Sparks residents must use Waste Management's 96- or 64-gallon carts; personally owned cans are not collected. Carts go to the curb by 7:00 a.m. on your collection day. Recycling uses the separate cart, emptied every other week on the same day.
Waste Management supplies a standardized 96-gallon or 64-gallon cart to every Sparks address, and privately owned trash cans are not serviced. Containers must be at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on your scheduled service day, positioned so the automated truck's arm can reach them, then pulled back after collection. Recyclables go in the separate recycling cart, emptied every other week on the same weekday as garbage. Additional carts are available from Waste Management for an added monthly charge. Blocked or wrongly placed carts may be skipped until the next cycle.
Using non-standard containers, blocking cart access, or leaving carts out past collection day can result in missed pickup. Bins left permanently at the curb draw a property-maintenance correction notice from Sparks Code Enforcement.
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