Edwardsville Begins Automated Trash Collection

Effective August 9^th, Allied Waste, in conjunction with the City of Edwardsville, will initiate the automated garbage collection program, by delivering new, wheeled containers to nearly all residential customers of the community. Automated collection is a system of residential garbage and trash collection that requires special vehicles and containers. The vehicle is equipped with a lifting mechanism that reaches out to the wheeled trash and recycle containers, lifts, empties the contents and returns the container to its original position.

While standard or traditional trash collection will continue on a weekly basis, the recycle containers (yellow lids) will be dumped every-other week. Separating recyclable materials will not be necessary.  The following weeks will be Recycling pick up will take place during the following weeks beginning on the Monday’s listed below:

September 12 & 26
October 10 & 24
November 7 & 21
December 5 & 19

Public cooperation is essential for this or any program to be successful. Therefore, there are several important elements to this program that all customers must remember.

1) All trash must be bagged, placed inside the waste container, and the lid must be closed.

2) Items must not be stacked on top of the containers. Additional garbage bags left on the curbside will not be picked up.

3) On pick-up days, the container must be placed within 3 feet of the street and at least 5 feet from a mailbox, parked cars, utility poles, the recycling container or other obstacles. The wheels of the containers must generally face the customer’s property (not the street).

Complete details from the City of Edwardsville, Waste Collection and Recycling