Sanitation
City Moves to Curbside Sanitation Service
Starting Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, the city asks all residents in single-family homes to bring their trash receptacles to the curb for pickup.
Residents who cannot perform this task may apply to maintain back door pickup by filling out the Special Assistance Request for Backdoor Sanitation Pickup.
No changes are happening to the schedule and frequency of sanitation services – residents will still receive pick-up twice a week on the same days that they normally receive service.
This change in service will create efficiency for the city allowing staff to devote time to other needed public works tasks, and as important if not more so, it will help improve the morale and physical well-being of staff.
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Special Collections Occurring on Wednesdays
Requests special pickups by Tuesdays at noon for Wednesday pickups. Read more...
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Sanitation Guidelines
- Items should be at the curb ready for sanitation collection by 7 a.m.
- All garbage should be bagged and securely tied and closed.
- No yard waste should be in plastic bags.
- Containers should not exceed 32 gallons.
- Building materials, stumps, dirt, rocks, concrete products, automobile bodies and parts, tires, paint, oil and other liquids, and feces will not be picked up by the city. Return used tires to the dealer.
- Paint cans are picked up only in gallon containers. Cans must be filled with cat litter so there is no remaining liquid.
- Leaves must be kept separate from other yard debris and other items for pick up at the curb by leaf vacuum equipment.
- Logs or tree limbs must be no longer than three (3) feet, and not more than four (4) inches in diameter and stacked neatly at the curb. This material will be collected as rapidly as possible.
- Trees, bushes or other vegetation from commercial tree trimmers, landscapers or building contractors will not be picked up by the city.
- Debris will not be picked up from vacant lots unless a sanitation tax is paid to the city.
- Residents may request curbside collection of bulky items for a fee of $50 for the first ton and $50 for each additional ton. Special pickups occur on Wednesdays. The Special Pickup Request form and complete payments must be received by noon on Tuesdays for Wednesday pickup.
Special Pickup Requests
Residents of the City of Avondale Estates may request curbside collection of bulky items for a fee of $50 for the first ton and $50 for each additional ton. Acceptance of the Special Pickup Request is not automatic.
Please note that donation, reuse or repurposing is encouraged before using disposal through this service.
- Special pickup occurs on Wednesdays.
- Fill out a Special Pickup Request form and complete payments by noon on Tuesdays for Wednesday pickup.
- All items must be placed at the curb.
- Building materials, stumps, dirt, rocks, concrete products, automobile bodies and parts (including tires), paint, oil, other liquids and feces will not be picked up by the city.
- Refrigerator doors must be removed.
- Small, deceased animals must be wrapped in plastic bags.
2023 Holiday Sanitation Schedule
| Date of Holiday Observance | Date of Rescheduled Pickup* |
|---|---|
| Martin Luther King Day, Monday, Jan. 16 | Tuesday, Jan. 17 (whole City) |
| Memorial Day, Monday, May 29 | Tuesday, May 30, regular pickup schedule resumes |
| Independence Day, Tuesday, July 4 | Wednesday, July 5 (pickup Tues. regular collection) |
| Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 4 | Tuesday, Sept. 5 (whole City) |
| Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 10 | Monday, Nov. 13, regular pickup schedule resumes |
| Thanksgiving holidays, Nov. 23 and 24 | Monday, Nov. 27, regular pickup schedule |
| Christmas holidays: Dec. 25 and TBD | TBD |
| New Year Holiday, Mon., Jan. 1, 2024 | Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2023 regular schedule resumes |
*Every intention will be made to pick up the entire city pending issues with crew, equipment or weather.
Residential Sanitation Pickup Schedule
| Mon. & Thu. Collection | ||||
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| Berkeley Rd. (Avonwood) |
Bromley Rd. | Chatsworth Dr. | Charlbury Place | Chelsea Ct. |
| Clarendon Ave. (41,43-1152) |
Clarendon Place | Coventry Close | Covington Hwy. | Dartmouth Ave. |
| Devon Ln. | Dunwick Dr. | Exeter Rd. | Fairfield Dr. | Fairfield Plaza |
| Franklin St. | Hampshire Ct. | Kensington Rd. (3125-3285) |
Kingstone Rd. (1-8) |
Locust St. |
| Majestic Circle (3079-3308) |
Maple St. | Nottingham Dr. | Oak St. | Olive St. |
| Reese Way | South Avondale Rd. | Stratford Rd. (803-917) |
Sutton Place | Sussex Rd. |
| Washington St. | Wiltshire Dr.(3-69; 3122, 3132-3316) |
Wynn Dr. |
| Tue. & Fri. Collection | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Place | Banbury Cross | Berkeley Rd. | Berkeley Village | Clarendon Ave. (2-40, 42) |
| Covington Rd. | Hess Dr. | Kensington Rd. (2-3119) |
Kingstone Rd. (9-17) |
Lakeshore Dr. |
| Lakeshore Plaza | Lakeview Place | Majestic Circle (2962-3048) |
Melford Place | Oakham Place |
| Old Rockbridge Rd. | N. Clarendon Rd. | S. Avondale Plaza | Stratford Green Townhomes |
Stratford Rd. (724-746) |
| Viscount Ct. | Windsor Terrace | Wilshire Dr. (73-3117; 3123) |
Windsor Walk |
NOTE: Sanitation pickup at commercial locations occurs either four days a week or one day a week depending upon the amount of service paid for in the commercial location's business license.