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To Contact Us:   Maintenance & Environmental Services   212 West Willow   Carbondale, IL 62901   Phone: 618-457-3275

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Weekly Refuse Route Schedule Refuse and Recycling Report - May 2011 Refuse and Recycling Program Guidelines (pdf format) State Electronic Landfill Ban Extra Solid Waste Collection Request (pdf format) The City of Carbondale provides weekly curbside collection of residential refuse and recyclables to residents in all neighborhoods within Carbondale's City limits. This service is provided for a nominal monthly fee by Carbondale's Refuse and Recycling Division. Current customers may call the Maintenance and Environmental Services Division Office at 618-457-3275 to make inquiries about route scheduling and collection services such as: Refuse (garbage) Recyclables Landscape (yard) waste Vehicle tires White goods (household appliances) Special pickups   If you wish to arrange for regular refuse and recycling services or have a concern about your billing, you may stop by City Hall at 200 South Illinois Avenue and visit the Finance Department's Revenue Division Office or call 618-549-5302 and ask for the Revenue Division.

INTERESTING FACTS for Fiscal Year 2011: Approximately 5,100 blue bins are collected each month On average each blue bin (cans & bottles) contains over thirteen and one-half (13.5) pounds of recyclable materials  Approximately 4,200 green bins are collected each month  On average each green bin (mixed paper) contains over nine and one-half (9.5) pounds of recyclable materials  About 19% of the total recyclable material collected by the City comes from the three (3) recycling drop off locations On average each residential refuse customer disposed of approximately 1,790 pounds of trash. This is a decrease of 156 pounds from FY 2010’s average of 1,946 pounds On average each residence participating in the City’s curbside recycling program recycles 162 pounds of cans & bottles and 114 pounds of paper products annually

 Holiday Refuse & Recycling Collection

Refuse and Recycling will not be collected on the following City of Carbondale observed Holidays. Call 618-457-3275 to find out if your collection schedule will be altered during the holiday week or click on the Holiday Refuse and Recycling Schedules below. The Observed Holidays are as follows:

New Years Day
Martin Luther King Day
Presidents Day
Good Friday
Memorial Day
July 4th
Labor Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day

The following holiday route schedule may be accessed in (pdf format):

2011 Holiday Refuse and Recycling Schedule

The City of Carbondale Encourages Residents to Participate in Expanded Recycling Program

Since Carbondale expanded its curbside recycling collection services to include mixed paper, more and more residents have been participating in the City’s recycling efforts. In July 2009, the City’s Refuse & Recycling Division began collecting most clean paper waste products including newspaper, magazines, catalogs, office paper, junk mail, books, corrugated cardboard and paperboard (such as cereal boxes) for recycling. The expansion of Carbondale’s recycling program was assisted by a grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. During the first nine months of the new program (July 2009 through March 2010), residents contributed and City workers collected more than 302 tons of materials for recycling, for a net increase of 80% (more than 134 tons) over the amount of recyclables diverted from the landfill during the same period in 2008 and 2009. This is great news for the community as recycling saves natural resources, reduces energy usage and saves limited landfill space. The City encourages its residents to keep up the good work and encourages additional residents to participate in the recycling programs. Call 618-457-3275 to order recycle bins or for more information about the City of Carbondale’s Refuse and Recycling services. The City will provide residences with a green bin to recycle paper products and a blue bin for recycling glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles and jugs, food grade and beverage aluminum and steel cans.

About 15% of the total recyclable material collected by the City comes from three drop-off locations. Drop Off locations are located at University Baptist Church parking lot on South Oakland Avenue, The Boys & Girls Club, and the parking lot across from Carbondale Police Station on East College Street. 

 

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