Frequently
Asked Questions
Q:
What is my service day?
A: See Garbage Collection
Routes.
Q:
My garbage was not picked up - why?
A: Occasionally, crews miss a house. Sometimes the crews are not able to collect the material safely or efficiently. Sometimes they simply do not see the material. If there is a problem with the material that prevents collection, an educational tag (orange sticker) will be left behind to let you know the problem. If you have received an educational tag, your garbage will not be picked up until your next scheduled garbage day. If you haven’t received an educational tag and you placed the material at the curb by 5:00 a.m., please leave the items that were missed at the curb and contact the Solid Waste and Recycling Coordinator at 513-248-5092, please include your name, address, a contact number and the items that were missed.
Q:
How do I dispose of an appliance with Chlorofluorocarbons
(CFCs or Freon)?
A: Rumpke will pick up these large items (such as freezers, air conditioners, refrigerators), however, a certified technician must remove the Freon. For home service, the contact would be Day’s Appliances Repair Heating & Air Conditioning Company at 513-745-9130 or for delivery service, the contact would be the Clermont County Engineer’s Office at 513-732-7775.
After the Freon is removed, a certification label must be affixed to the appliance and must be visible to the driver. Please ensure the doors are secured shut or removed. Rumpke would appreciate it if you would call the Solid Waste and Recycling Coordinator at 513-248-5092 to let them know you will be placing a large item at the curb. The Solid Waste and Recycling Coordinate will provide Rumpke with the information and this will allow their drivers to plan accordingly.
Q:
How do I dispose of other large items?
A: Rumpke will pick up these large items (i.e. washing machines, dryers, stoves, ranges, grills, lawnmower, and water heater etc). Rumpke would appreciate it if you would call the Solid Waste and Recycling Coordinator at 513-248-5092 to let them know you will be placing a large item at the curb. The Solid Waste and Recycling Coordinate will provide Rumpke with the information and this will allow their drivers to plan accordingly.
Large items may also be donated to many organizations including St Vincent De Paul at 513-831-3353, Goodwill at 513-771-4800, and The Salvation Army at 513-351-3457.
Q:
How do I dispose of my carpet, paneling or wood?
A: Items that will not fit into a waste container should be broken down into 4ft. long bundles not weighing more than 75 lbs. Each bundle should be secured for easy handling.
Q:
How do I dispose of hazardous materials?
A: Please do not place batteries,
fluorescent light bulbs, tires, liquids,
paint,
propane tanks, gas mowers, combustible
materials
or any materials
deemed hazardous in your garbage
containers or out for collection
period. To displose and/or recycle their contents, see Household
Hazardous Materials.
Q:
Why didn’t Rumpke collect
my recycling? I placed it in a corrugated
cardboard box.
A: Rumpke drivers are not trained to
look for recyclables in a cardboard
box. They
are looking
for the red recycling bins while on
their routes. If they see a box that
has not
been broken
down and cut into 2' X 2’ pieces,
they assume that it is garbage. All
recycling that is not
in the red bin must be clearly marked
RECYCLABLES and in plain site when
the drivers go by.
Q:
Why types of materials are recyclable?
A: Rumpke will accept the following
materials in their recycling program:
•
Paper
(this including mixed paper and newspaper)
• Glass
(all colors)
• Aluminum Beverage
Cans (flatten cans to reserve space
in your bin)
• Tin/Metal
Cans
(please
remove the lids because they
cannot be recycled)
• Plastics
(plastics labeled #1 and #2's
which
include milk jugs, soft drinks,
detergent, and
fabric softener
containers - please rinse and
flatten to reserve space in
your bins)
• Corrugated cardboard
(break down and cut into 2' X
2' pieces).
• For complete details, download the current Waste and Recycling
Flyer.
Q:
Why can't we recycle ALL plastic containers?
Why just bottles?
A: Bottles (those having a “neck” that
is narrower than the base,
usually with a screw on type top) and other containers
of the same
resin code (i.e. HDPE) are
actually different and cannot be recycled together.
For example,
resin code #2 appears on many
types of both blow-molded containers (bottles)
and injection molded containers
(tubs). Blow molding requires
plastics with low viscosity or melt-flow index
while injection
molding requires a higher melt-flow
index. To maintain these properties in recycled
resin,
the two container types cannot
be recycled together. While there are a few processors
of the non-bottle
type containers around the
country, we do not have a local end use market
for this type of
plastic. Please place only
plastic bottles in the red recycling
bin. Download the current Waste and Recycling
Flyer.
Q: Can my old computer be recycled?
A: Computers contain
harmful materials. Each computer
monitor
may contain as much as eight
pounds of lead. Circuit boards contain heavy
metals such as cadmium, mercury and chromium.
Plastic housings contain PCBs. Milford residents
can call Cincinnati Computer Cooperative
at 771-3262 to receive additional
information
about the Computer Recycling Service available.
Acceptable items include: computer monitors,
cords, processing units, computer speakers,
scanners, parts, keyboards, and mice. Residents
are reminded they may also make a tax-deductible
donation of useable equipment to a number
of charitable organizations. See organizations
that will accept computers.
Q:
My recycling bin is broken or damaged. What
do I do?
A: If the container is actually split,
cracked or damaged, it will be replaced at no charge,
simply call the Solid Waste and Recycling
Coordinator at 513-248-5092 and explain the
situation and
arrangements will be made for the replacement
bin to be picked up at City Hall.
Q:
I will be moving soon. What do I do with the
recycling bin?
A: The city-issued recycling bins are
issued to the property. Please leave the recycling
bin in the rear yard or garage of the
residence when
you move. Also read about trash
generated by moving.
Q:
How can I save 25% of the room in
my garbage can for garbage that must
be land
filled?
A: Recycle! If you are not already
recycling you are missing a great opportunity
to
divert approximately 25% (by volume)
of the materials
from the garbage can
over to the recycling bin. Did you know we can recycle newspaper,
any white paper, magazines, catalogs,
all
plastic bottles, aluminum and metal
food and beverage cans and all glass
food
containers?
Don't have a recycling bin? Call
the Solid Waste and Recycling Coordinator at 513-248-5092. See also
facts about recycling.
Q: Does the City of Milford organize any cleanups for streets and
neighborhoods?
A: Yes, volunteers and neighbors can work together to help
clean up their neighborhoods and rid the alleys and vacant lots of
unsightly
litter
and debris. In order
to offer all neighborhoods this opportunity, neighborhoods will be
limited to two City of Milford cleanups per 12-month period.
Q:
What holidays does Rumpke observe that may
cause the route to change?
A: Typical holiday changes are...
•
Thanksgiving Week – normal schedule.
•
Christmas Day –
pick
up is
the
following day for the remainder of the week.
• New Year's Day – pick up is the
following day for the remainder of the week.
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