How Is Your Material Collected?

Refuse
Refuse is collected weekly by city crews. Your refuse should be set out by 6:30 am the day of collection or after 6:00 pm on the night before collection. Make certain that your trash is secure in bags or trash cans. Trash cans/bags cannot be over 45 gallons or over 65 pounds.

Recycling
Recycling is collected curbside on the same day as garbage by a separate city crew. Bottles and cans may be co-mingled in the red curbside recycling bin. All paper, including magazines, newspaper, junk mail, catalogs, and phone books must be placed in a paper bag separate from bottles and cans. Shredder paper may be set out for curbside collection in paper bags. Make certain the top of the bag is taped or stapled shut to avoid paper from falling out of the bag.

Large Item Collection
Appliances that do not contain Freon are collected at no additional cost. Appliances that contain Freon, refrigerator, freezers, air conditioners, and dehumidifiers require a disposal sticker that covers the direct cost of the safe removal of Freon.

Other metal items, excluding fencing and construction materials will be collected by a separate city crew. Contact Street Division, at 419-872-8020, to schedule this special collection. These items are recycled.

Mattress Disposal
Mattresses, but not box springs, require a disposal sticker. The disposal sticker covers the additional disposal fee and may be purchased at Street Division., 11980 Roachton Road.  Mattresses and box springs are then collected with regular refuse collection

Brush
Chirstmas trees are collected curbside in January. Undecroated trees are colelcted at curbside only. Specific dates of Christmas tree recycling is available on the City Hotline (419-872-7879).

Brush is collected curbside ONLY in the spring in April. Specific dates are posted in the Perrysburg Messenger and on the City Hotline (419-872-7879). Brush is either chipped at the curb or hauled away using the front end loader.  The brush is taken to the City Compost Site to be double ground for landscape mulch.

Residents may be placed on a list for delivery of wood chips from the Christmas tree recycling or during hte spring brush collection.City crews will only deliver full loads (6 cubic yards) when available. These wood chips are NOT landscape quality. They are rough cut and not intended for decorative mulching. Contact the Street Division tat 419-872-8020. to be added to the list for delivery.

If residents have brush at other times than these scheduled curbside collections, they may use either the curbside Pay-As-You Throw yard waste bag/tag program or take brush to the City Compost Site.

Leaves
Leaves are collected curbside in the fall in October using leaf vacuum. Leaves must be at the curb by the posted dates to ensure curbside collection. Residents are reminded NOT to rake or blow leaves into the street as this causes blockages in the street drains and is also a hazard to vehicles in the street. If residents have leaves at other times, they may use the City Compost Site for leaf disposal.

Residents may be place on a list for delivery of leaves. City crews will only deliver full loads (6 cubic yards) during the fall leaf collection. Contact the Street Division  at 419-872-8020, to be poaced on the leaf delivery list.

Yard Waste Collection

The city offers a Pay-As-You-Throw bag/tag program. Yard waste bags and/or tagged bundles of brush are collected curbside the same day as refuse collection April 1 through November 30.  During the non-growing season of December 1 through March 31, collection is on Wednesday ONLY. Residents must contact Street Division, at 419-872-8020, by Tuesday to be placed on that week’s collection list.

This service is provided by a subcontractor. Curbside collection may occur between 7:00 am – 5:00 pm. To ensure collection, have yard waste to the curb by 7:00 am the day of collection or after 6:30 pm the night before. Yard waste may not be set to the curb any earlier than your regular refuse collection day.