Trash & Yard Waste Removal
Trash Pick Up Schedule By Street
Rumpke yard waste pick-up
Residents may place up to three bags, cans or bundles curbside for pick-up, or one 90 gallon yard waste toter. Additional bags, cans or bundles require one $1.75 Rumpke Waste Sticker per item. Additional 90 gallon toters will require three stickers each.
Stickers are available at Montgomery Kroger or Montgomery City Hall during regular business hours.
Yardwaste Guidelines:
- Up to three bags, cans or bundles per household, or one 90-gallon toter (Additional items require a sticker. Additional toters require three stickers)
- Loosely place yard waste in trash cans labeled “yardwaste” or in paper yard waste bags, which are available at grocery or hardware stores.
- Place yard waste on the opposite side of your driveway from regular trash. Leave the lids off cans so the yardwaste is clearly visible. Plastic bags will not be accepted.
- Brush should be bundled in sizes up to four feet in length and two feet in diameter. The bundles should be fastened with cotton twine.
Limited City Fall curbside brush pick up starts September 22
The Montgomery Service Department will again provide a fall curbside bulk collection of brush and limbs. The fall program begins September 22, and will be continue over a 5 week period. Each area’s pick up week will be determined by each area’s regular day of trash collection.
Since chipper crews will only make one pass through each neighborhood, residents must place brush curbside on the Sunday immediately prior to your scheduled collection week. Crews cannot return once they have completed service in an area.
| Trash pick up day | Week of brush pick up |
|---|---|
| Monday | Sep 22 - 26 |
| Tuesday | Sep 29 - Oct 3 |
| Wednesday | Oct 6 - 10 |
| Thursday | Oct 13 - 17 |
| Friday | Oct 20 - 24 |
GUIDELINES
- Items are collected by hand and fed into a chipping device, so brush containing nails, metal, stones or excessive dirt will not be picked up.
- For safety sake, vines and branches with thorns will not be picked up.
- Limbs must be between 3 feet and 10 feet in length and between 1⁄2 inch and 8 inches in diameter. Shorter branches, twigs and clippings should be placed in yard waste bags and/or cans to be picked up by Rumpke on your regular waste collection day.
- Brush and limbs must be placed at the edge of road or along the curb with the “cut” ends of brush toward the street in small piles. Please do not create large stacks or interwoven piles with “cut” ends placed in different directions as this makes the material difficult for crews to separate for collection.
- Brush piles that are tied into bundles or are tangled will not be picked up.
- Stumps, root balls and logs are not to be placed curbside for brush collection, but may be placed out for waste collection on regularly scheduled day.
For additional information regarding the curbside brush pick-up service, contact City Hall at 891-2424. Please note that dates for next spring’s collection program have not yet been determined, but will be announced in an upcoming Montgomery Bulletin.
Rumpke Waste Collection
Automated Waste Collection
The City of Montgomery has partnered with Rumpke to provide a futuristic approach to trash collection through the use of Rumpke’s fully automated collection system.
The automated collection is a technologically advanced system of refuse collection and disposal. The system is called “automated” because a refuse truck, equipped with a mechanical/robotic arm, automatically lifts and empties special refuse containers without the driver ever leaving the cab of the truck. The system requires a special “waste wheeler” container to permit lifting by the mechanical arm. The entire process takes about 10 seconds per stop.
The automated system will help stabilize cost, allow Rumpke to collect garbage more efficiently, while improving safety. The traditional method is labor intensive and puts workers at high risk for being struck by a motorist
Type of Container Used in the Automated System
The City of Montgomery and Rumpke have provided each residence (single and two family residences) with one 96 or one 65 gallon waste wheeler, free of charge.
The waste wheelers are designed for use with the automated collection system and provide:
- Easy Mobility: the 96 and 65 gallon waste wheelers are mounted on wheels for easy mobility.
- Large Storage Area: a 96 gallon waste wheeler holds as much as four to six, 33 gallon bags of household refuse (an average family produces about five bags per week).
- Sturdy Construction: Waste wheelers are composed of sturdy plastic to withstand nature's elements.
- Attached Lid: The hinged lid avoids leakage, spills and animal tampering.
- Imprinted Serial Number: The waste wheelers are imprinted with a serial number and assigned to a specific address. If you move, please leave the waste wheeler for use by the next resident.
Replacement of Damaged Waste Wheelers
Upon verification by Rumpke, damaged waste wheelers will be replaced at no charge to citizens. Rumpke reserves the right to charge residents for waste wheelers that have been damaged by negligence or abuse.
Using the Automated System
All waste wheelers, recycling and yard waste containers must be place at the curb the night before your scheduled pick up day.
Remember that all household trash must be contained in the waste wheeler.
Remember not to block the sidewalk!
To avoid interference with the automated truck collection-arm, your waste wheeler should be a least 4 feet from objects on either side, including parked vehicles, fire hydrants, mailboxes, and light poles.
Make sure the waste wheeler handle faces away from the street and toward your home.
The lid should be closed to avoid spillage.
