Taylor Mill contracts with Rumpke of Northern Kentucky, Inc. for all trash and recycling within city limits. Residents are provided with one free 95-gallon or 65-gallon trash cart and one free 65-gallon recycling cart. Additional carts are available for a monthly fee. Large items (Bulk) will need to be scheduled. To request service for and get rid of your bulky trash and large unwanted items, you can either call 1-800-828-8171 or go online to Rumpke's Request Service.
For more information and to find out when trash/recycling is picked up on your street, please contact Rumpke at (800) 828-8171 or visit www.rumpke.com.
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What is the holiday schedule for trash and recycling?
Rumpke's collection time may vary during holiday weeks. Please place trash and recycling at the curb the evening before the scheduled collection. Click Rumpke's holiday schedule to view the holiday schedule for your residence.
For more information, please contact Rumpke at (800) 828-8171 or visit www.rumpke.com.
What items will Rumpke pick up for recycling?
Rumpke accepts the following items for recycling:
- Glass bottles and jars (all colors)
- Steel cans
- Aluminum cans and cups
- Plastic bottles (empty, crush, reattach lid): bottles and jugs that have a small mouth and a wider base, such as milk jugs, soda bottles, laundry detergent bottles, shampoo bottles, and contact solution bottles.
- Plastic tubs*: Containers for butter, sour cream, cottage cheese, yogurt, jello, and fruit slices would fall into this category.
- Plastic cups* (remove/discard straw, reattach lid): Fast food beverage cups - colored party cups are not accepted
- Plastic clamshell containers**: Packaging food, retail products, groceries and takeout items
- Paper: Newspaper, magazines, cardboard, mixed office paper and envelopes, paperboard (cereal boxes), pizza boxes free of food debris and grease, telephone books, and catalogs
- Paper cups (remove/discard lids, straws, and stoppers): Fast food beverage cups, coffee cups, Dixie cups
- Cartons (remove plastic caps and straws): Food and beverage cartons, such as milk, juice, soup, wine, broth, and other cartons)
*Please note that all items should be empty, clean, and placed loose in the recycling containers. Do not place items in plastic bags.
For the most current information on acceptable items, please contact Rumpke at (800) 828-8171 or visit www.rumpke.com.