The Town of Blacksburg’s spring cleanup begins Monday in the town’s northwest quadrant.
The cleanup will then continue the week of April 12 in the southwest quadrant, the week of April 19 in the southeast quadrant and the week of April 26 in the northeast quadrant.
The spring cleanup is a curbside collection for debris and brush. The service is provided to Town of Blacksburg recycling and refuse customers and is not intended for the collection of waste from major construction and/or demolition debris.
For the curbside materials to be picked up they must be separated into distinct piles of brush, metal appliances, tires, and other debris. The brush must be no longer than seven feet and no greater than six inches in diameter. Metal appliances must have any airtight doors removed. Tires must be removed from the rims and have an inside diameter of 19 inches or less. No more than eight tires per household will be picked up, and no commercial, racing, for farm-use tires will be accepted. Other debris is items such as miscellaneous household junk and bamboo.
Residents are asked to place items curbside by 7 a.m. on the Monday of their scheduled collection. Brush and yard debris are collected one day, and metal, tires, and other bulky items are picked up on another day during the week. Residents are asked not to place additional items curbside after everything has been collected.
Items intended for cleanup must be accessible from the public right of way. The town will not enter private property, parking lots, or driveways to remove materials. Items placed near mailboxes, water meters, fire hydrants, posts, or other obstacles that could be damaged will not be collected. The town is not responsible for damages.
The following items are not acceptable for collection during cleanup:
- Hazardous waste, household and yard chemicals, and paint. These materials can be taken to events sponsored by the New River Resource Authority that are held several times a year. 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).
- Household garbage. Please dispose of household garbage 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 are not hazardous and can safely be thrown in with your household trash. Rechargeable batteries can be recycled at Home Depot and Lowes.
- Electronics. Residents may recycle electronics free of charge at the YMCA, 1000 North Main St..
- Fluorescent Lamps. Home Depot accepts CFLs for recycling for free.
- Leaves. Leaves must be bagged for collection during the fall and spring cleanups. Loose leaves are only collected during leaf collection, which begins the end of October.
