The Town of Christiansburg will host its annual fall cleanup from Oct. 3-16.
During this time, the town will collect special items placed out at the curb. These special materials must be placed out on the resident’s regular garbage collection day. While there is no charge for items picked up during this time, there will be a charge assessed for items placed out after Oct. 16.
Items must be placed within 10 feet of the street pavement and must be placed in piles separate from normal trash. Loose materials must be placed in bags and/or containers not exceeding 32 gallons. Place piles at least three feet from any objects (including garbage and recycling containers).
During fall cleanup, all residents are strongly encouraged to move any items away from the street that are not intended for pickup (i.e. basketball goals, lawn and gardening equipment, personal cans or containers, etc.). It can be difficult for cleanup crews to determine which items are intended for pickup and which are not, so please move all personal property back from the street. Any containers or personal cans left at the street will be removed with cleanup items unless clearly marked “do not remove.” The town will not be responsible for any items left at or near the street that residents did not intend to have hauled away.
Items the town will pick up during fall cleanup include furniture; appliances, including sinks and tubs (limit two per household); passenger car and truck tired (limit four per household, no larger than 20 inches); tire rims (no limit); tree limbs, trimmings, brush; leaves (bagged only, loose leaves may be placed out during leaf collection, which runs Nov. 2 through the end of December, weather permitting); landscape timbers; paint cans and sealer cans (only if open and dry); barrels/drums (only if dry, ends are moved and did not contain hazardous material); and railroad ties/timbers (limit five per household).
Items the town will NOT pick up during fall cleanup include any construction and demolition materials (including but not limited to wood, metal, concrete, stone, etc., except as noted above); heavy machinery; automobile parts or accessories; kerosene heaters; fuel oil tanks of any size; commercial truck, tractor/trailer tires; hazardous household wastes such as paint, pesticides and cleaning chemicals; tree/brush materials associated with land/lot clearing for construction; tree stumps; pressurized containers; and electronic components such as televisions and computers.
The town does not pick up household hazardous waste. Please do not include these items to be picked up. Household hazardous waste (including paint, pesticides and cleaning chemicals) is waste that is considered to be: toxic, poisonous, corrosive, reactive, flammable or combustible. The New River Resource Authority (7100 Cloyd’s Mountain Rd., Dublin, VA 24084) has regularly scheduled household hazardous waste disposal events. Learn more at http://www.newriverresourceauthority.org or 540-674-1677.
Separate materials into piles by material type. Pile bagged leaves, tree limbs and trimmings in separate piles. Pile tree limbs, four inches in diameter and smaller, separate from logs and tree limbs larger than four inches. Logs must have a maximum length of four feet. Please remove all limbs. Do not block drainage ditches, gutters and sidewalks, water meters and sewer cleanouts.
Residents are encouraged to call Public Works at (540) 382-1151 for clarification before placing out questionable items. Information can also be found on the Town website at www.christiansburg.org/cleanupFAQ or by calling Town Hall at 382-6120.