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Materials must be separated into distinct piles of:

• Brush
• Must be no longer than 7 feet and no greater than 6 inches in diameter
• Visit the Brush Collection Page for further guidelines.
  
• Metal appliances
• With any airtight doors removed.
• Tires
• Must be removed from rims and have an inside diameter of 19 inches or less.
• No more than 8 tires per household.
• No commercial, racing, or farm use tires will be accepted.
• Other debris (miscellaneous household junk)
  

All items must be placed curbside by 7:00 a.m. on the Monday of your quadrant's scheduled collection week. Collection will occur throughout the entire week. Each category of materials will be collected separately. Town crews will only visit each household once for each category of materials.

Items intended for Clean Up must be accessible by Town equipment from the public right of way. Town equipment will not enter private property, parking lots, or driveways to remove materials. Material placed near mailboxes, water meters, fire hydrants, posts, or other obstacles that could be damaged by Town equipment during Clean Up will not be collected.

Not acceptable for collection during Clean Up:

• Hazardous waste, household and yard chemicals, and paint
• Please dispose of these materials at the annual Household Hazardous Waste Event.
• Latex paint that is still usable, (clean and at least 1/3 full), may be donated to the Habitat for Humanity ReStore. Unusable latex paint should be dried in its can using kitty litter or sand. Once dry, the entire can should be disposed of in the trash.
• Propane tanks
• Only small camping types are acceptable (16.4 oz. net weight or less).
• Larger propane tanks may be dropped off for recycling/reuse at HMI Welding Supply and Propane Gas at 2150 Cambria St. NE in Christiansburg, 540-382-6752.
• Household garbage
• Please dispose of in your trash cart during weekly collection. Additional garbage may be taken to Montgomery County's Consolidate Waste Sites or to the Montgomery Regional Solid Waste Authority.
• Tires with an inside diameter of greater than 19 inches
• Dispose of larger tires at the Montgomery Regional Solid Waste Authority.
• Batteries
• Car batteries should be taken to local automotive parts stores for recycling.
• Alkaline batteries may be dropped off for recycling at the YMCA Thrift Shop and various downtown merchants.
• Other batteries should be taken to the Montgomery Regional Solid Waste Authority for recycling.
• Electronics
• Residents may recycle electronics free of charge at the YMCA Thrift Shop.
• Fluorescent Lamps
• CFLs may be dropped off for recycling at various Blacksburg establishments free of charge. Home Depot also accepts CFLs for recycling for free.
• Tubes, u-shaped, circular, and other types of fluorescent lamps may be recycled at the Montgomery Regional Solid Waste Authority for a small fee.

For more information, contact Public Works at 540-961-1142.