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Solid Waste/Recycling
Sanitation Collection Schedule Map
Sanitation Guidelines
Loose Leaf Collection Season Ending
March 31st
The loose leaf collection season will soon be coming to an end; March 31st will be the last day of loose leaf collection for the Town of Collierville. Any loose leaves collected after March 31st must be bagged and will be collected during your regular solid waste collection day.
2008 Holiday Sanitation Schedule
For
detailed holiday schedule information
call (901) 853-3215 Ext. 48.
Observed
Holidays
New Year's Day -
Tuesday, January 1
Regular scheduled pickup will be delayed by one day except for Monday, December 31.
Ex. Tuesday > Wednesday > Thursday >Friday.
No appliance pickup on Friday.
Martin
Luther King, Jr Day –
Monday, January 21
Regular
scheduled pickup will be delayed by one day.
Ex.
Monday > Tuesday > Wednesday > Thursday > Friday
No
appliance pickup on Friday.
Good
Friday –
Friday, March 21
No
appliance pickup on Friday.
Commercial sanitation will be picked up on
Thursday, April 5.
Memorial
Day –
Monday, May 26
Regular
scheduled pickup will be delayed by one day.
Ex.
Monday > Tuesday > Wednesday > Thursday > Friday No
appliance pickup on Friday.
Independence Day –
Friday, July 4
Sanitation schedules will remain the same for the week of June 30.
No appliance pick up on 7/4.
Labor
Day – Monday, September 1
Regular
scheduled pickup will be delayed by one day.
Ex.
Monday > Tuesday > Wednesday > Thursday > Friday No
appliance pickup on Friday.
Thanksgiving Day -
Thursday, November 27
Sanitation crews will work on Thanksgiving.
No
appliance pickup on Friday.
Christmas
Holiday - Wednesday, December 24th & Thursday, December 25
TBD
Environmental friendly
Alternatives to
Loose Leaf and Bagged Leaf
Collection
Last year our town generated approximately 13,355 tons of solid waste associated with the collection of loose leaves, bagged leaves and bagged grass. Of that 13,355 tons 12,473 tons where sent to a landfill and 882 tons where composted. Bagging these materials and placing them into the curbside garbage collection system uses valuable landfill space, removes nutrients from the environment, and costs the Town and citizens more in increased taxes and service fees.
Of the landscape waste, approximately half is composed of tree leaves. Mulching is a simple and effective way to recycle leaves and improve your landscape. A light covering of leaves can be mowed, without the catch-bag, leaving shredded leaves in place on the lawn. This technique is most effective when a mulching mower is used.
During times of light leaf drop, or if there are only a few small trees in your landscape, this technique is the most efficient and easiest way to manage leaf accumulation. As organic mulch decomposes, valuable nutrients are released for use by landscape plants. The tree leaves that accumulate in and around a landscape represents a valuable natural resource that can be used to provide a good source of organic matter and nutrients for use in a landscape.
Leaves contain 50-80% of the nutrients a plant extracts from the soil and air during the growing season. Leaves may be collected and worked directly into garden and flowerbed soils. A 6-8 inch layer of leaves tilled into a heavy, clay soil will improve aeration and drainage. The same amount tilled into a light, sandy soil will improve water and nutrient holding capacity. In vegetable gardens and annual planting beds, collect and work leaves into the soil during the Fall. This allows sufficient time for the leaves to decompose prior to Spring planting.
For additional information call the Public Services Department at (901) 853-3215
Improper Disposal of Hazardous Materials leads to Toxic Fumes from Garbage Truck
Sanitation Division
Automated Garbage Truck
The Sanitation Department is responsible for the collection of household waste, yard waste, street cleaning, leaf pick up and curbside recycling.
Rear Loader
The Division works under the general direction of the Sanitation Supervisor Wayne Coburn and his assistant supervisor Billy Wilson who coordinates the daily work schedules of thirty-three employees.
Loose leaf pick-up
Household Garbage
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Household garbage must be placed in the Green cart (kitchen, bathroom, personal and/or indoors-type wastebasket trash) to be picked up. Garbage on top of the cart lid or beside the cart will not be picked up. Propping the lid up is acceptable if the garbage is bagged, but cart cannot be overflowing.
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Items such as bagged grass, bagged leaves, boxes, branches, boards, carpet, metal, will not be collected by the Automated Truck (Green cart). Other trucks will pick up these items on your regular collection day.
Contract related work/ Excessive Brush at Residential Properties
- If debris is left because of contractor related work, The resident or contractor must dispose of such materials privately.
