Dayton is located near Toledo within Ohio’s Miami Valley region in the United States. The City of Dayton Division of Waste Collection provides waste management services to the residents of Dayton. They offer weekly garbage collections and biweekly recycling collection services. Additionally, they facilitate residents with curbside bulk item collection services.
To schedule a bulk pickup, residents can call the designated number. Besides these efforts, residents are also responsible for ensuring cleanliness in Dayton. By following all sanitation rules when disposing of their trash, residents help maintain a clean and healthy environment in Dayton, Ohio.
Find Your Collection Day
Are you aware of your garbage and recycling collection schedule? Are you looking for your trash and recycling collection day? Click the link below. You will be directed to a search bar where you can enter your complete address. Click on the search button, and you will get your garbage and recycling collection schedule. Make sure to place your garbage and recycling cart at the curbside according to the rules provided by the city waste management department.
Garbage Collections
According to Dayton’s laws, garbage carts will be collected once a week from Monday to Thursday. To ensure your garbage collection, place your cart at the curbside by 6:30 AM on your scheduled collection day. Similarly, once your carts have been collected, bring your trash containers back by 8 PM on the same day.
Follow all sanitation rules when placing your carts at the curbside. If you violate the rules, your cart may not be collected. For example, leave a distance of 5 feet around your cart, and ensure it is placed in an obstacle-free area so the automatic trash collection trucks can easily collect it.
Position your cart so that its lid opens toward the street, and the handles face your house. Do not overfill your cart. Only place a closed-lid cart at the curbside. If trash is spilling out of the cart, it will not be collected. To reduce litter, wrap your garbage before placing it in the cart.
Recycling Collections
Recycling carts will be collected once every two weeks. To ensure recycling collection, place your recycling cart at the curbside by 6:30 AM on your scheduled recycling collection day. Residents must be aware of recycling rules and follow them carefully. Only empty, clean, and dry items should be placed in recycling carts.
Do not put any non-recyclable materials or contaminants in your recycling cart, as it will not be collected. If the collection truck finds contaminants in your cart, it will leave the cart, leading to missed trash collection. After three violations, your recycling service may be suspended.
Acceptable recycling materials include glass bottles and jars (all colors), metal cans (aluminum cans, steel cans, and lids), empty aerosol cans (with the lids and tips removed), plastic bottles (empty and crushed with caps/lids reattached), paper, food and beverage cartons (such as milk, juice, soup, and wine), and flattened cardboard.
Bulk Items Collections
Residents must schedule bulk item pickup in advance by calling 937-333-4800. Schedule your pickup at least one day before your regular garbage collection day. Prepare all bulk trash and place it at the curbside by 6:30 AM on your collection day. Follow specific rules when placing bulk trash at the curbside, such as separating bulk items and metal items.
Bulk trash includes broken furniture, mattresses, and home appliances. Pile your bulk trash in front of your property. Do not place bulk trash in your alley, as the collection crew is not allowed to enter personal property to collect bulk trash. Ensure all bulk trash is placed in obstacle-free areas, and avoid blocking sidewalks when placing your trash.
Dayton Trash Holidays Schedule
Due to certain annual holidays observed by Dayton, trash collection services will be delayed by one day. For example, if you observe these holidays on Monday, trash carts will be collected on Tuesday. Similarly, Tuesday’s collection will be delayed by one day, with collection happening on Wednesday. The delays in trash collection services will run throughout the week until Saturday. Follow the chart below to ensure proper holiday trash collection.
| Holidays | Date and Day | Change in Garbage and Recycling Collection Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | January 1, 2024, Monday | No trash collection on Monday. Your trash will be collected on January 2, 2024, Tuesday. |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 15, 2024, Monday | No trash collection on Monday. Your trash will be collected on January 16, 2024, Tuesday. |
| Good Friday | March 29, 2024, Friday | No trash collection on Friday. Your trash will be collected on March 30, 2024, Saturday. |
| Memorial Day | May 27, 2024, Monday | No trash collection on Monday. Your trash will be collected on May 28, 2024, Tuesday. |
| Juneteenth Day | June 19, 2024, Wednesday | No trash collection on Wednesday. Your trash will be collected on June 20, 2024, Thursday. |
| Independence Day | July 4, 2024, Thursday | No trash collection on Thursday. Your trash will be collected on July 5, 2024, Friday. |
| Labor Day | September 2, 2024, Monday | No trash collection on Monday. Your trash will be collected on September 3, 2024, Tuesday. |
| Thanksgiving Day | November 28, 2024, Thursday | No trash collection on Thursday. Your trash will be collected on November 29, 2024, Friday. |
| Christmas Eve and Day | December 24-25, 2024, Tuesday-Wednesday | No trash collection on Tuesday and Wednesday. Your trash will be collected on December 26, 2024, Thursday. |
| New Year’s Day | January 1, 2025, Wednesday | No trash collection on Wednesday. Your trash will be collected on January 2, 2025, Thursday. |
