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 ‘Recycle Right’ with the help of AVL Collects Posted on July 27, 2020July 28, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Are you “recycling right?” We’ve all had that moment when we’ve gotten confused on what the City of Asheville accepts and does not accept in the Big Blue recycling bins. Getting it right is important and here’s why: As a city, our contamination rate is on the rise. Where we were previously at a 5% contamination [...] 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: [...] Update: Asheville Sanitation returns to normal operations Posted on April 17, 2020July 16, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Updated information: The City of Asheville brush, trash and recycling collection are all operating on schedule. Thank you to everyone as we sorted out logistics for the safety of our employees and the community in the first few months of the pandemic. For the most up-to-date City Sanitation information or notification of any delays, Asheville residents can [...] 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.
‘Recycle Right’ with the help of AVL Collects Posted on July 27, 2020July 28, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Are you “recycling right?” We’ve all had that moment when we’ve gotten confused on what the City of Asheville accepts and does not accept in the Big Blue recycling bins. Getting it right is important and here’s why: As a city, our contamination rate is on the rise. Where we were previously at a 5% contamination [...]
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: [...]
Update: Asheville Sanitation returns to normal operations Posted on April 17, 2020July 16, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Updated information: The City of Asheville brush, trash and recycling collection are all operating on schedule. Thank you to everyone as we sorted out logistics for the safety of our employees and the community in the first few months of the pandemic. For the most up-to-date City Sanitation information or notification of any delays, Asheville residents can [...]