Trash Collection

What day is trash collected?

Answer: Trash and recyclables are collected on Wednesday mornings.

*Unless a holiday postpones trash collection.

Where can I buy the required Duluth Trash Bags?

Answer: You can find and purchase the required City of Duluth trash bags at the following locations:

• Publix (Duluth)
• Kroger(Duluth)
• WalMart (Duluth)
• Duluth City Hall

What items can be placed curbside in my recycling bin?

Answer: You can place the following items (listed in alphabetical order) in your recycling bin:

• Aerosol Cans (empty)
• Aluminum baking tins
• Aluminum beverage containers
• Aluminum food containers
• Calendars
• Carbonless paper forms
• Cardboard boxes (broken down and flattened)
• Catalogs
• Cereal boxes
• Computer paper
• Envelopes
• Glass bottles and jars
• Greeting cards
• Grocery bags (paper)
• Kraft paper
• Magazines
• Mail (discarded)
• Milk jugs
• Newspapers and inserts
• Paper towel/tissue cores
• Paperback books
• Paperboard
• Pizza boxes
• Plastic bottles (#1 through 7)
• Steel cans and lids
• Telephone directories

How do I dispose of yard waste?

Answer: Yard trimmings may be disposed of at the Dumpsters at the City Public Works Facility. Yard trimmings (leaves, clipped grass, limbs, etc.) are no longer accepted in lined sanitary landfills. All grass, leaves, pine straw, hay, etc must be in brown recyclable paper lawn bags to be accepted.

Important: A City of Duluth Dumpster Card is required. For more information about getting a Dumpster Card, see the City of Duluth Web site at the following address:

Public Works Dumpster Information

How do I dispose of white goods (refrigerators, stoves, washing machines, water heaters, mattresses, and so on)?

Answer: Call Republic Services/Robertson Sanitation at (770) 867-4367 to arrange for pick up. On the scheduled pickup day, place the item curbside with a Duluth garbage bag attached to it.