Delaware trash & recycling schedule
Trash is picked up weekly; your day depends on your ZIP.
At a glance
| Trash | Utility fee $27/mo standard (Jan 2025 increase noted) includes trash, weekly recycling, and yard waste; senior rates $13.50–$20.25 per 2025 news. Verified 2026-10-15 · delawareohio.net |
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| Curbside | Tipcarts out by 5:00 a.m. collection day; max 24 hours early; off right-of-way within 24 hours after pickup. Checklist Source: Not yet confirmed |
| Recycling | Same day as refuse — blue 18-gal or green 64-gal tipcart; single-stream glass, plastic, metal, paper, cardboard per permitted list. Verified 2026-10-15 · delawareohio.net |
| Bulk | White goods / large items via city Bulk Item Collection program (schedule per page). Bulk page Source: Not yet confirmed |
| Hauler | City of Delaware Public Works. |
| Contacts | 740-203-1810; [email protected]. Verified 2026-10-15 · delawareohio.net |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Tipcarts out by 5:00 a.m. collection day; max 24 hours early; off right-of-way within 24 hours after pickup.
Where
Tipcart at curbline with clearance for collection; lids closed.
Limits
Standard vs senior monthly rates above; bulk by Bulk Item Collection rules.
Not allowed
Construction debris and household hazardous waste in carts — use county facilities; items not on permitted recycling list.
Bags
Bag household trash; recyclables loose in tipcart.
Source: Not yet confirmed
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Verified 2026-10-15 · delawareohio.net
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Full details for Delaware: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City of Delaware Public Works — curbside Mon–Fri by address. Utility fee $27/mo standard (Jan 2025 increase noted) includes trash, weekly recycling, and yard waste; senior rates $13.50–$20.25 per 2025 news. Tipcart at curb by 5:00 a.m. collection day; remove from right-of-way within 24 hours after service (do not place more than 24 h early). 740-203-1810 / [email protected].
- Recycling
- Same day as refuse — blue 18-gal or green 64-gal tipcart; single-stream glass, plastic, metal, paper, cardboard per permitted list on refuse-and-recycling-collection page. Recyclables loose (not bagged). Contaminated carts may be left.
- Bulk pickup
- White goods / large items via city Bulk Item Collection program (schedule per page). County Transfer/Recycling Center (TRC) for C&D and materials city carts won’t take. Appliances follow page links/prep rules (doors, freon path if required).
- Curbside: when
- Tipcarts out by 5:00 a.m. collection day; max 24 hours early; off right-of-way within 24 hours after pickup.
- Curbside: where
- Tipcart at curbline with clearance for collection; lids closed.
- Curbside: limits
- Standard vs senior monthly rates above; bulk by Bulk Item Collection rules.
- Curbside: brush
- Yard waste included in monthly fee — prepare per yard-waste section on refuse page (bags/bundles as specified there).
- Curbside: not allowed
- construction debris and household hazardous waste in carts — use county facilities; items not on permitted recycling list.
- Curbside: bags
- Bag household trash; recyclables loose in tipcart.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Specific set-out citation dollars not listed on refuse-and-recycling HTML.
- Holidays
Not yet confirmed. Check your city.
- Hauler
- City of Delaware Public Works
- Contacts
- 740-203-1810; [email protected]
- Find your day
- Refuse and recycling collection (address day Mon–Fri)
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: delawareohio.net
Bulk: Not yet confirmed
Holidays: Not yet confirmed
Curbside: Not yet confirmed - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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