Springdale, AR Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Collection frequency
- Weekly
- Service threshold
- Under 2 cubic yards/week
- Route change notice
- 1 week, by mail or media
- Provider
- City-awarded exclusive contractor
Summary
Springdale's exclusive residential trash contractor must collect solid waste weekly from every unit generating under two cubic yards per week, with one week's advance notice before any route or schedule change.
The contractor shall furnish solid waste collection services in the city to all residential and business establishments generating less than two cubic yards of solid waste per week on a weekly basis. The contractor shall provide the city with schedules of residential collection routes and keep such information current at all times. In the event of changes in routes or schedules that will alter the day of pickup, the contractor shall notify each customer affected by mail or news media not less than one week prior to the change.
(Code 1973, § 28½-3)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 145).
Full Breakdown
The city's exclusive solid waste contractor must run weekly collection for every residential and business unit generating less than two cubic yards of waste per week, per Sec. 102-3. Residents cannot opt out or arrange their own private hauling. Sec. 102-2 requires all such units to use the city-awarded contractor and bars residents from negotiating outside service. The contractor keeps the city current on residential routes, and any change that shifts a customer's pickup day requires mailed or media notice at least one week ahead.
Violations & Fines
The code sets no separate fine for missed collections; oversight runs through the exclusive franchise contract, with general Code of Ordinances penalties under Sec. 1-9 for other chapter violations.
Frequently Asked Questions
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