4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
Verified from official government sources
Louisville Metro provides weekly curbside trash and every-other-week recycling inside the Urban Services District. Outside the USD, residents contract with private haulers. Waste Management, Rumpke, and Republic Services are the main licensed haulers.
In the Urban Services District, Louisville Metro requires bins placed curbside after 6 PM the day before pickup and retrieved within 24 hours after collection. Bins must be stored out of public view between pickups per LMCO Ch. 51.
Louisville Metro offers monthly junk set-out for Urban Services District residents. Haul-It-Away scheduled pickup and six Metro drop-off recycling/yard waste sites accept bulky items. Hazardous waste goes to the Metro Hazardous Waste Collection Facility on Meriwether Ave.
Louisville Metro operates single-stream curbside recycling in the USD, collected every other week. Accepted: paper, cardboard, glass, aluminum, steel cans, plastics #1, #2, and #5. Plastic bags, food waste, and #3/#6/#7 plastics are rejected.
1 cities in Jefferson County have their own trash & recycling rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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