CURBSIDE CONTAINER PLACEMENT GUIDE To keep the curbside service running at peak efficiency, we must ensure that your containers are properly located at the curb. This guide illustrates the proper and improper placement of your wheeled containers and offers tips to help with the curbside collection of materials.
CONTAINER DO’S
• Keep containers on a hard, level surface clear of snow and other PROPER CART PLACEMENT landscaping debris and no more than 6 feet from edge of curb.
CART • Please allow containers a 3 foot perimeter of clearance from HANDLE obstructions such as parked cars, trees, mailboxes and utility poles. There must also be a 15 foot over head clearance from any low hanging tree branches or power lines, etc. STREET 3 FEET • If you have more than one cart placed at the curb, please set them MINIMUM side by side as indicated in the illustration with at least 3 feet of clearance between the containers. CART • If you have extra large or additional materials that do not fit inside your HANDLE curbside containers, call (800) CASELLA to schedule an extra pick-up.
CONTAINER DON’TS
The cart must remain upright Keep all trash bags and Do not place the carts Keep the cart clear of all for pick-up at all times. recycling material inside cart. back to back. obstructions.
CARDBOARD/LARGE MATERIAL HANDLING Please breakdown all cardboard and oversized material so If you have any it fits into the cart with the lid closed. Please cut oversized questions, call us material down to 12” x 12” squares. at (888) 483-2757 or visit us online at casella.com ZERO-SORT® HOW RECYCLING GETS DONE TOSS ALL RECYCLABLES INTO ONE BIN CASELLA DOES THE REST
CARDBOARD Grey, Brown, White, Colored PAPER Newspapers, Mail, Envelopes, Magazines, File Folders, Office Paper (Any Color), Used Coffee Cups, Take-Out Containers PLASTIC All Containers including Bottles, Cups, Plates, Flatware GLASS Bottles and Containers (Any Color) METAL Aluminum, Tin, Steel Containers, Staples, Paper Clips
ZERO-SORT DOES NOT ACCEPT: Styrofoam, Plastic Bags, Food Waste Watch the movie at zerosort.com How Recycling Zero-Sort® Gets Done™ Recycling Guide
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