City changing trash schedule in late March
Letters are going to households (about 15,000) that will see changes to the timing of their collection.
Dayton is changing its trash and recycling pickup schedule for the first time in more than a dozen years, a move expected to impact about 15,000 households and addresses.
Some households will have their trash bins emptied on different days of the week, while others will see changes to their recycling collection weeks. Some will see changes to both.
This is happening after an extensive review of the city’s trash and recycling collection routes and services, said Fred Stovall, Dayton’s director of public works.
“The changes are expected to help us increase collection efficiencies by allowing us to re-balance the route sizes to better serve residents,” Stovall said.
The city will send out letters on March 13 to all households that will see changes to their trash and recycling collections, Stovall said. New collection schedules begin the week of March 27.
The city will post signage about the changes in high-volume locations in the most impacted neighborhoods, Stovall said.
Residents also will be able to find the new trash, recycling and bulk pickup schedule online starting on March 13 at www.daytonohio.gov/collectionmap. Households with questions also can contact the Dayton call center at 937333-4800.
The changes are meant to improve the routes trash and recycling trucks travel to collect curbside items, Stovall said. The goal is to improve traffic flow, operational efficiency and environmental impact.
“By balancing the workload across our routes, we are setting up operations for future growth, strengthening our ability to continue providing excellent customer service,”
Stovall said.
This is the first time that the city has changed its recycling schedule since 2010.
At that time, the city shifted to a four-day, Monday to Thursday, waste collection cycle, reserving Fridays for bulk pickups. The city also eliminated pickup on holidays to try to save money.