Highland Heights - Solid Waste/Recycling Disposal Chart

 

Categories include:

Trash Icon Solid Waste

Hazardous Icon Household Hazardous Waste

Recycle Icon Recyclable

Private Disposal IconContact Private Disposal/Hauler

Item

Category

Notes

Appliances

        

Large and small appliances are collected; place on tree lawn on regular trash day

FREON will be removed by the City’s Garbage Contractor

Air conditioners

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Coffee makers

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Refrigerators

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Stoves

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Toasters

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Washing machines, dryers

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Water tanks

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Electronics

 

 

Stereos, speakers

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Televisions

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Computers

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See Computer and Cell Phone Recycling for special collection days.

Key boards

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See Computer and Cell Phone Recycling for special collection days.

Monitors

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See Computer and Cell Phone Recycling for special collection days.

Printers

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Cell phones

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See Computer and Cell Phone Recycling for special collection days.

Glass

 

Non-recyclable glass should be wrapped in paper and discarded with regular trash.

Clear, green and brown jars and bottles

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Includes glass beverage bottles and food jars

Ceramics

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Crockery

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Crystal

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Drinking glasses

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Glass doors

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Please contact private disposal/ hauler.

Incandescent light bulbs

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Compact fluorescent light bulbs

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See Household Hazardous Waste special collection days

Mirrors

 

Please contact private disposal/ hauler.

Photo/Picture frame glass

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Pyrex

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Window glass

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Please contact private disposal/ hauler.

Windshield glass

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Please contact private disposal/ hauler.

Metal

 

 

Aerosol cans

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Aluminum cans

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Bi-metal cans

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Steel cans

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Paper

 

 

Catalogs

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Securely tie in bundles of no more than 40 pounds, or place in brown paper bags

Computer printer paper

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Securely tie in bundles of no more than 40 pounds, or place in brown paper bags

Envelopes

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Magazines

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Securely tie in bundles of no more than 40 pounds, or place in brown paper bags

Newspapers

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Securely tie in bundles of no more than 40 pounds, or place in brown paper bags

Telephone books

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Securely tie in bundles of no more than 40 pounds, or place in brown paper bags

Cardboard

 

 

Cardboard food containers

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Place pizza boxes, food containers, waxed cartons (such as cereal boxes) in regular trash

Corrugated cardboard

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Flatten and securely tie in bundles of no more than 40 pounds. 

Plastic

 

 

Items labeled #1 PETE (Polyethylene terephthalate)

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Includes beverage, food and other liquid containers; remove caps

Items labeled #2 HDPE (high-density polyethylene)

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Includes cloudy milk and water jugs, opaque food bottles; remove caps

Plastic food containers

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Plastic milk containers

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Plastic bags

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Wood Products

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Shavings, sawdust

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Pasteboard

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Straw

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Yard Waste

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Does not include dirt, sod or commercial construction debris.
See information on special Spring Brush Collection.

Christmas trees

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Place on tree lawn on regular trash day

Trees, small

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Trees, large

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Please contact private disposal/ hauler.

Branches

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Bag items or cut in 4’ lengths and tie in bundles of no more than 40 pounds

Trimmings, prunings

 

Bag items or cut in 4’ lengths and tie in bundles of no more than 40 pounds

Tree trunks less than 8” in diameter

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Cut in 4’ lengths and tie in bundles of no more than 40 pounds

Tree trunks more than 8” in diameter

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Please contact private disposal/ hauler.

Grass clippings

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Mulch

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Weeds

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Dead plants

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Leaves

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Leaves may be bagged for pick up year-round. 
See information on special Fall Leaf Collection residents can simply rake leaves to tree lawn for collection, no need to bag.

Liquids/Chemicals

 

 

Antifreeze

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See Household Hazardous Waste special collection days

Hazardous chemicals

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See Household Hazardous Waste special collection days

Motor oil

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See Household Hazardous Waste special collection days

Latex paint

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Latex paint is not hazardous; allow leftover paint to dry and place with regular garbage. 

Oil-based paint

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See Household Hazardous Materials for proper special collection days. Do not pour paint down drains or sewers.

Pesticides, herbicides

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See Household Hazardous Waste special collection days

Miscellaneous

 

 

Animal carcasses

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Ashes, cinders

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Batteries

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Small household type batteries may be discarded with regular trash.

Car batteries

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See Household Hazardous Waste special collection days

Carpeting, carpet padding

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Cut in 4’ lengths and tie in bundles of no more than 40 pounds.

Clothing, shoes, boots

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Construction debris – from small, homeowner’s projects

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Waste building materials resulting from small construction projects conducted by individual homeowners, such as remodeling, repair or demolition projects are accepted.  Contact Service Department for more info (440) 461-2440.

Construction debris – from commercial contractor projects

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Waste building materials from commercial construction contractors who are working on your home are not accepted.  Please contact private disposal/hauler. 

Floor sweepings

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Food materials, containers

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Furniture

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Includes furniture of all kinds; place on tree lawn on regular trash day

Incinerators

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Lamps

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Mattresses, box springs

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Packaging, shipping, wrapping materials

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Discard glossy, metallic or coated paper materials with regular trash. 
Discard Styrofoam material with regular trash, corrugated cardboard and paper are recyclable (see Paper above)

Rags

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Rugs

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Small auto parts

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Styrofoam egg cartons

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Styrofoam packing materials

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Tire rims

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Tires

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Remove from rims

Toys

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