AVL Collects Related Services Dispose of large, seasonal or unusual items Information about disposing of large or unusual items such as furniture, household hazardous waste, or appliances. As well as instructions for brush, leaves, or Christmas trees. 3 Services Recycling guidelines Information on what can be recycled, how to prepare items for collection, and composting. 4 Services Reserve a bear resistant trash cart The City of Asheville is implementing a pilot program to provide bear-resistant trash carts to residents. There are a limited number of carts available for the pilot program - you can sign up to be put on a waiting list for the next available carts. Help fight litter Join the Adopt-a-Street Program to help reduce litter in the City of Asheville. Holiday schedule updates View holiday collection schedules to see how holidays will impact your recycling, trash, or other collection services. Keep bears out of your trash Useful tips for keeping bears out of your trash and co-existing with these curious creatures. Find your trash or recycling schedule Determine your trash and recycling collection schedules based on your address, view collection area maps, and print your schedule. More Related Services AVL Collects News Make spring brush collection a breeze with these tips from Asheville Sanitation Posted on April 29, 2021 by Polly McDaniel Warmer weather has come, bringing with it spring clean up of brush in many yards. Here are some important guidelines and reminders from Asheville Sanitation: Have brush at the curb no later than 7 a.m. Monday on the collection day of your week. View your schedule or sign up for collection reminders at ashevillenc.gov/AVLcollects or [...] Celebrate Earth Day by participating in #AVLFoodWasteChallenge Posted on April 22, 2021April 21, 2021 by Polly McDaniel In March, Asheville City Council declared April to be Food Waste Reduction Month. Here is how you can celebrate Earth Day 2021 by participating in #AVLFoodWasteChallenge today! Food waste reduction matters because up to 40% of food in the US is wasted, contributing to negative environmental, economic and societal impacts. Much of this [...] Recycling day changes to affect 1,400 customers Posted on December 23, 2020December 29, 2020 by Ashley Traynum-Carson Starting in January 2021, the recycling week (A or B week) will change for about 1,400 City of Asheville residents. The recycling DAY will remain the same, but the alternating WEEK will change. Residents who will be impacted by this change will receive a sticker on their cart notifying them of their new schedule, and those [...] More AVL Collects News
Reserve a bear resistant trash cart The City of Asheville is implementing a pilot program to provide bear-resistant trash carts to residents. There are a limited number of carts available for the pilot program - you can sign up to be put on a waiting list for the next available carts.
Holiday schedule updates View holiday collection schedules to see how holidays will impact your recycling, trash, or other collection services.
Keep bears out of your trash Useful tips for keeping bears out of your trash and co-existing with these curious creatures.
Find your trash or recycling schedule Determine your trash and recycling collection schedules based on your address, view collection area maps, and print your schedule.
Make spring brush collection a breeze with these tips from Asheville Sanitation Posted on April 29, 2021 by Polly McDaniel Warmer weather has come, bringing with it spring clean up of brush in many yards. Here are some important guidelines and reminders from Asheville Sanitation: Have brush at the curb no later than 7 a.m. Monday on the collection day of your week. View your schedule or sign up for collection reminders at ashevillenc.gov/AVLcollects or [...]
Celebrate Earth Day by participating in #AVLFoodWasteChallenge Posted on April 22, 2021April 21, 2021 by Polly McDaniel In March, Asheville City Council declared April to be Food Waste Reduction Month. Here is how you can celebrate Earth Day 2021 by participating in #AVLFoodWasteChallenge today! Food waste reduction matters because up to 40% of food in the US is wasted, contributing to negative environmental, economic and societal impacts. Much of this [...]
Recycling day changes to affect 1,400 customers Posted on December 23, 2020December 29, 2020 by Ashley Traynum-Carson Starting in January 2021, the recycling week (A or B week) will change for about 1,400 City of Asheville residents. The recycling DAY will remain the same, but the alternating WEEK will change. Residents who will be impacted by this change will receive a sticker on their cart notifying them of their new schedule, and those [...]