ART bus suspended on Dec. 25, runs on holiday schedule New Year’s Day Asheville City government offices will be closed Dec. 24, 25 and 26 and Jan. 1 in observance of the winter holiday break and New Year’s Day. The following is a roundup of services affected by holiday closures. ART bus service City bus service will be suspended starting [...]
AVL Collects is our waste and recycling info hub! Click through the tabs below to use each tool. Features include: Collection day reminders that automatically adjust to holidays and inclement weather; The Waste Wizard search engine to tell you where and how to manage items; and Personalized, printable, and downloadable calendars. Have other questions, share feedback, or report a sanitation issue? [...]
’Tis the season — to recycle! Seriously, between now and the end of the year… Asheville, we love you, and you are going to generate a lot of….STUFF. You know, all those boxes and bags, tinsel and tags. As part of the City’s sustainability and trash-reduction goals, we certainly want to keep as much of these materials [...]
Find the latest Tuesday updates at this link. Monday, Nov. 11: In preparation for the cold front moving our way, the Asheville Public Works Department is preparing for any snow or ice that may come with it. The National Weather Service forecast has been fairly consistent for the last 36 hours. Rain is [...]
To everyone who started using paper bags for their fall leaves last season, we say thank you and keep up the good work! We’d encourage everyone else to follow their example. Paper bags cost about the same as plastic ones. They’re compostable and more eco-friendly. Below is a guide on how to use them effectively, with as little [...]
Asheville City government offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 2, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Though City offices will be closed, including the Sanitation Office, trash and recycling will be collected as normal on Sept. 2. However, there will be no brush collection. Anyone with a collection issue should call the Customer Service line [...]
Sanitation schedule shifts, ART buses to run on holiday schedule Asheville City government offices will be closed Thursday, July 4, in observance of the Independence Day holiday. Trash and recycling collection Asheville Sanitation will be closed July 4, as the local landfill and transfer stations will be closed. Residents whose collection day is Thursday will have their trash and [...]
Are you “recycling right?” We’ve all had that moment when we’ve gotten confused on what the City of Asheville accepts and does not accept in the Big Blue recycling bins. Getting it right is important and here’s why: As a city, our contamination rate is on the rise. Where we were previously at a 5% contamination [...]
ART buses to run on holiday schedule Asheville City government offices will be closed Monday, May 27, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. Though City offices will be closed, Sanitation services will run on schedule. Trash and recycling will be collected as normal on May 27. The Sanitation Division will not collect brush on Memorial Day. ART [...]
Jessica Foster, Sanitation Division Manager 828-259-5857 Darlene Barnwell, Operations Manager 828-259-5428 Sanitation Customer Service 828-259-5857 Updated 6/5/2024
Current Fees Pay your utility bill here As of July 1, 2022, the City of Asheville residents and businesses will be charged a $16.00 monthly solid waste fee on the combined utility bill. This is the bill that comes every other month with fees for water, stormwater, sewer, and solid waste. Additional roll [...]
Roll Cart Containers Trash must be placed out for collection by 7 a.m. on your collection day. Customers must have brush and bagged leaves placed at curbside or at the edge of the vehicular travel way on the Monday of their scheduled collection week. What can be placed in the roll cart containers? Only bagged household trash [...]