The following was sent to me from our neighborhood liaison, Tonya Beeler, regarding a neighbor's request for clarification on heavy trash:
It seems that heavy trash is picked up for all of St Clair Place (AT THE MOMENT) on the First Wednesday of the Month. Someone had suggested a list of what was acceptable for heavy trash pick up. Please see below for that:
Each Indianapolis household may place a maximum of two (2) items of heavy trash out for collection each month.Place all items on a stable surface and secure or remove loose parts such as doors or trim. For example, remove the doors to a refrigerator or secure them with tape to prevent children or pets from being trapped inside.
Acceptable heavy trash items:
* Household furnishings such as couches, desks, tables, chairs, dressers.
* Appliances (without Freon-gas refrigerant) such as televisions, stoves, water heaters, water softeners.
--Appliances containing Freon require special handling--
To have a Freon unit collected, empty and disable the appliance and set it out at the curb or alley where your trash is normally picked up. Call the MAC at 327-4622 to arrange pickup. Freon units do not count as part of the monthly two heavy trash items allotment.
* Disassembled bicycles and swing sets.
* Automobile/truck tires mounted on their rims/wheels.
* Lawnmowers must be drained of all gas and oil.
Items considered unacceptable for regular trash pickup are also unacceptable for heavy trash pickup. If legally unacceptable items are left for pickup, a DPW informational tag will notify you how to meet the pickup requirements in both English and Spanish.
The following items are NOT accepted for collection , for environmental, safety and health reasons:
* Loose trash. Place ALL trash into bags.
* Used motor oil and paint. Take these items to your local ToxDrop site.
* Debris from construction or demolition, including discarded building materials such as: drywall, roofing, brick, stone, roofing material and wood.
* Trees, large tree limbs or tree stumps.
* Brush and vegetation created by building contractors, commercial tree or lawn services.
* Sod, fill dirt and trash from a contractor's clearing work, including other materials that require special handling.
* Explosives Call IMPD and ask for the bomb squad at 327-6502, and make arrangements for them to be picked up or brought in.
* Tanks used for storing propane and other gases.
* Electronics and computer related equipment eCycle! Electronic items such as: computers, computer-related parts and cell phones may be dropped off at the city's regular ToxDrop locations. Other electronic items such as televisions and stereos should be taken to one of our special eScrap events.
* Ashes and sand Make arrangements to have the material taken to the landfill.
* Medical, pathological and biological waste. For information regarding the disposal of these wastes click here.
* Automotive parts such as engines, gas tanks, rear ends, springs, fenders and seats. Make arrangements with a private junk yard.
* Farm equipment, marine vessels or any of their major parts Make arrangements with a private junk yard.
* Septic, human and animal waste (NOTE: minimal amounts, like diapers and kitty litter, are okay, provided they are securely bagged).
The following items are accepted for collection:
* Bagged household garbage, including food waste and cloth.
* Shrubbery cuttings. Tie small limbs and twigs in bundles no larger than 3 feet by 3 feet. For those with automated pickup, the bundle should be placed in the cart. For those with hand collection, the bundle counts as one bag of trash.
* Boxes. Empty boxes, flatten and tie into bundles. For those with automated pickup, bundles should be placed in the cart. For those with hand collection, the bundle counts as one bag of trash.
* Vehicle tires without rims. For those with automated pickup, the tire should be placed in the cart. For those with hand collection, the tire counts as one bag of trash. Tires with rims count as one item of heavy trash.
Marion County Drop-Off Site
Have more than two items of heavy trash to dispose of each month? Haul them to the Marion County Citizens' Drop-off Site located at 2700 S. Belmont Ave., which is open Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The cost to drop-off a safely-loaded car-load is $2.00 and $5.00 for a pickup truck load. Trailer loads are not permitted. Only acceptable regular or heavy trash items will be accepted. Items like construction materials should be reused if possible or landfilled.
Directions from I-70: Take Harding Street exit from I-70 and head south. At the intersection of Harding and Raymond, head west on Raymond. The entrance to the transfer station will be on your left and the collection point is just a bit south and west of the entrance. The drop-off station is CLOSED on those Saturdays falling closest to Christmas Day (Dec. 25) and New Year's Day (Jan. 1).
