Does Brook Park take glass in the blue recycling cart?
Yes. The blue wheeled cart takes glass along with cans, cartons, paper and boxes, and plastic bottles, jars, jugs, and tubs, all loose or bagged. Empty and rinse everything first. Trash, yard waste, and black bags do not belong in the blue cart.
When is Brook Park bulk pickup?
Brook Park schedules 12 Bulk Week Mondays a year, in the second full week of each month, on your regular trash day. Furniture, couches, bedding, large TVs, and washers, dryers, and refrigerators qualify. Bags of trash, cardboard, yard waste, construction materials, and anything that fits in the cart do not, and contractors cannot use the service.
Where do I take household hazardous waste in Brook Park?
Take it to the Service Garage at 19065 Holland Road with proof of residency. The garage accepts household pesticides, cleaners, oil-based paint, propane tanks, tires with the rims removed, and rechargeable batteries. Latex paint is refused, so dry it with kitty litter and put it in the trash with the lid off. Car batteries and used motor oil go to Auto Zone, Murray's Discount Auto, National Tire and Battery, or Lube Stop.
How do I get rid of yard waste in Brook Park?
Bag yard waste in plastic bags separate from the cart, and keep the combined load under the cart's volume. Extra yard waste goes to the Service Garage at 19065 Holland Road. Yard waste never goes in the blue recycling cart. The city watches for illegal dumping with cameras and fines violators under ordinances 933.12 and 933.13.
What are Brook Park's trash cart rules?
Brook Park collects trash from black automated Smart Carts Tuesday through Friday, with Saturday pickup in some holiday weeks. Set the cart at the curb with the handle toward the house, bag and tie the trash, close the lid, and bring the empty cart in by 6:00 PM. Trash left outside the cart is not collected.
Which holidays shift trash pickup in Brook Park?
Service stops on New Year's Day, MLK Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. A pickup that lands on a holiday moves to the next workday, and holiday-week routes get red signs. Call the Rubbish Hotline at 216-433-7189 with route questions.