Trash day, bulk pickup, leaf collection and drop-off dates · Cuyahoga County · 2026 schedule, checked against the city's own notices on Thursday, October 29
The city collects loose leaves from October 15 through November 30 (the city's page gives no year), then makes one last citywide pass if the weather allows.
Pile leaves along the roadside or curb, within 5 feet of the road, not in the road or a ditch.
No branches, metal, rocks or firewood in the pile, or it is skipped. Don't bag them; bagged leaves go out with trash.
No service on private streets. The leaf trucks double as snowplows.
Every Thursday, citywide. Containers within 3 feet of the curb, not out before 4 p.m. the night before.
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Recycling goes in the cart loose.
No collection on New Year's, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving or Christmas; when one falls Monday through Thursday, pickup moves to Friday.
Yard waste weekly with trash, in brown paper bags or cans marked yard waste, 40 pounds or less. Bulk goes out on your bulk collection day; the city does not publish a day or a limit, so call City Hall.
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Branches bundled, 3 feet or less and 40 pounds or less. No plastic bags.
Appliances need Freon removed and tagged and refrigerator doors off. Carpet in 3-foot sections, rolled and tied, 35 pounds or less.
Household hazardous waste at the Service Garage, 9234 Columbia Road, weekdays 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., residents only (no latex paint). Computers in April and August only, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., no TVs.
Tires: the city points residents to tire retailers.
Flags: drop box at 26100 Bagley Road. Medications: the police department's drop box.
