Solid Waste Division

The Solid Waste Division is responsible for collection, transportation, treatment, processing services, and disposal of the City's waste. Collection services are provided to every household in Little Rock, as well as a few small businesses. Included are garbage collection, curbside recycling, yard waste disposal, and bulky item pickup. The cost of Solid Waste Services is paid for entirely through the garbage fee customers pay each month included with the monthly Billing Services statement.

Collection

The City of Little Rock provides three waste collections per week: 1) household waste [garbage], 2) yard waste, and 3) recyclable materials. Each are collected once a week. Household waste is collected by City staff using automated side loaders. Curbside collection of recyclable materials is available for all residential households within the City of Little Rock. This does not include apartments, condominiums or other multiunit residences. Solid Waste will schedule a bulky-item pickup for authorized items too large to fit in the supercart. The City provides one supercart to each household for garbage disposal, but additional supercarts are available upon request for a fee.

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Solid Waste Ordinance

• Property owners are responsible for keeping the right-of-way cleared of vegetation and other possible obstructions that might prevent collection vehicles from picking up your garbage.

• Yard waste is collected once per week by the City. Leaves must be placed in a leaf bag or cardboard box, or in containers provided by the homeowner that are 30 gallons or less, with a loaded weight of less than 60 pounds.. Limbs should be less than 6 feet long, and 6 inches or smaller in diameter. Please do not place yard waste in the household waste container. All solid waste should be placed within 5 feet of the street for collection.

• Waste materials from remodeling or repair of your home are classified as construction waste and cannot be collected by City collection crews. Your contractor should dispose of such materials, or you may take them to the landfill for disposal for a minimal fee.

• All household waste should be placed in the supercart provided by the City. Yard waste, recyclable materials, or bulky items should not be placed in the supercart. Separate collection services are provided for these items.

• All recyclable materials may be placed together in the recycling bin provided. Recyclable materials may not be placed in the supercart. The supercart, yard waste, recycling bin, or bulky items must be placed within 5 feet from your curb for collection.

Disposal

In 1993 the City of Little Rock opened a new landfill on Ironton Cutoff Road to meet environmental regulations and the City's growing disposal needs. Household waste and yard waste are collected and taken to the landfill. Yard waste is processed into compost at the landfill. Household waste is deposited in a Class I landfill and covered with layers of soil. As garbage decomposes, a liquid substance called leachate forms. Leachate, along with stormwater and groundwater runoff, must be properly contained and treated so as not to pollute bodies of water surrounding Little Rock. State-of-the art technology and methods are used in treatment of solid waste at the landfill. Our current facility has enough capacity to adequately process, hold, and treat Little Rock's solid waste for at least fifty years. The Little Rock landfill site also includes a Class IV landfill providing disposal for construction waste and items collected from bulky item pickup.

Solid Waste Locations

Collection offices are located at 10805 Ironton Cutoff Road, Little Rock, Arkansas 72206. Please call our office at 888-2208 with questions about Solid Waste. Our fax number is 888-2578. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The City landfill is located at 10801 Ironton Cutoff Road, Little Rock, Arkansas 72206. You may contact landfill administration by phone at 888-4299, or by fax at 888-4589. The landfill is open to the public from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. one Saturday per month. The Saturday the landfill is open varies monthly; call for this month's schedule. For directions to the landfill, please consult the following map.

Solid Waste Locations Map

Things You Should Know...

• A holiday occurring on a weekday will shift the collection time for garbage, recycling materials and yard waste. The collection day will shift to one day later than normally scheduled following a holiday. For a Monday holiday, collections will shift to Tuesday through Saturday, one day later than the normal schedule. For a Thursday holiday like Thanksgiving, the Thursday / Friday schedule will be shifted for collection to Friday and Saturday.
  View the holiday schedule.

• Vehicles are fully automated for collection of household waste. A mechanical arm picks up and empties containers into the garbage truck. This process is more efficient and much safer than manual collection methods. Because we do not rely on manual collection, we ask that you conform to regulations. Automated arms cannot reach containers placed over 5 feet from the curb.

• The City landfill will accept many items you cannot dispose of through regular collection. No hazardous waste is accepted at the landfill. Applicable tipping fees will be assessed when your load is weighed at the landfill. Fees are $25 per ton, with minimum tipping fees of $15 per load for the Class IV (construction materials and bulky items) landfill. The Class I (garbage) landfill is $30 per ton with a minimum fee of $25 per load. For more information, contact the Scale House at 888-5806. A map to the landfill is shown above.

• Solid Waste operates as an enterprise fund. This means costs like collection and disposal services are paid by your monthly garbage fee. There is no other major source of revenue.

• You can schedule bulky item pickup (couches, chairs, white goods, carpets, etc.) by calling 888-2208.

• Additional carts can be obtained by calling 888-2208. There is a $7 monthly charge for each additional cart you request. Additional carts must be requested for a minimum usage time of three months.
  

• The City of Little Rock contracts with Waste Management, Inc. to provide citywide curbside recycling. Questions about recycling may be directed to Waste Management at 570-1299 or to the Recycling Program Educator at 888-4493.
  

• The City Landfill operates a used tire repository. Please call the Scale House at 888-5806 for more information.

Curbside Recycling

Curbside recycling makes protecting our environment easier than ever. Just place your recyclable materials into the bin provided, and it will be collected once a week. Remember, recycling just one ton of office paper saves 17 trees and 3 cubic yards of landfill space. Working together, we can make a difference!

Recyclable Items

Plastic: Clear/green soda, water and juice bottles; Translucent milk jugs; any plastic item with neck having diameter smaller than base.

Paper: Newspaper with inserts; Corrugated cardboard boxes, flattened; Brown paper grocery bags, junk mail, magazines.

Cans: Aluminum cans; Steel beverage & food containers.

Glass: Clear green or brown food and beverage containers.

Drop-off Center; see Recycling Quick Link

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