Solid Waste Collection Guidelines

• ALL GARBAGE MUST BE BAGGED. This prevents loose garbage from blowing out of the
  truck when being dumped.
• All garbage must be located inside a Limestone County Solid Waste t rash cart, and the lid must be CLOSED. Garbage not contained in the Limestone County trash cart will not be picked up.
• No trash cart should be filled beyond its capacity so that its lid cannot be fully closed prior to collection. This prevents garbage spilling out while the cart is being emptied.
• Drivers are not responsible for the cleanup of spillage as a result of overfilled trash carts or garbage that is not bagged.
• Place only food, paper products, and items usually placed in kitchen or bathroom garbage cans in the Limestone County trash cart.
• Do not place ashes, hot or cold, in the Limestone County trash cart.
• Trucks will not collect garbage carts that contain hazardous or unauthorized waste.
• Place the Limestone County trash cart for pickup no later than 5:00 a.m. on the day of your collection.
• Trucks will not return to pick up trash carts placed out late.
• Carts shall be placed at ground level, off the shoulder of the roadway, on the property of the customer, within five feet of the roadway.
• Place trash carts with lid opening facing the street, and the handle facing away from the street.
• Place the trash cart at least five feet away from any other obstructions, such as other trash carts, mailboxes, posts, etc., and at least ten feet away from vehicles.
• Do not place trash carts under trees. A minimum of fifteen feet of overhead clearance is required for automatic collection.
• At no time shall any trash carts be placed on or within the traveled, graded, or paved portion of any right-of-way, or on or within any gutters, ditches, or sidewalks.
• ALL TRASH CARTS ARE THE PROPERTY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY. It is unlawful to dispose or remove any such cart from the premises where the cart was delivered without the consent of Limestone County Solid Waste.
• Trash carts damaged by fire, or damaged beyond reasonable use due to the negligence of the customer shall be replaced by the customer by payment to Limestone County Solid Waste at an amount equal to the county's cost. Carts continue to remain the property of Limestone County.
• Garbage collection will be at a fee of $18 per billing cycle and is collected through Athens Utilities.