Best practices when setting out garbage and trash
To ensure your garbage and trash is collected every week, the City of Kingsport is offering the following suggestions to residents when setting your cart and items on the curb for collection.
Garbage (or household refuse) is collected on a weekly basis Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Trash (yard waste, furniture, appliances) is collected every other week.
Carts can be placed curbside 24 hours before your pickup day and must be removed 24 hours after your pickup day. All items should be out by 7 a.m. on the pickup day.
“To make sure your garbage and trash is collected every time, your best bet would be to place it on the curb by 7 a.m.,” said Sanitation Manager Rodney Deel. “You could even get in the habit of setting it out the night before just to be safe.”
Here are a few other things to remember when setting your cart by the curb:
- No items outside the cart(s) will be collected.
- If you have multiple carts, please place them at least 3 feet apart.
- Place cart(s) 4 feet from all objects like mailboxes, cars, trees and utility poles.
To find out when your garbage and trash pick-up days are, visit www.kingsporttn.gov and click on the “My City Services” icon and enter your address.