Independence bulk trash pickup
Contact the city for bulk pickup details.
Verified 2026-10-15 · rumpke.com
At a glance
| Brush | Yard waste prep per Rumpke Kenton guidelines; holiday weeks follow same +1-day delay as trash when Rumpke posts it. |
|---|---|
| Limits | Cart sizes and bulk caps set by Rumpke subscription — city does not publish pay-as-you-throw tiers. |
| Not allowed | Contaminants per Rumpke recycle-right card; household hazardous waste not in trash/recycle carts. |
| Curbside | Not yet confirmed Checklist Source: Not yet confirmed |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
Where
Curbside carts with clearance for automated collection per Rumpke customer standards (≥3 ft typical).
Limits
Cart sizes and bulk caps set by Rumpke subscription — city does not publish pay-as-you-throw tiers.
Not allowed
Contaminants per Rumpke recycle-right card; household hazardous waste not in trash/recycle carts.
Bags
Trash in Rumpke trash cart; recyclables loose in recycling cart unless Rumpke instructs otherwise.
Brush
Yard waste prep per Rumpke Kenton guidelines; holiday weeks follow same +1-day delay as trash when Rumpke posts it.
Not yet confirmed: When.
Source: Not yet confirmed
Find your day
Verified 2026-10-15 · rumpke.com
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Full details for Independence: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City does not bill municipal trash — residents contract Rumpke Waste & Recycling (Kenton County service area incl. Independence). Weekly curbside trash Mon–Fri by neighborhood/street; establish service & billing with Rumpke (1-800-828-8171 / rumpke.com schedule). City Hall 859-356-5306 points residents to Rumpke on utilities/resource lists.
- Recycling
- Contact the city for recycling details.
- Bulk pickup
- Contact the city for bulk pickup details.
- Curbside: when
- Not yet confirmed
- Curbside: where
- Curbside carts with clearance for automated collection per Rumpke customer standards (≥3 ft typical).
- Curbside: limits
- Cart sizes and bulk caps set by Rumpke subscription — city does not publish pay-as-you-throw tiers.
- Curbside: brush
- Yard waste prep per Rumpke Kenton guidelines; holiday weeks follow same +1-day delay as trash when Rumpke posts it.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Contaminants per Rumpke recycle-right card; household hazardous waste not in trash/recycle carts.
- Curbside: bags
- Trash in Rumpke trash cart; recyclables loose in recycling cart unless Rumpke instructs otherwise.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- City set-out citation dollars not published on independence.ky.us pages.
- Holidays
Not yet confirmed. Check your city.
- Hauler
- Rumpke Waste & Recycling (direct-bill franchise/open service).
- Contacts
- Independence City Hall 859-356-5306; Rumpke 1-800-828-8171.
- Find your day
- Rumpke ZIP/address schedule + city Rumpke contact pointer.
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: independence.ky.us, rumpke.com
Bulk: rumpke.com
Holidays: rumpke.com
Curbside: Not yet confirmed - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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