Items

Information about what should not go in regular trash.

What Should Not Go In With Regular Trash?

• Yard Waste (Please visit our Yard Waste page for disposal options for these items.)
• Furniture or pieces of furniture
• Construction materials
• Household Hazardous Waste (Please visit our Household Hazardous Waste page for disposal options for these items.)
• Tires, car batteries, and other automobile parts
• Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs)
• Refrigerated appliances (refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, heat pumps, water coolers and air conditioners)
• Dead animals
• Cooking oils and grease

For these items, please call a private hauler (check Google local or the yellow pages under "Rubbish").

Dead Animal Collection

The Division of Refuse Collection collects dead animals in the public right-of-way.

• One person, using a specialized pick-up truck, provides this service.
• For collection of a dead animal on a city of Columbus street or sidewalk, call 645-5966.
• Dead animals cannot be collected from within your house, basement or garage, or anywhere on your property.
• Please contact a private animal control company for animal removal from private property.
• Veterinarians and some local funeral homes will accept dead animals.
• You may arrange to drop-off a dead animal by calling the Capital Area humane Society (614) 777-7387, extension 208.
• For the collection of dead animals on county roads or highways, contact the Franklin County Department of Highway Maintenance at (614) 462-3072.