OFFICE HOURS:
M - F from 7:30 to 4:00
Joe Kickel, Service Director
440-526-4351
information@brecksville.oh.us
Regarding Refuse Collection: 440-526-1384
To Schedule Pick up of appliances and scrap metal items: 440-526-1384
Curbside recycling collection is an every other week schedule and will continue to coincide with your rubbish collection day. Please follow the City Calendar for the recycling dates each month. The calendar can be downloaded and printed for your convenience. Click here to view the Calendar.
Please put your recyclable items in a separate location away from your refuse. We recommend you put your recyclable items on one side of your driveway at the curb and put your refuse on the other side. Two distinct locations for these items will avoid missed collections and ensure efficient service.
Place your recyclables and refuse at the curb line or edge of shoulder. Items not at curb side or at the edge of the roadway will not be collected.
Place your refuse and recyclables curbside by 7:30 a.m. on collection day - some days we have extra crews or reverse the routes so please have your material out early.
Recycling is collected every other week on the same day as your rubbish collection
Please call the Service Department at 440-526-1384 with questions regarding the recycling schedule.
If your recycling day falls on a holiday, recycling will be held on the following work day along with your regular rubbish pick-up. Blue plastic bags are reserved exclusively for recycling and may not be removed when used for rubbish. Please place blue bags, cardboard and newspaper at least six feet away from rubbish on scheduled recycling collection days.
Combine only these 6 CORE items in your Curbside Recycling. Empty, Rinse, Dry and Replace Caps for CANS, CARTONS, GLASS BOTTLES, JARS, or PLASTIC BOTTLES, JUGS or TUBS with lids. These 6 CORE items can be combined into one common blue bag Use large 13 or 30 gallon size blue bags available at your local grocery store. Continue to use small blue check-out grocery bags or brown grocery bags for newspapers and magazine. Cuyahoga County is encouraging all residents to not use blue plastic bags and use a container or can no larger than 35 gal. to recycle these items. A blue plastic bag can be tied to the handle to indicate recycling. As of yet, the City of Brecksville is not enforcing this, you may continue to use blue plastic bags.
Place Recyclables, broken down and bundled corrugated cardboard and newspaper at least six feet away from rubbish on scheduled Recycling Collection Days.
COMPUTERS/CELL PHONES – Accepted at the Service Department on
Saturdays from 8 am - noon.
FURNITURE, HOUSEHOLD GOODS, Plastic bags & CLOTHING –
Contact charitable organizations to donate these items. You can also drop off unwanted clothing and household goods and plastic bags at one of many donation drop boxes located in retail parking lots throughout Cuyahoga County.
CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL – Materials include lumber, drywall, brick concrete, metals, plaster, windows, roofing materials, plumbing fixtures, electrical wiring, heating equipment, and insulation. These items can be donated to organizations such as Habitat for Humanity. The Brecksville Service Department does not pick-up construction debris.
SCRAP METALS and APPLIANCES Call the Service Department to schedule a Friday pick-up.
Hazardous Materials
All hazardous materials must be clearly marked before being accepted by the Service Department. City employees must know what chemicals they are handling and how to safely dispose of them.
Medical waste such as syringes must be put in a heavy plastic carton with a lid, taped closed and clearly marked on the outside of the carton “Medical Waste” and placed with your rubbish.
Fluorescent Bulbs cannot be accepted by the Service Department. Residents with fluorescent bulbs can contact Matt Walters at the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District for alternate disposal options (216) 698-7595 or by e-mail mwalters@cuyahogacounty.us
at the Service Yard from 8am - Noon (except holidays) the Service Department will be open on Saturday, December 31 from 8 am to Noon for Recycling Drop-off only.
Can be combined into one common BLUE PLASTIC BAG or
Cuyahoga County is encouraging that these items be loose in a can no larger than 35 gal.
Tie a blue bag on the handle to indicate recycling.
As of yet, the City of Brecksville is not enforcing this.
Newspaper & Magazines - Newspapers, magazines, and junk mail can be combined and tied into bundles or place in brown paper grocery bags or blue plastic bag.
Landfill Items - Styrofoam containers, Plastic cups, ceramic dishes and cups, hoses...etc. are items that should be put in your regular trash. These items are not recyclable.
Propane Tanks – are accepted with curbside recycling or can be dropped off at the Service Department on Saturdays from 8 am - noon.
Shred Your Documents - The City offers a safe and secure shredding service for residents in the following months of May and September.
Brecksville City Hall
9069 Brecksville Rd. Brecksville, OH 44141
Phone: 440-526-4351
Hours: 8:30 am-4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Email: information@brecksville.oh.us
The City of Brecksville was founded in 1811. It was incorporated as a village under the laws of the State of Ohio in 1921 and attained City status in 1960 by virtue of its population exceeding 5,000. [Read More]
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