- If the resident does the work themselves they have two options:
- Pay for debris materials left after sanitation collects its maximum amount. Drivers will alert Sanitation Supervisor for assessment. The Supervisor will advise the homeowner what the charge will be and the fee will be collected before the work is done.
- Sanitation will collect maximum amount of debris the following weeks until debris has been removed.
REDUCING WASTE IN OUR COMMUNITY
Lawn Care Water Conservation Tips
GRASSCYCLING
GUIDE
DON'T
TRASH
GRASS
MOWING TIPS
Proper mowing is essential to grasscycling and can increase lawn quality by 30% or more. Cut when grass is dry. Keep your mower sharp. Set your mower to cut at the proper height. Mow often enough so you never remove more than one-third of the lawn height each cut. You may have to mow every 5 days when your lawn is growing fast, but once every 10 days may be sufficient when turf is growing slowly.
All mowers can grasscycle. Simply remove your mower's collection bag and properly block the discharge. Many manufacturers have attachments or special designs that improve a mower's grasscycling performance. Check with your local retailer for more information.
MOWING HEIGHTS FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF GRASS
Kentucky Bluegrass....................................3.0"
Fescues & Ryegrass...................................3.0"
Bentgrass.................................................1.0"
Bermudagrass...................................1.0" - 1.5"
Zoysia...............................................0" - 1.5"
St. Augustine............................................3.0"
Bahiagrass................................................3.0"
Centipedegrass..........................................1.5"
WATERING PLAN
Established lawns need irrigation to supplement natural rainfall. They require more water in hot weather, but may require water in dry cool periods as well. In hot dry weather, lawns may need as much as one inch of water every 5 to 7 days. That's equal to three hours of watering time with the typical lawn sprinkler. Avoid watering in evenings as this practice encourages disease. The best time to water is early morning.
FERTILIZE PROPERLY
Lawns need properly timed fertilizer applications to become dense and green. Over fertilization weakens your lawn and causes exess top growth. Grasscycling, in conjunction with proper fertilization, enhances the health of your lawn.
For more even growth when using medium to full rates, use fertilizers containing methylene urea, urea-formaldehyde, sulfur coated urea, IBDU, or other slowly available organic forms of nitrogen.
FERTILIZER PLAN FOR YOUR LAWN
FERTILIZATION GUIDE FOR VARIOUS GRASS TYPES BY CLIMATIC ZONE
Rates
Fertilizer lbs. per 1,000 sq. feet
Analysis |
Light |
Medium |
Full |
12-4-8 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
15-5-10 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
21-7-14 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
16-4-8 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
20-5-10 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
24-6-12 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
WHY GRASSCYCLING?
Grasscycling is the natural recycling of grass clippings by leaving them on the lawn when mowing. It is a simple and effective way to help conserve landfill capacity, while saving time, work, and money. And the benefit is a greener, healthier lawn.
GRASSCYCLING DOES NOT CAUSE THATCH BUILD-UP IN THE LAWN
An eleven-year study at the USDA research station in Beltsville, Maryland, showed that thatch is composed primarily of grass roots, not clippings. Clippings left on the lawn decay quickly and release valuable nutrients back to the established grass.
GRASSCYCLING DOES NOT SPREAD LAWN DISEASES
Watering, fertilization, and sarpness of the mower blade have a much greater influence on the occurrence of disease than grasscycling.
GRASSCYCLING SAVES TIME AND WORK
A recent study in Fort Worth, Texas, found that homeowners who quit bagging their clippings saved an average of 35 minutes per mowing or seven hours of yard work over a six-month period.
GRASSCYCLING CAN BE DONE WITH ANY LAWN MOWER
No special equipment is necessary to grasscycle. However, many manufacturers have attachments that improve your mower's grasscycling performance.
GRASSCYCLING IS A PROVEN AND EFFECTIVE METHOD OF LAWN MANAGEMENT
It also provides an environmentally important opportunity for everyone to participate in curbside waste reduction.
You CAN recycle:
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Metal Cans
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Aluminum beverage cans
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Glass
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Food and Beverage bottles/jars
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All Plastic Bottles with narrow or threaded necks.
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Paper: Newspapers,brown paper bags, magazines, office paper, phone books/junk mail and envelopes.
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Cardboard that will fit inside the recycle container.
You CANNOT recycle:
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Oil/paint cans/ Aerosol cans/pie plates or ovenware
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Mirrors/window glass/light bulbs
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Foam/styrofoam/plastic bags/toys/pesticide/motor oil bottles
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Bound or plastic wrappers
All large bulk items will be picked up on normal garbage days. All appliance pickups must be scheduled.
Call (901) 853-3215
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