• General Information
• Trash Collection Holiday Schedule
• Sanitation Pick-Up DO(S) and DON'T(S)

                                                                                                                                

                                                                                                                                

General Information

The City of Canton Sanitation Department collects refuse from 34,000 structures each week. The collections amount to nearly 43,000 tons of waste each year.

33 Waste Collectors and 14 operators utilize 9 residential packers (garbage trucks) and 1 commercial packer daily. Each crew services approximately 450 customers per day.

Collections take place daily with each customer receiving a weekly pick-up, regardless of weather (unless temperatures fall to 5 degrees below zero).

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Sanitation Collection Holiday Schedule

Holiday	Work/Off	Pick-up
Martin Luther King Day	Off	One day behind
Presidents Day	Work	On schedule
Good Friday	Work	On schedule
Memorial Day	Off	One day behind
4th of July	Off	One day behind
Labor Day	Off	One day behind
Veterans Day	Work	On schedule
Thanksgiving	Off	One day behind
Day after Thanksgiving	Work	One day behind (only affects those w/Thursday or Friday pick-up day) Thursday's trash picked up on Friday and Friday's trash picked up on Saturday.
Christmas Day	Off	One day behind
New Years Day	Off	One day behind

The size of trash cans to be lifted by Sanitation Employees is limited to 32 gallons or less. If the can has a lid, it must be a seperate lid and not attached or hinged to the can.

If customers have larger cans that they wish to store full bags in, they can do so, as long as the customer removes the bags from oversized cans and places the bags curbside before pick-up. Cans larger than 32 gallons will not be emptied.

Trash should not be set out at the curb before 6:00 PM the evening before scheduled pick-up.

Please keep in mind that if animals get into trash bags, clean-up is the customer's responsibility.

DO: Use trash containers no larger than 32 gallons Use trash containers with handles and lids that are not hinged or attached Bags may be used without containers (if animals get inot the bags, it is the resident's responsibility to clean up) Make sure your trash is curbside by 6:00 AM on your scheduled pick-up day. Sanitation employees start work at 6:00 AM Yard waste such as grass clippings, leaves and twigs must be separately bagged and placed at the curb Bags should not exceed 32 gallons for grass and 45 gallons for leaves Branches and brush should be bundled and tied in manageable bundles (maximum 6 feet in length) and placed at the curb Christmas trees should be placed at the curb and will be collected on the customer's regular pick-day Carpeting must be cut down to manageable size (maximum 6 ft length), tied securely and placed at the curb Appliances and water heaters will be picked up at no additional cost. Just place your appliance at the curb or alley side on your normal pick-up day. The Sanitation crew will call the address in to the office and the appliance will be picked up by a separate truck (under normal circumstances within 2 working days) Two (2) large items per week (i.e. furniture) may be placed at curb side on regular collection day at no additional charge Dumpsters may be rented for special household clean-out.

DON'T: Construction Material: The Sanitation Department does not collect or haul construction materials with its normal pick-up. We will haul such materials separately for an additional fee. Call 330 489-3020. Please note:The following items will not be picked up by the Sanitation Department under any circumstances, including special pick-ups:     asphalt, concrete, bricks, roofing material tree stumps, logs, railroad ties, automobile parts, ashes, rock, dirt, paint or liquids of any type Animal waste (feces) will not be picked up unless placed in a small, sturdy double plastic bag, or wrapped in newspaper and placed in a small, sturdy plastic bag. Cat litter can be placed in coffee cans, sturdy plastic bags, or grocery bags that are placed inside plastic bags. These "double bagged" packages of animal waste can then be placed in your regular, larger trash bag. Sanitation will not collect animal waste if it is not properly packaged or if the amount is excessive. Persons violating this policy will be reported to the Canton City Health Department. Further inquiry about animal waste can be made by contacting the Canton Health Department at 330 489-3231 Tires will not be picked up by Sanitation but can be dropped (tires only - no rims) off at the Schroyer Recycling Drop-off facility located at 742 Schroyer Ave SW, Canton, OH 44707, 330 430-7869, between Sixth and Ninth Streets SW. Hours are Monday Through Friday 1:00 PM to 5:30 PM and Saturday 8:00 AM till 12:00 PM. Vacant Structures: The Sanitation Department does not maintain regular pick-up at vacant homes. After the home is vacated, a final pick-up will be made. Another pick-up will be made prior to the occupation of the property. The Sanitation Department has found that regular pick-up at vacant properties results in outsiders fraudulently depositing trash in front of the structure. If the period between the final clean-out and pre-move-in pick-up is greater than two (2) months, the property owner may apply for a waiver of their sanitation charge for that period.