Dumpster Rental in Painesville, OH

Yard Waste, Recycling and Painless Facts About Painesville, OH

Soon after the Revolutionary War, Painesville was settled. As with most of the cities in northeastern Ohio, it was a land first owned by the Colony of Connecticut or more familiarly known as the Western Reserve.  In 1902 the village became a full-fledged city. The population today is just under 20,000 residents. The city is blessed with 13 parks and a 284 acre historic Downtown recreational area. These parks throughout the year offer events such as an Easter egg hunt, Earth Day Day celebrations, a farmers market, and summer concerts. There are also nine baseball diamonds, picnic areas, playgrounds, and basketball courts. Fishing is available, grills, and a skate park. Some hip people from the area include author Harlan Ellison, actor Shell Kepler, playwright Emma Fry, and poet Joe Dolce.

Recycling And Solid Waste

The city provides a blue 95-gallon bin for trash. Food scraps must be wrapped and placed in a plastic bag. Trash will be picked up on a weekly basis. Place your container is at the curb at 7 AM on the day of pickup.

Recycling services are also offered weekly. Residents will receive a 65-gallon recycle card.

Bulky stuff will be picked up on your regular trash day. Furniture, mattresses, and other large items should be wrapped in plastic. The city will not pick up large car parts, tires, batteries, or liquids. Washers and dryers, television sets, and tables will be picked up on your regular trash day.

Yard Waste
Yard waste must be placed in brown craft bags which can be purchased at your local big box store. Beginning in April through December every other week your yard waste will be picked up. Leaf collection service is between October and December. You can get weekly yard waste pick up at an additional cost.

Remember all vehicles must be tarped. No commercial trucks, dump trucks or box vans allowed. There are fees for disposing of certain items. Please follow this link to the Lake County Solid Waste Facility website for more information.

Pharmaceutical Collection

It is essential that you do not throw or toss your unwanted or unused medication down the toilet or into your sink. Traces of medicines are beginning to show up in our water supply. So please take your unused medications, pain relievers, vitamins, and pet medications to the convenient collection sites located throughout Lake County.

You can find some of these collection sites at the Eastlake Police Department, the Lake County Sheriffs Office, the Mentor Police Department, and the Willoughby Hills Police Department. These collection sites are open Monday through Friday 7 to 8, Saturday 9 to 5, and Sunday 1 to 5. If you need additional assistance call the Health district at 440-350-2543.

This is a very grave matter and we must protect our water supply at all costs. Otherwise, we will all be high on pain relievers and no fresh drinking water. So take the time to properly dispose of these medications.