Service Department

• Leaf Pickup
• Rubbish
• Recycling

The Public Service Department is located at 23355 Mercantile 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

Municipal Recycling Consortium Earns Over Half A Million Dollars

Attention Residents

General Information

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

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

Your rubbish and recycling are part of an automated program which will increase the cleanliness and efficiency of rubbish collection in our city.

Please note: rubbish and recycling carts need to be placed 3 feet apart from each other or on either side of the driveway and away from any obstructions.

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 & recycling 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.

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 - $11.00
  

Recyclables will be picked up in CITY CART ONLY. Blue bags will no longer be picked up separately.

Payable by cash or check only.
  

Rubbish Rules

Beachwood City Ordinance #660.21 states that no person shall:

• Place rubbish & recycling carts for collection at 6:00 p.m. of the evening preceding the day scheduled by the Service Director for rubbish collection or by 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 until 9 a.m. of the following day.

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 bring it to a Medicine Drop Off (looks for dates on our Breaking News) or take to a local Pharmacy. Until your medicine can be properly disposed of, keep it 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
  

We contract with Kimble Transfer and Recycling. They 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
• Pizza Boxes (cut up)

DO NOT ACCEPT:

• Wax Coated Boxes
• Motor Oil
• Paint *
• 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
• Aluminum Siding

*Items accepted at the Service Center anytime.

Please follow the directional signage outside the Service Center for drop-off location.

Recycle:
CFL'S at LOWE'S AND HOME DEPOT
Books at CUYAHOGA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Prescription Drugs at LOCAL PHARMACY

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

United States Environmental Protection Agency - CFL Use and Disposal

http://www.epa.gov/cfl/

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.

Q. What containers can be used?
A. The City encourages the use of the City provided blue (96 gallon) rubbish cart and green (64 gallon) recycling 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. 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. Also, rubbish & recycling carts need to be placed 3 feet apart form each other or on either side of the driveway and away from any obstructions.

Q. How do I recycle?
A. Blue carts are for rubbish only and green carts are for recyclables. (click here for more details)

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 rubbish cart and one 64-gallon recycle cart will be delivered, free of charge, to each household where the city provides rubbish & recycling 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 rubbish cart for $51.89 or a second recycling cart for $50.00 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, behind your setback, 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 RUBBISH cart?
A. Your rubbish cart is part of an automated program which will increase the cleanliness and efficiency of rubbish collection in our city. If you do not want to use the city provided cart, you may continue to leave your rubbish as normal and return the cart by calling the Public Service Department at (216) 292-1922.

Q. What if I do not want to use the RECYCLING cart?
A. You may only use the city provided cart for recycling. No other containers will be accepted. Blue bags will no longer be picked up separately.

WINTER LEAF PICKUP

Starting December 16th all leaves need to be bagged. Leaf bags will then be picked up with your regular rubbish on your collection day.