Waste Services

Solid Waste Collection Program Quick Reference Guide for Residents of the Town of McIntosh:

Garbage:

Place your garbage at the curb before 6 am on Wednesdays. Please keep a 4′ distance between your garbage canister and other objects like plants or mailboxes. Avoid placing your cans near cars, basketball goals, or low tree branches or wires. A distance of 40′ must be kept away from ‘Stop’ signs. Garbage cans should be no more than 32 gallons in size and no more than 5 containers per collection day.

Yard Debris:

Place your yard waste at the curb before 6 am on Wednesdays. Place branches in ‘armload’ size piles when possible. Loose yard waste must be placed in containers or on tarps that weigh no more than 40 pounds per container.  The collection crew is not responsible for raking the remaining uncontained debris. Limbs up to 4″ in diameter and up to 4′ in length may be stacked in piles that weigh no more than 40 pounds.  Any limbs larger must be reduced (cut) to meet the length and weight requirements. Yard waste outside these specifications can be picked up for an additional fee.

Recycling:

Recycling collection is provided every other Friday.  Look for the reminder on your utility bill. Place your recycling bin at the curb before 6 am on Friday collection days.  You may recycle aluminum, steel, or tin cans;  clear, green, or amber glass bottles; plastic containers with recycling symbols #1 and #2 (remove the caps!); newspapers and inserts, magazines, “junk mail”, printer/copy and office paper, brown paper bags,
corrugated cardboard boxes, pizza boxes, cereal, cracker, and laundry detergent boxes (no food or waxed paper boxes); milk and juice cartons; soft drink and beer cartons; and telephone and paperback books (no hardcover books). No broken or sheet glass. No petroleum or hazardous waste containers.
Remember the success of this system relies on recycling rather than throwing away, so please recycle all of the items mentioned here.

Call Premier Waste (352) 454-9168 for an additional removal estimate.