Heavy Trash Pickup Goes Year-round.

Changes to the Evansville Water and Sewer Utility's heavy trash service now make it easier for residential customers to dispose of heavy trash throughout the year.  The service has changed from two heavy trash days a year to pickups scheduled by the customer as often as every two weeks, except during fall leaf collection, which runs from November through mid-December.  That means you know when your heavy trash will be collected and less mess sitting at your curbside. 

How It Works

• Call Republic Services at (800) 886-3345 to schedule a pickup for a specific day.
• The day before your scheduled pickup, place your item where you normally place your trash and recycle.
• A collection truck will pick it up and you're done.

What's Accepted and What's Not

One item is accepted per pickup, except for items that are usually a pair, such as a mattress and a box spring or a table and chairs.

Allowable items include:

• Appliances - such as a stove, washer, dryer, water heater, as well as a refrigerator or freezer with refrigerants removed and tagged by a certified professional.
• Furniture - such as a sofa, table, chair, mattress, box spring, dresser or bookcase.
• Carpet - one rolled section that's less than 4 feet long and 2 feet around.
• Household items and tools - such as a rake or shovel.
• Limited construction and building material - in one container; no boxes, bags, loose piles or stacks

Items not allowed include:

• Auto parts - like batteries and tires
• Electronics - TV, computer, computer parts, laptop, VCR, printer, or accessories
• Construction materials - such as concrete blocks, bricks, steel poles or privacy fencing
• Hazardous materials - any materials that are hazardous to humans or animals

Who's Eligible

Heavy trash service is available to City residents who pay for trash service with their water bill.  Apartment complexes, mobile home communities, businesses, commercial customers, and County residents are not eligible.

More information on the City's heavy trash program is available at www.ewsu.com/heavytrash.

Spring Yard Waste and Fall Leaf Collection

The spring yard waste program remains unchanged and will be conducted during the month of April.  Leaf collection will be offered in November and the first two weeks in December.