Springdale's residential trash carts are 96-gallon poly-carts provided by the City's contracted hauler, CARDS Holdings (effective December 1, 2023). Carts are the property of CARDS Recycling and are bar-coded to each service address - they must remain at the address if the resident moves. One cart is included with City of Springdale water service for residences inside the city limits; additional carts must be requested directly from CARDS and incur an extra monthly fee. Carts must be at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on the collection day with clearance for the automated truck arm.
Trash service inside the Springdale city limits is delivered by CARDS Holdings under contract with the City; Springdale Water Utilities acts as the billing agent and includes the solid-waste charge on the monthly water bill. Effective February 1, 2026, the standard combined trash-and-recycling rate is $20.33 per month; residents aged 65+ who hold the water account in their own name qualify for an $18.33 senior rate with verification. The standard cart is a 96-gallon poly-cart described by CARDS as 'big enough to hold about 6-7 kitchen-sized bags of trash, which covers most households just fine.' Both the trash cart and the recycling bin are 'the property of CARDS Recycling' and are 'bar-coded to each address,' so when a resident moves they must leave the cart at the service address - removing it is treated by the City as theft of contractor property. Residents who consistently overflow one cart can request an additional cart by calling CARDS at 479-435-9061 or emailing cityofspringdale@cardsrecycling.com; the extra cart is billed monthly on top of the base rate. Carts must be placed at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on the resident's collection day (CARDS has confirmed the 6 a.m. set-out time, which is earlier than most North Arkansas haulers). The cart needs an open envelope around it so the automated arm can extend, lift, dump, and return - that means moving vehicles, trimming low branches, and keeping the lid fully closed without items stacked on top. CARDS issues holiday-schedule and weather-delay updates through the @CARDSSpringdale Facebook page and direct customer notifications. Authority: Springdale Code of Ordinances Chapter 42 (Environment) Article VI (Trash) and A.C.A. Β§8-9-401 et seq. (Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act).
Carts placed at the curb after 6:00 a.m. on the collection day risk being passed by - CARDS does not run make-up routes for late set-outs and the resident waits until the following week. Overflowing carts with items stacked on the lid or loose bags on the ground are typically left because the automated lift spills the loose material onto the curb during the dump cycle. Removing or transferring a CARDS-owned cart from the service address when moving exposes the resident to a damaged/missing cart charge billed through Springdale Water Utilities and possible referral for theft of contractor property under Arkansas Code Β§5-36-103. Persistent non-presentation rule violations are enforced as a Springdale Code Chapter 42 nuisance by Code Enforcement (201 Spring Street). State backstops include A.C.A. Β§8-6-406 (littering, $100-$1,000 first offense plus 8 hours community service) and A.C.A. Β§8-9-401 et seq. (Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act).
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