Toledo, OH Waste Collection Schedule
Complete waste management schedule including trash pickup, recycling, bulk waste, and special collections for Toledo.
Collection Zones & Pickup Days
Find your neighborhood to see your collection schedule
View Interactive Zone MapNorth Toledo - Point Place Area
Neighborhoods:
- •Point Place
- •North River
- •Vistula
- •Lagrange (Polish Village)
- •Five Points
East Toledo - Birmingham Area
Neighborhoods:
- •Birmingham
- •East Toledo
South Toledo Area
Neighborhoods:
- •Beverly
- •Arlington
- •Harvard Terrace
- •Highland Heights
- •Glendale-Heatherdowns
- •Reynolds Corners
- •South Side
- •Southwyck
- •Crossgates
West Toledo Area
Neighborhoods:
- •DeVeaux
- •Westgate
- •Old Orchard
- •Franklin Park
- •Scott Park
- •Auburndale
- •Englewood
- •Westmoreland
- •Whitmer-Trilby
- •Library Village
Central Toledo - Downtown Area
Neighborhoods:
- •Downtown
- •Old West End
- •Old South End
- •Old Town
- •Warren-Sherman
- •Warehouse District
- •ONYX
- •Darby
Service Provider
contractedRepublic Services - City of Toledo Partnership
Bulk Waste Pickup
Accepted Items
- •Furniture (couches, chairs, tables, dressers)
- •Mattresses (must be bagged in plastic)
- •Box springs
- •Carpeting (rolled and tied)
- •Large appliances (non-refrigerant)
- •Wood waste (bundled 3ft x 4ft, max 40 lbs per bundle)
- •Branches and limbs (bundled 3ft x 4ft, max 40 lbs per bundle)
- •Scrap metal items
- •Large household items that do not fit in trash container
Not Accepted
- •Batteries
- •Tires
- •Refrigerant appliances (refrigerators, freezers, AC units)
- •Hazardous materials
- •Chemicals
- •Paint
- •Electronics (TVs, computers)
- •Yard waste (use seasonal yard waste program)
- •Construction debris
- •Concrete
- •Automotive parts
Free bulk pickup service - one per month for Toledo residents. Call Republic Services at 419-936-2511 at least 48 hours before your regular trash day to schedule. Bulk items collected one business day following regular waste collection (e.g., if trash day is Wednesday, bulk day is Thursday). Items must be placed at curb in front of home - no alley or side street pickup. Wood and branches must be bundled and tied, no larger than 3ft x 4ft and under 40 pounds. Nails and screws must be removed or pounded down. Loose trash must be bagged. Mattresses must be bagged in plastic.
Recycling Program
Accepted Materials
- •Paper: Newspapers, magazines, catalogs, junk mail, office paper, phone books, wrapping paper
- •Cardboard: Flattened corrugated cardboard boxes, cereal boxes, dry food boxes, paperboard
- •Cartons: Milk cartons, juice cartons, drink boxes (rinsed, flattened, straws/spouts removed)
- •Plastic bottles and jugs: Only containers with a neck or screw-on top (water, soda, milk, detergent bottles)
- •Glass bottles and jars: All colors (rinsed clean, lids removed)
- •Metal cans: Aluminum beverage cans, steel and tin food cans (rinsed)
- •Empty aerosol cans
Not Accepted
- •Plastic bags and film (return to retail stores)
- •Plastic containers without neck (tubs, cups, yogurt containers)
- •Styrofoam and foam packaging
- •Batteries (take to HHW facility)
- •Electronics
- •Hazardous waste
- •Scrap metal
- •Window glass, mirrors, drinking glasses
- •Light bulbs
- •Ceramics and pottery
- •Plastic toys
- •Coat hangers
- •Food waste
- •Yard waste
- •Diapers
- •Paper towels, napkins, tissues
- •Greasy pizza boxes
- •Plastic caps, lids, and spray pumps (remove from containers)
Toledo uses single-stream recycling - all accepted recyclables go in the blue cart together. Items must be clean and free of food remnants. Rinse all bottles, jars, and cans. Remove caps, lids, and spray pumps from plastic bottles. Flatten cardboard boxes. Place blue recycling cart at curb by 6:00 AM on collection day, night before recommended. Keep cart 3 feet from other objects. Recycling is collected every other week on the same day as trash. Do not bag recyclables - place loose in cart. Contamination with non-recyclable items can cause entire load to be rejected.
Holiday Schedule
Toledo trash and recycling collection observes 6 major holidays with service delays. When a holiday falls on your collection day, service is delayed by one day for that week only. Regular schedules resume the following week. Holidays observed: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. If the holiday falls on Monday, Monday's collection moves to Tuesday, Tuesday's to Wednesday, etc. Set out containers the night before your scheduled collection day.
Important Information
Official Data Sources
- https://toledo.oh.gov/residents/neighborhoods/trash-recycling
- https://www.republicservices.com/locations/ohio/toledo-trash-pickup-and-recycling
- https://toledo.oh.gov/residents/neighborhoods/trash-recycling/hoffman-road-landfill
- https://co.lucas.oh.us/781/Household-Hazardous-Waste-Collection
- https://co.lucas.oh.us/778/Computer-Electronic-Waste-Program
- https://co.lucas.oh.us/791/Yard-Waste-Information
- https://toledo.oh.gov/residents/neighborhoods/trash-recycling/refuse-and-recycling-drop-off-events
- https://www.ktlcb.org/composting
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighborhoods_in_Toledo,_Ohio