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The City of Avon Lake contracts with Kimble Recycling & Disposal, Inc. to provide residential trash removal and single-stream recycling service. All residences in Avon Lake — except those located on private streets that may have other contracts— are automatically set up to receive the 96-gallon cart service through Kimble. If you would rather have the 64-gallon cart, 32-gallon cart, or unlimited service, please contact Kimble customer support. Fees apply.
Property owners must call Kimble directly for suspension of service for three months or less. For suspension of service in excess of three months, the property owner must contact the Public Works Department to initiate the suspension.
Contact
Kimble Customer Service
phone: 1-800-201-0005
email: customerservice@kimblecompanies.com
website: https://www.kimblecompanies.com/
Hours
Monday - Friday | 7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Saturday | 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Sunday | Closed
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Collection Schedule
Trash and recycling materials will be picked up weekly on the day indicated on the collection schedule map below, beginning at 7:00 a.m., EXCEPT when a holiday falls on the regular pick-up day. Download the collection schedule map.
Holidays
- Memorial Day
- Fourth of July
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
- New Year's Day
There is no refuse or recycling service on these holidays. All service will be delayed one day.
Collection Schedule Map
- Please place your carts at the curb by 7:00 a.m. Carts may be placed out on the tree lawn after 5:00 p.m. the day before pick-up and should be removed within 24 hours of pick-up.
- Carts should be within 2 to 3 feet of the curb with the handle facing away from the curb, and at least 3 feet from other carts, mailboxes, trees, or other obstacles, per Kimble's cart placement guide.
- Special medical pickup service is available to those whose mobility is medically and physically impaired as described in O.R.C. Section 4503.44(A)(1). To request this service please fill out this form and send it to Kimble.
- Disposal of tires, batteries, automotive/truck parts, paint, oil, fluorescent bulbs, gas cans, propane tanks, hazardous/infectious waste, flammable liquids, and any waste prohibited from disposal in a municipal solid waste landfill is not permitted. Residents can make arrangements to dispose of many of these items with Lorain County Solid Waste Management District.
- Each Avon Lake residence is allowed to place up to 2 cubic yards of bulk and excess trash out for collection once per month on their regular collection day.
- Additional bulk pick-up can be scheduled through Kimble. Fees apply. Bulk pick-up requests should be submitted 48 hours prior to your scheduled pick-up day. Schedule bulk pick-up.
- Unlimited bulk collection service is available through Kimble, fees apply.
- Recycling carts will be picked up on your regular pickup day.
- Not sure what items are acceptable to put in your Kimble recycling bin? Here is a full list of the items that can and cannot be recycled.
- Yard waste will be collected on your regularly scheduled collection day March 1 through December 31.
- The City of Avon Lake will not collect yard waste generated by professional landscapers and tree contractors. Landscapers and tree services are responsible for removal of any yard waste and branches they generate while working at a residence.
- All grass clippings and other yard waste must be placed at the curb in one of the following:
- Brown paper yard waste bags (limit of 14-16 bags per residence).
- A container clearly labeled "Yard Waste." Container must be 33 gallons or less.
- A 96-gallon yard waste cart provided by Kimble free of charge. Residents who use Kimble yard waste carts will receive a credit on their bill. Contact Kimble Customer Service to claim a free yard waste cart.
- Brush and small tree trimmings must be cut to less than 6 inches in diameter, no more than 4 feet in length, bundled and securely tied, and weight less than 50 pounds.
- Larger branches and shrubs are picked up by the City using the chipper truck. All cut ends need to face the curb with no items other than branches in the pile. City crews follow a route through the city and there is no specific day for pick-up. Depending on the amount of branches to be collected, it can take the crews as long as two to three weeks to complete a full route. Branch pickup is not a city service during leaf and snow because the leaf and snow removal equipment use the same trucks as the branch chipper equipment.
- Christmas trees will be collected the first two full weeks of January. All decorations must be removed from the tree, including ornaments, tinsel, lights, etc. Please place tree on the tree lawn whole, and do not put inside of any bags or containers.
Additional Resources
Fluorescent Light Bulbs
Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) contain mercury and should not be disposed of in your regular trash cart. The following locations will properly dispose of CFLs:
Lorain County Collection Center
540 South Abbe Road
Elyria, OH 44035
Lowe's
1445 Center Road
Avon, OH 44011
440-937-3500
Home Depot
35930 Detroit Road
Avon, OH 44011
440-937-2240
Tire Disposal
Lorain County residents may properly dispose of passenger tires for free at the Lorain County Scrap Tire Collection Sites. In the State of Ohio, it is illegal to transport more than 10 scrap tires at anytime, anywhere, without first obtaining a registration certificate from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.