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Sanitation

The Provo City Sanitation Division services residential garbage pickup for Provo citizens.

Office hours are Monday - Thursday 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.    telephone 801-852-6000 (City Helpline) 
Hours of garbage pickup are Monday - Thursday 6 a.m. - 3 p.m. - please set cans out the night before
Sanitation Manager:  Alan Leftwich, 801-852-6703, sanitation@provo.utah.gov

Daily Garbage and Recycling Collection Schedule

For a quick view of garbage and recycling collection days, this map and schedule can be downloaded. The black garbage cans are serviced every week, and the blue recycle cans are serviced every other week depending whether your address is in schedule A or B. Green cans are serviced every week March - November.  

If you live along a route border, the collection day may be different than on the above mentioned maps. For more detailed information,  look at this map to determine your weekly garbage pickup day. To find your garbage day, once the map is showing, type your address in the search box at the top left of the screen then press enter. Your garbage and recycling day will be listed at the bottomof  the box on the left of the screen.

See Sanitation Holiday Schedule for schedule variances.  

Garbage Collection Fees

Important to know

• Cans need to be out on the side of the street by 6 a.m. (The night before is suggested.)
• Everything we pick up needs to be in the can. The lid must close.
• Make sure cans are away from parked vehicles, mailboxes, trees, etc.
• $10 charge to have driver come back if can was not out on time. Arrangements can be made for extra garbage pickup.
• No garbage is allowed in green yard waste cans or blue recycling cans. $15 fine if garbage is found in green cans. Blue cans will not be emptied by Allied Waste if garbage is found in them.
• Questions? Please call the City Helpine at 801-852-6000.

Spring Cleanup:  April 2 - May 12, 2012 - all containers will be at 600 E 600 S (behind the cemetery)
Fall Cleanup:  September 10 - October 20, 2012 - all containers will be at 600 E 600 S (behind the cemetery) 

Yard Waste Schedule:  February 27 - November 20, 2012

Leaf Bag Collection: November - December, 2012

Christmas Tree Collection: January 2 - February 2, 2012

Do you have a special project you would like to rent a dumpster for? Call 801-852-6000 or 801-852-6700 for details.
**NOTE:  These dumpsters are not available during spring and fall cleanup periods.

Fluorescent Light Bulb Disposal

Did you know that the small, coiled fluorescent light bulbs that are rapidly replacing incandescent light bulbs should not be put in the landfill?

There are drop off locations for these fluorescent light bulbs at:

• South Utah Valley Solid Waste District Transfer Station - 2450 West 450 South, Springville UT
• The Home Depot stores Provo and Lindon
• Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse store in Orem