Junk is collected 3 times a year in the Urban Services District, the former City of Louisville boundaries (map).

Project Pickup collection and setout dates

• If you live in the Urban Services District (the former City of Louisville boundaries – map), click here to enter your address and find your dates and sign up for reminders.

Project Pickup Guidelines

 What to set out when, where and how:

• Near but clearly separated from usual trash collection point
• Before 6 AM on Monday of collection week but no earlier than 4 PM on the Friday before collection week. Civil penalties from $100 to $1000 per day apply to each violation, as well as criminal prosecution and cost of cleanup.
• Bundle small items or put them in plastic bags loaded weight below 60 pounds. Do not use garbage cans or cardboard boxes.
• Tree branches and brush limited to 4 inches in diameter. They must be no more than four foot long and must be separated from other items
• Doors must be removed from large appliances such as refrigerators and freezers.
• No more than four tires per residence.

What not to set out:

• Items gathered from other locations or households
• No dirt, gravel or construction or demolition debris.
• No auto parts.
• No computer equipment.  (See Electronics Recycling for environmentally friendly disposal.)
• No hazardous materials such as motor oil, batteries, paint, gasoline, antifreeze, pool chemicals or lawn chemicals. (Those may be disposed of through Haz-Bin).

Tires and appliances with Freon® will be collected separately from other items, and sometimes on different days, during your collection week, If they are not collected by Friday, phone MetroCall at 311 or 574.5000.