Service Department

• Leaf Pickup
• Rubbish
• Recycling

The Public Service Department is located at 2700 Richmond Road.

Office Hours:

Monday – Friday
7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Phone: (216) 292-1922
Fax: (216) 595-3713
E-mail: service@beachwoodohio.com

Rubbish Bags

Plastic rubbish bags and recycle bags may be purchased at the Building Department at City Hall from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

• White - $11.50
• Blue - $9.50

Payable by cash or check only.
  

Beachwood's rubbish collection system is fully automated. Key to this system are large, easy to move, rolling rubbish carts.

The City of Beachwood will deliver one free rubbish cart to each household. On your trash day, our mechanical-armed trucks will pick up and dump the cart at curbside.

Your trash cart is part of an automated program which will increase the cleanliness and efficiency of rubbish collection in our city.

The benefits include:

• Providing faster collection
• Keeping all odors and rubbish contained
• No lost pieces; lids are permanently attached
• Easy to load and maneuver carts
• Providing a safe, convenient, effective method of rubbish collection
• Enhancing the appearance of the City of Beachwood

Keeping trash in its place is everyone's responsibility. With your help, we can continue to make Beachwood a great place to live.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q. What containers can be used?
A. The City encourages the use of the City provided industrial 96 gallon cart.

Q. How do I use my cart?
A. Lift lid to place bagged rubbish inside cart. Keep lid shut to prevent animals and precipitation from getting in and rubbish and odors from getting out.

Q. What is the maximum weight of rubbish?
A. Cart can hold 200 pounds. Do not overload your cart.

Q. Where should I store my cart at home?
A. Rubbish carts cannot be stored in front of your setback lines (in front of your house)

Q. How should my cart be placed at the curb?
A. Carts should be placed on your tree lawn within five feet of curb or street. Handles should face away from the street with the arrow on the lid pointing to the street. Keep your cart at least 3 feet away from stationary objects such as mailboxes, fire hydrants, or utility poles.

Q. How do I recycle?
A. Carts are for rubbish only. Optional curbside recycling will remain the same. It will remain a blue bag program.

Q. Will my trash pickup date change?
A. No. Your rubbish collection date will not change. You will remain on the same weekly schedule.

Q. Will I have to pay for my new cart?
A. No. One 96-gallon cart will be delivered, free of charge, to each household where the city provides rubbish removal. Your new cart is numbered and registered to your address. The cart provided by the City belongs to the address where it is registered. It is the homeowner's responsibility to replace lost or stolen carts.

Q. What if I need more than one cart?
A. After all new rubbish carts have been delivered you may request a second cart for $51.89 by calling the Public Service Department at (216) 292-1922.

Q. What should I do with my old trash cans?
A. Your old rubbish cans may be placed on your tree lawn for disposal or they may be taken to the Public Service Department to be recycled.

Q. How do I store my cart?
A. Store your cart in a convenient location, preferably out of view and away from heat sources such as furnaces or grills.

Q. What if I have rubbish that will not fit in the cart or require a special pick up for large items such as appliances?
A. Any extra rubbish may be placed next to the cart for pick up. For large items, please contact the Public Service Department at (216) 292-1922 to request a special pick up.

Q. What if I do not want to use the new cart?
A. You may continue to leave your rubbish as normal, and return the cart.

Rubbish Rules

Beachwood City Ordinance #660.21 states that no person shall:

• Place rubbish for collection prior to 6:00 p.m. of the evening preceding the day scheduled by the Service Director for rubbish collection or after 7:30 a.m. the day of your rubbish collection.
  
  
• Allow empty containers or other uncollectible rubbish items to remain at the place of collection after 9 a.m. of the day following the day scheduled by the Service Director collection.

Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of a fourth degree. Punishment shall be as provided in Section 698.02.

When the Service Department is closed on holidays, except on Thanksgiving, rubbish will be delayed one day after the respective holiday that week only.  For example, if a holiday falls on a Monday, Monday’s collection will be Tuesday, Tuesday’s collection Wednesday, and so on.  Thanksgiving Day’s collection will be picked up on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.

