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Garbage Info & Schedule

General RC garbage schedule:

Tie off bags and put on curb after 8pm
Put new bags in kitchen cans and round cans

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
-- Garbage -- -- Garbage -- --
-- Large trash items
(up to 6 items)
-- -- Recycling
Large metal/plastic items
(up to 6 items)
-- --
Garbage locations Recycling locations
  • 2 round garbage bins
  • 2 rectangular flip-top bins
  • 2 bathroom garbages
  • Cardboard from pantry
  • 2 rectangular flip-top bins
    • (1 glass/metal/plastic + 1 paper/cardboard)
Monday Night Trash
  • Only trash and large objects (wooden pallets, etc)
  • All trash must go in bins, please put tied bags in one of three black trash bins
    • bags should not be more than 50lbs (best estimate/not too heavy)
    • the bins are located to the left of the door when exiting. Usually they're on the basement side-walk entrance 
  • Please check trash in both bathrooms and both trash cans in the kitchen
    • if more than half full please empty bathroom waste bins into kitchen bins
    • please take out bags from kitchen bins if more than half full or just stinky.
  • Please check the round 55 gallon trash cans usually found near the pantry shelves and pantry fridges. 
  • All trash cans should get a grey contractor bag from the white red and black "Grainger" box on the silver wire racks left of the front door. 
Thursday Night Trash & Recycling
  • Same as above, with addition of recycling, locations listed at top of page.
    • Replacement bags should be either blue or clear and found in the white cabinet by the basement door
  • Recycling bags can be put directly on curb, but if blue bin has bags in it, please put bin at the edge of the curb.
  • All the cardboard near the front door needs to go to the edge of the curb. Cardboard needs to be: bagged or bundled, with tape or twine - neatly stacked inside of a box is not enough, they have said they will not pick it up.

Last updated 4/9/26
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