Residential Trash – 1 time per week curbside each Monday per home; Includes up to (2) free 96 gal carts per home. 

Recycling Service: Every other week pickup on Monday at curb w/ 65 gal rolling cart provided at no charge; Please use the provided 65-gallon Rumpke recycling cart and place items loose in the container.  Please do not bag your recyclables.

Acceptable Items:

- Plastic bottles and jugs (flatten and reattach the lid)
- Glass bottles and jars (any color)
- Aluminum beverage cans
- Steel cans
- Empty aerosol cans (with lids and tips removed)
- Paperboard (cereal boxes, 12-pack containers, etc.)
- Cardboard, broken down and flattened, including clean pizza boxes
- A variety of paper products, including office paper, newspaper,
  magazines, junk mail and envelopes (with or without windows),
  telephone books, paper grocery bags

Unacceptable Items:

- Plastic bags
- Batteries
- Clothing
- Pots and pans
- Metal hangers
- Medical syringes
- Light bulbs
- Paint cans
- Styrofoam

Yard Waste Service: 1 time per week curbside each Wednesday per home; Only shrubbery, grass, weeds, leaves and sticks are accepted in the yard waste program. If other material is found in yard waste containers or bags, Rumpke will not collect them until the contaminated material has been removed.  Undecorated Christmas trees will be collected with no special preparation. Rumpke accepts sticks and tree limbs, but they must be less than 4 feet long by 2 feet wide, bundled and tied with twine and weigh no more than 50 pounds. Plastic bags, plant pots, rocks, food waste and gardening gloves are prohibited.

Bulk Junk Pickup:  Rumpke will collect one bulk item per week, such as couch, appliance or mattress.  Please contact Rumpke at 1-800-828-8171 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at least 24 hours prior to your regular collection day to schedule a bulk item pick up. Freon containing appliances require special handling procedures prior to collection. Contact Rumpke at 1-800-828-8171 for more details.  Items that include large pieces of glass (mirrors, tables, etc.) should be wrapped in plastic and sealed.

Acceptable Items:

- Mattresses and box spring - must be wrapped in plastic
- Furniture - cloth must be wrapped in plastic
- Appliances - without Freon
- Excessive amounts of bagged trash
- Child play equipment - broken down into smaller pieces,
   no longer than 4 foot
- Carpet - cut into 3 foot wide and rolled
- Television set under 32"

Unacceptable Items:

- Tires
- Batteries
- Liquids
- Combustible and hazardous debris
- Rocks, dirt and construction debris
- Appliances with Freon
- Propane tanks
- Televisions set over 32"

PLEASE NOTE (Effective March 2017):  Due to health issues such as bed bugs and other biological issues related to possible contamination...ALL mattresses must be wrapped in plastic to be picked up as a bulk item. 

Tree Debris:  In the event that you have storm/tree damage and require disposal/removal of the debris, please contact Jeffersontown Public Works at http://jeffersontownky.com/requesttracker.aspx