Holiday Schedule

When the Service Department is closed on holidays, rubbish will be delayed one day after the respective holiday that week only. For example, if a holiday falls on a Monday, Monday's collection will be on Tuesday, Tuesday's collection will be on Wednesday, and so on.

The Service Department recognizes the following official holidays:

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• President's Day
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving Day/Day After Thanksgiving
  • Rubbish will be picked up on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving
• Christmas Day

Hours of Operation

The Beachwood Public Service Department's regular working hours are Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

If you have any additional questions, please contact the Public Service Department at (216) 292-1922.

For Sale

Rubbish and recycling bags are available for convenience of Beachwood residents. They can be purchased at the Building Department located at City Hall Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

Regulations for Brush Collecting

The Public Service Department offers one (1) brush pickup per week. Any and all brush to be picked up by the City shall be placed on the tree lawn between the hours of 7:30 a.m. the day of your rubbish collection and 7:30 a.m. the following day. These rules are governed under City Ordinance 660.21.

Proper Disposal of Unwanted Medicine

One of the most commonly recommended methods of disposing of unwanted medication has been flushing the medicine down the toilet or rinsing it down the drain. Your doctor or pharmacist may even tell you to do so. But when medicines are flushed or rinsed down the drain, they flow to your septic tank or to your local wastewater treatment plant, where they can harm the beneficial bacteria that break down wastes. Septic tanks and municipal treatment plants are not designed to remove these medicines, so they may pass through the wastewater treatment plant unchanged. When the treated water is released into rivers and lakes, it can still contain these medicines.

The Safest Option

• Securely package the medication and put it in the trash, out of reach of children and animals.

Steps to Safe and Proper Disposal of Unwanted Medicine

• Keep the medication in its original packaging.   
• Remove all personal information from the packaging.
• Make the medicine unusable (crush or dissolve pills with a small amount of water, or flour for liquids).
• Secure packaging with strong tape.
• Place the package inside a non-transparent container
• Place this container in with your household trash.

Waste Management Recycle America

We have now contracted with Waste Management Recycle America to pickup our recyclables. They now accept the following items:

NOW ACCEPTS:

• Junk Mail
• Newspapers
• Magazines
• Office Paper
• Chip Board
• Cardboard
• Glass (clear, green and brown)
• All plastics (1 - 7)
• Aluminum
• Metal Cans

DO NOT ACCEPT:

• Pizza Boxes
• Wax Coated Boxes
• Motor Oil
• Paint
• Hazardous Chemicals
• Tires
• Automotive Parts
• Outside Plastic Furniture
• Vinyl Siding
• Detergent Boxes
• Clothes Hangers
• Aerosol Cans
• Window Glass
• Drinking Glasses
• Light Bulbs
• Metal Cookware
• PVC Piping
• Pallets
• Plastic Toys
• Wood
• Styrofoam
• Aluminum Siding

For more information, please contact the Service Department at (216) 292-1922.

FREE Service to Reduce your Unwanted Catalogs

Over eight million tons of trees are consumed each year in the production of paper catalogs.

Now there's a free service that allows you to reduce the stream of unwanted catalogs flowing into your home: www.catalogchoice.org.

All you'll need is the customer number (printed near the name/address field on the back of the catalog). This process is much simpler than telephoning requests to stop. And the site maintains a record of catalogs you've eliminated.

2010
Beginning Monday, October 4th, and running continuously through Saturday, December 18th, leaf trucks will be in operation daily throughout the City. (weather permitting). Collection is constantly on-going from one end of town to the other end of town. Therefore, there is no need to call for a special pick-up.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO:

• Place UNBAGGED leaves on the tree-lawn only. DO NOT PLACE IN STREET.
• Leaf piles mixed with other debris WILL NOT be picked up.
• After December 18th, all leaves need to be bagged. Leaf bags will then be picked up with your regular rubbish on your collection day.
  

Please call the Service Department at (216) 292.1922 should you have any other questions.