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| DO'S | DON'T |
| 1 | Place all inside your cart. Recycle as much as possible to leave room for trash. The automated system cannot collect trash or recyclables set out in other cans. | 1 | Do Not place trash outside the cart or in other containers. The system can only collect trash in the designated cart. | |
| 2 | Only put acceptable trash\garbage items in your brown cart, no household hazardous waste accepted (i.e. no paint, chemicals, fertilizers, etc.) These are accepted at the HHW facility at 7030 Culebra, call 3-1-1 for hours open |
2 | Do Not place Household Hazardous Waste (paint, motor oil, gasoline, household cleaners, etc.) in cart. | |
| 3 | Roll your cart to the street and place it with wheels against the curb by 7 a.m. on your designated collection day. |
3 | Do Not place rocks, concrete or dirt in the in cart. | |
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Make sure the arrow on the lid is pointing toward the street and the lid is closed. |
4 | Do Not place hot ashes in cart, it will damage (melt) the plastic cart. | |
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Leave at least five feet of clearance on both sides and top of your cart so that the mechanical arm can collect the cart. |
5 | Do Not place trash in the recycling cart as it will contaminate the recyclables. | |
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Remove your cart from the curb by 10 pm on collection day, and store in a safe place to avoid theft. |