Lexington provides curbside trash and recycling collection through the Division of Waste Management. Residential collection occurs weekly on assigned days. Trash must be in city-issued carts; extra bags may not be collected without purchasing additional service. Recycling is single-stream and collected in separate blue carts. Holiday collection schedules are posted annually with delayed pickup days.
Lexington contracts with waste haulers or operates municipal trash collection on a weekly schedule. Residents receive assigned pickup days. Bins must be placed curbside by the designated morning time, typically 6 to 7 AM. Holiday delays shift pickup one day. Contaminated recycling bins may be skipped. Oversized or overweight bins will not be collected. Contact Lexington public works for schedule changes or missed pickup reports.
Failure to follow schedule may result in missed pickup. Repeated violations of bin rules may incur $50 to $200 fines from code enforcement.
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