MARCH 15, 2010 - MARCH 19, 2010


During Reside With Pride, the Public Works Department of the City of Powder Springs provides a special collection service to its sanitation customers residing within the city limits of Powder Springs.

Please watch for flyers to be attached to your garbage carts 1-2 weeks prior to Reside With Pride.


COLLECTION PROCEDURES

-The City will collect your extra trash and bulk items on your regular trash collection day of the Reside With Pride week at no additional cost.

-Items must be placed at the curb no later than 7am of your regular trash collection day. Due to the large volumes of trash this week, we will only have time for one pass down your street.

-Personal trash containers will be discarded.  If you have trash to be picked up and it is placed in a personal container, we will assume you want to dispose of the container as well. The only containers that will be left at the residence will be the city issued 90 gallon carts.

-We will not unload items from truck beds, vehicle trunks or trailers.

-Appliances are limited to 2 (two) per household.  Appliances must also be free of liquids and food products.  We ask that you remove any doors for the safety of children. 

-All larger items, including but not limited to, trampolines, swingsets, basketball goals, etc, must be disassembled.

PROHIBITED ITEMS

Due to state and federal regulations, we cannot pick up the following items.

Tires, Batteries, Car Parts, Engine Oil and Fluids
Paint Cans, Roofing Materials, Building Materials (sheetrock, lumber, flooring, siding, etc)
Carpet and Padding, Cement,  Siding, Gutters
Dirt, Rock, Bricks, Gravel, Stumps, Railroad Ties and Concrete
Fencing Materials (split rails, chain link, etc)
Medical/Animal Waste, Hazardous or Toxic Materials
Pianos

YARD WASTE AND BRUSH PICKUP

Yard waste and brush will be picked up on Monday.

**These are the same rules that apply to regular weekly yard waste and brush
pick up.

Yard waste must be bagged in biodegradable bags.  Landfills will not accept yard waste in plastic bags. No more than 6 bags per household. Any additional bags, 7 up to
50 (maximum), will incur additional varying charges.  Please call Public Works for pricing.

We will pick up one pile per household.  Pile size should not exceed 3' feet high x 3' feet wide x 3' feet deep. Limb size cannot exceed 6" inches in diameter.

We cannot pick up tree trunks and/or stumps.


Reside With Pride is a service provided by the City for residents within the city limits on City garbage service.   Anyone caught bringing items into the city from outside the city limits will be subject to prosecution.

If you have any questions concerning Reside With Pride, please contact the Public Works Department at 770.943.8010