New curbside trash service begins July 31, trash carts optional
July 20, 2023 | Public Information Office
City trash pickup services will fully switch to trash cart pickup with the new rules in place on July 31.
Use of trash carts remains optional.
Earlier this month, vendors delivered more than 9,100 trash carts to Leavenworth households. Residents have the option of choosing not to use the trash carts, even if they have been delivered a trash cart.
To use the trash cart, please place trash in a trash bag and put it in the cart. Place the cart with the handle facing toward the street. (see photo) Regular trash collection begins at 6:30 a.m. during summer months.
See a chart of how to dispose of specific trash items here - https://www.leavenworthks.org/ru/page/trash-information-how-dispose-specific-items-leavenworth
Some of the new rules for trash pickup include:
- All items, except bundles of sticks and tires, must be contained within trash bags, brown lawn bags or a City-provided trash cart. No loose items will be collected outside of the trash cart. The only hard-sided container permitted are the trash carts provided by the City of Leavenworth.
- The City will pick up trash bags weighing 60 pounds or less. Bags over 60 pounds will not be collected. Please ensure bags can support the items placed inside. Miscellaneous bags like plastic grocery or dog food bags will not be picked up. Do not put items in the bag that will rip, tear, cut or puncture the bag. Any messes will be the resident's responsibility.
- Cardboard boxes: Cardboard should be broken down and placed into bags, trash cart, or taken to the Recycling Center. Boxes not contained within bags or trash carts will not be collected.
- City trash service is set up to handle regular weekly household trash. We are not set up to handle large clean-out piles on trash day. While we are not placing a limit on the number of trash bags, large clean-out piles are not considered regular household trash and therefore will not be collected.
The Leavenworth Recycling Center, 1720 Lawrence Avenue, is open 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The Recycling Center accepts cardboard boxes, certain types of plastic, tin and aluminum cans, car batteries, electronics and many other items to help reduce the amount of trash in your new trash cart - https://www.leavenworthks.org/publicworks/page/leavenworth-recycling-center
Below is a chart of how to dispose of specific trash items in Leavenworth. We recommend viewing this on a desktop computer. Direct link to chart is https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRW38S-lBr9q9EWfrpfo3nDfBx1CIkTBVNX4AU6QuDhKPphp90b1XRExIsNXyW7IVHLHR8NShpm_Gnt/pubhtml
