WASTE COLLECTION DAYS
FOR THE CITY OF COVINGTON
Waste Collections Day for the City of Covington is:
Wednesday
As a reminder, we ask that you put your Garbage cart out the night before your scheduled pick-up day or prior to 6:00 am on your scheduled day for service.
An additional cart may be purchased for $85 plus a $20 delivery fee or you can purchase an extra, similar, 85-gallon cart from your local Hardware Store.
Customer Care
For Recycling:
Please remember to put your recycling cart/bin out the night prior to service. Remove your recycling cart/bin from the curb once your cart bin has been serviced. If your recycling cart/bin is at the curb on your scheduled garbage day, your recycling cart/bin will be dumped with the garbage.
NO BAGS! NO GLASS!
ACCEPTABLE ITEMS:
Cardboard
(Yes, all those Amazon boxes!)
Shipping Boxes
Paper
- Mixed Office Paper
- Magazines/Catalogs
- Newspapers
- Shredded Paper *the shredded paper must be in a clear bag.
Envelopes (minus the plastic wrapper)
Plastics - Numbered 1 & 2
If you do not see a 1 or 2 on the plastic – do not put in recycling.
- Soft Drinks
- Mineral Water
- Fruit Juice
- Cooking Oil
- Milk Jugs
- Cleaning Agents
- Laundry Detergents
- Bleaching Agents
- Shampoo Bottles
- Washing Soap
Aluminum Food & Beverage Containers
UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS:
Plastics – numbered 3-7
- PVC – pipes, pool liners, supply jugs, twine
- LDPE – ziplock bag, grocery bags, bread bags, trash bags, six-pack rings, lids for containers
- PP – diapers, margarine containers, straws, juice bottles, party cups, medicine bottles, sealable food containers, reusable cups
- PS – plastic utensils, coffee cups, yogurt containers, to-go containers, trays
- PC – baby bottles, CDS, safety glasses, headlight lenses
No Plastics Caps
Metals
- Ferrous metals, larges sheets for tin or aluminum
Organic Waste
Food waste or liquids.
Clothes Hangers
No clothes hangers
Shipping Bags
NO Glass
No glass will be accepted.
NO PLASTIC BAGS
No plastic bags.
NO wax board
(juice boxes, milk containers)
NO hazardous waste
(electronics, batteries, paint, chemicals)
NO soiled papers
(diapers, tissues, paper towels, paper plates, napkins or pizza boxes)
NO aerosol cans
NO aerosol cans
DEBRIS PILES/GREEN WASTE
We pick up Green Waste twice monthly. Residents may call Coastal Environmental Services directly at 985-781-3171 to schedule a pickup for a large pile. It may take up to two weeks for removal.
Green waste defined: Grass, leaves, flowers, stalks, stems, Christmas trees, and tree trimmings that are generated by a Producer and not by a third-party contractor or commercial tree cutter. Tree trunks and limbs shall not exceed 50 lbs. in weight or 12” in diameter. Trees, limbs, branches, etc. need not be bundled or tied. Leaves should be containerized or bagged. All of the preceding in a pile not to exceed 15’ long, 6’ wide, and 5’ high.
PLEASE DO NOT PLACE:
- Under Power Lines
- In Ditches
- In Driveways
- In Roadway
- On Neighbors Property
- Across Sidewalk
- Near/On Fire Hydrants
- On Water Meter Boxes
KNOW YOUR PLASTICS
PET 1 includes soda and water bottles, food containers, personal care products, liquid hand soap, and shampoo bottles.
The easiest way to tell what type of plastic you are dealing with is to look
on the item and find the recycling logo with a number inside.
KNOW YOUR PLASTICS
HDPE 2 includes milk jugs, coffee containers, condiment bottles and detergent bottles.
We accepts all HDPE containers but do not accept grocery bags.
If you cannot find a 1 or 2 on the plastic then it is best to not throw it in the recycle bin.