Recycling bins and yard waste containers should be placed on the other side of the driveway.

Need an Additional Waste Wheeler?
Additional waste wheeler can be leased or purchased for the following by calling Rumpke at 742-2900.
- 96 gallon waste wheelers can be leased for $3.50 per month or it can be purchased for $70 plus tax.
- 65 gallon waste wheelers can be leased for $3 per month or it can be purchased for $65 plus tax.
Rumpke will collect an unlimited amount of trash as long as it is in a waste wheeler.
Recycling Program
Rumpke will collect recyclables on the same day as trash pick-up for one and two family residential customers. Please place the appropriate items in your recycling bin and place at the curb with your trash by 6:00 a.m. on the day of your scheduled trash pick-up.
Recycling bins are serviced by a second truck and only items listed are accepted in the program. Please note that Rumpke utilizes a single truck to collect all recyclables and that the products are sorted and separated at a materials recovery facility. They are not placed in the landfill.
How To Get A Bin
If you do not have a recycling bin or would like to obtain a second bin, please stop by City Hall, Monday through Friday 8:00 am til 4:30 p.m.
Large Item Collection
What is a large item? Large Item Collection includes household items such as couches, chairs, mattresses, table appliances, carpets, padding and similar large items that will not fit into the automated waste wheeler.
To ensure that collection of your large item please follow these simple guidelines.
- Please call Rumpke at 742-2900 by noon on Wednesday to arrange for a large item pickup.
- Rumpke will collect your bulk item on Thursday between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
- Place items at the curb prior to 6:00 a.m.
- Large items must be placed curbside in a neat and orderly manner.
- The number of large items is unlimited.
- Appliances containing freon must have the freon professionally removed by a certified contractor and a sticker must be attached to the appliance certifying that the freon has been removed.
- Carpet/Padding must be cut in 4 foot lengths, rolled and tied and not exceed 60 pounds in weight.
Household Hazardous Waste
The best way to determine if a household material is hazardous is to read the label. If any of the following works appear on a materials warning label, you should follow the disposal direction carefully.
- Explosive
- Reactive
- Ignitable
- Flammable
- Corrosive
- Toxic
- Poisonous
If no label is present or if the material is in an unmarked container, call:
Hamilton County Solid Waste District’s
Hazardous Material Hotline and website
513-946-7700
Hamilton County Solid Waste District sponsors a Household Hazardous Waste Program for Hamilton County residents which will be open on Saturday, March 1st and extend through Saturday, November 22nd. The hours for the program will be as follows:
| Southern Site | Northern Site |
| 4650 Spring Grove Avenue | 10163 Cincinnati-Dayton Road |
| Cincinnati, Ohio 45232 | Cincinnati, Ohio 45241 |
| Tuesdays 2pm-6pm | Wednesdays 2pm-6pm |
| Saturdays 9am-1pm |
The following are locations that will also accept and, in most cases, recycle many of the household hazardous materials that you no longer need.
- Motor Oil
- Auto Zone - All Greater Cincinnati Locations
- Deer Park Auto - 3900 East Galbraith Road, 791-0845
- ProCare Stations - All Greater Cincinnati Locations
- Valvoline Interstate Oil Change - All Greater Cincinnati Locations
- Wal-Mart Tire & Lube Express - 9365 Fields-Ertel Road, 583-933
- Computers
- Community Resource Center - 3610 Park Forty-two Drive, 554-4944
- IAP - 7240 B Ohio Avenue, 985-1300
- Ohio Valley Goodwill Ind. - 10600 Springfield Pike, 771-4800
- Wireless Phones
- Call to Protect - (888) 901-SAFE. Tax deductible, any phones. Mail to:
Call to Protect c/o Motorola
2555 Bishop Circle
West Dixter, MI 48130 - Verizon Wireless - Hopeline Program, tax deductible, accepts all makes, models, carriers, technology levels, working/not. Drop-off at any Verizon store location. (800) 426-2790
- Sprint - Project Connect. All Sprint Stores
- Call to Protect - (888) 901-SAFE. Tax deductible, any phones. Mail to:
Call to Protect c/o Motorola
- Nickel Cadmium Batteries
- Barbey Electronics - 11264 Grooms Road Suite E. 723-8800
- Cingular Wireless - 4555 Lake Forest Drive, 588-3800
- Circuit City - 5375 Royal Pointe Drive, 683-3500
- Radio Shack - 9146 Union-Cemetery Road, 677-8100
- Watch Batteries
- Continental Jewelers - 11920 Montgomery Road, 683-2578
- Roger's Jewelers - Tri-County Mall, 671-5000
- Antifreeze
- Deer Park Auto - 3900 E. Galbraith Road, 791-0845
- Pro-Care Automotive - All Greater Cincinnati Locations
- Valvoline - All Greater Cincinnati Locations
- Fluorescent Light Bulbs
- USA Lamp and Ballast Recycling - 7806 Anthony-Wayne Ave, 671-4155
- Propane Tanks
- Weldco - 2121 Spring Grove Avenue, 744-9353 - Charges $10 per tank