Sanitation Fees Current Fees Pay your utility bill here As of July 1, 2016, the City of Asheville residents and businesses will be charged a $14.00 monthly solid waste fee on the combined utility bill. This is the bill that comes every other month with fees for water, stormwater, sewer and solid waste. In 2013, the cost to provide solid waste service to Asheville residents was five million nine hundred thousand $5.9 million . The total fees collected from residents in the same year generated $1.28 million. This fee supports the City’s short term operational costs including fuel in the solid waste vehicles and trash containers. It also funds the long term waste reduction strategy which in this budget year will pay for: The increased cost to run the solid waste collection operation (people, equipment, fuel) Re-routing collection routes to reduce fuel usage Conducting a residential compost collection feasibility analysis Providing public recycling on sidewalks downtown, on Haywood Road and in Biltmore Village Providing education about recycling and waste reduction to the general public Updated 12/12/2019 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 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 Sanitation Fees News Be BearWise, especially in spring, when bears are looking for food Posted on May 11, 2020May 7, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Asheville bear Zoom discussion Pack Memorial Library will host a Zoom BearWise at Home presentation virtually from 4 to 5 p.m. May 13. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/832450390581893. To join the Zoom meeting visit , https://zoom.us/j/96568183392. Meeting ID: 965 6818 3392. Password: Bears! You can dial in to listen as well. Find your local number: [...] Asheville Sanitation modifies operations to make progress in brush collection Posted on April 17, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Through the COVID-19 public health emergency, Asheville Sanitation has been working to balance service to our residents with safety considerations of its employees. The health and safety of our community is our highest priority. Some operations, such as brush collection, require two- to three-person crews, which makes it difficult to adhere to physical distancing guidelines [...] Asheville Sanitation able to resume some brush collection Posted on April 6, 2020April 13, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Updated information for the week of April 13 Through the pandemic, Asheville Sanitation has been working to balance service to our residents with safety considerations of its employees. We understand there has been some frustration regarding brush collection and have an update about our services. Trash collection and other essential City services will continue to take priority over brush [...] More Sanitation Fees News
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.
Be BearWise, especially in spring, when bears are looking for food Posted on May 11, 2020May 7, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Asheville bear Zoom discussion Pack Memorial Library will host a Zoom BearWise at Home presentation virtually from 4 to 5 p.m. May 13. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/832450390581893. To join the Zoom meeting visit , https://zoom.us/j/96568183392. Meeting ID: 965 6818 3392. Password: Bears! You can dial in to listen as well. Find your local number: [...]
Asheville Sanitation modifies operations to make progress in brush collection Posted on April 17, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Through the COVID-19 public health emergency, Asheville Sanitation has been working to balance service to our residents with safety considerations of its employees. The health and safety of our community is our highest priority. Some operations, such as brush collection, require two- to three-person crews, which makes it difficult to adhere to physical distancing guidelines [...]
Asheville Sanitation able to resume some brush collection Posted on April 6, 2020April 13, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Updated information for the week of April 13 Through the pandemic, Asheville Sanitation has been working to balance service to our residents with safety considerations of its employees. We understand there has been some frustration regarding brush collection and have an update about our services. Trash collection and other essential City services will continue to take priority over brush [...]