Residential Refuse Collection
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The City of Lawrence begins residential collection service at 7 a.m. Please have all refuse out by this time on your day of service.
Click here for the Residential Collection Schedule (PDF, 277K)
No service occurs on the following holidays
- New Year's Day, Independence Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Memorial Day, and Christmas Day.
Schedule changes will be advertised in the Lawrence Journal World.
Wheeled trash carts are available for rental (90-gallon is $2.00 per month and 65-gallon is $1.50 per month) from the Solid Waste Division by calling (785) 832-3022. Grass and leaves are picked up citywide on Mondays, March through mid-December (weather permitting) and collection begins at 6 a.m. Grass and leaves should be in a can, City cart, or compostable paper bag- no plastic bags, please. Single containers should weigh no more than 65 pounds each, as they are manually collected.
Important Residential Refuse Information
- Sharps Disposal - Household sharps such as needles should be packaged in a puncture proof container (detergent bottle, coffee can, etc.) with a secure taped lid for trash pick-up. Please label the container “Sharps”.
- Help us help you keep your neighborhood looking nice! Sawdust, cat litter, sweeping compounds, shredded paper, facial tissues, packaging materials, etc., all blow in the breeze when containers are emptied by the collectors. Please bag these items before putting them out for collection.
- Please ensure that fireplace ashes are thoroughly cooled before bagging them for collection. It will take several days for a container of hot ashes to cool naturally.
- Improper disposal of hazardous materials can cause pollution and endanger the health and safety of our Solid Waste employees. Call (785) 832-3030 for proper disposal of and alternatives to toxic products. Click here for more information on household hazardous waste.
