Neighborhood Clean-Up 2013

10/11/2012 | Martin Agundez, Maintenance Supervisor

Are you ready to get rid of all your unwanted items such as broken furniture, appliances, tree trimmings, and landscaping clippings?  Get ready, the Public Works Department will be in your neighborhood.  Here is some information that will help the Neighborhood Cleanup go a lot quicker and easier for you and our staff. 

This program is only open to City Residents.

Area Schedule Maps

In addition to the complete Neighborhood Clean-Up map, there are also maps for each of the specific areas below:

• Area 1 - January 28 to January 31
  Colorado Street to West Main Canal and Avenue A to west City limits
• Area 2 - February 4 to February 7
  West Main Canal to 8th Street and East Main Canal to west City limits
• Area 3 - February 11 to February 14
  Colorado Street to 8th Street and East Main Canal to east City limits
• Area 4 - February 19 to February 21
  8th Street to 16th Street and East Main Canal to west City limits
• Area 5 - February 25 to February 28
  8th Street to 16th Street and East Main Canal to east City limits
• Area 6 - March 4 to March 7
  16th Street to 24th Street and East Main Canal west City limits
• Area 7 - March 11 to March 14
  16th Street to 24th Street and East Main Canal to Pacific Avenue
• Area 8 - March 18 to March 21
  East Main Canal to west City limits and 24th Street to south City limits
• Area 9 - March 25 to March 28
  East Main Canal to Pacific Ave and 24th Street to south City limits
• Area 10 - April 1 to April 4
  Pacific Avenue to east City limits and 16th Street
  or Hwy 95 to south City limits
  

Rules

1. Please place all items at the curb for collection. Items must be placed at the pickup spot at the beginning of your designated week.
2. Please do not block or place items close to trash containers and water meters.
3. Loose items must be bagged, boxed, or tied, and must be easily handled by two people. (Not to exceed 50 lbs.)
4. Please separate piles of appliances, tires, bound limbs, and miscellaneous items for easier handling. These separate piles will be picked up by different crews.
5. No items are to be put in the alley. (The only exception is for homes facing Avenue A.)
6. Please keep any items that you don’t want discarded, away from the Right-of-Way area.

Not Accepted...

• No roofing and construction material
• No tree stumps
• No concrete or dirt
• Do not put out Household Hazardous Waste such as motor oil, pesticides, and other chemicals
• No commercial dumping
• No tires with rims
• No abandoned vehicles or commercial vehicles
• No farm equipment

Accepted Items...

• Old furniture, mattresses, carpets, and appliances
• Loose lawn clippings that are bagged
• Tree limbs that are no longer than 4 foot in length, tied and bundled, and weigh no more than 50 lbs.
• 5 tires without rims per residential location (no commercial or farm tires)

More Information

If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact the Solid Waste Division of Public Works.