Waste and Recycling
Garbage is picked up every Wednesday. Please have your can out by 7:00 a.m.
If the following Holidays are on or before Wednesday, the pickup will be on Thursday that week: New Year’s Day Memorial Day Fourth of July Labor Day Thanksgiving Christmas.
Spring Clean Up Days
Friday, April 19th - Sunday, April 28th.
8am - 8pm at the Pipe Plant (400 N 350 W). This service is free for PG residents to help in disposing of garbage from their yard and home. A city employee will be available to assist you as needed. Reminders:
Dispose of waste in the appropriate dumpster.
No hazardous materials (paint, tires, cement, televisions, computers, electronics, chemicals) accepted.
Green waste must be clean with no garbage mixed in with it.
No disposing before or after hours.
We appreciate all the work you do to keep Pleasant Grove beautiful.
Questions: Public Works Department at 801-785-2941.
Hazardous Waste
Utah County residents with household hazardous waste items such as old gasoline, paint, fluorescent light bulbs, and unused medications can dispose of these items safely at Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day Saturday, April 13 from 9 am - 3 pm. The collection will take place in the west parking lot of the Provo Towne Centre Mall. For details, including a list of what will or will not be collected, please visit: http://www.utahcountyonline.org/.../#download
or call 801-225-8538 (North) or 801-489-3027 (South).
TSSD
Republic Services
Recycling Frequently Asked Questions
Services for Garbage and Recycling will be delayed 1 day after the following holidays:
- Memorial Day
- Labor Day
Pleasant Grove City would like to encourage residents to contribute to a cleaner, healthier environment by recycling.
Curbside pick-up of recyclables will take place every other week; a total of 26 times a year.
Pleasant Grove Recycling Routes:
North Route Boundary
East Boundary to West Boundary - 1100 North and everything North of 1100 North. This
will also include the area of 100 East to Mt. Timpanogoas and Grove Creek Drive/Road
to 1100 North.
The North Route will begin pick-up on Wednesday June 2, 2010.
South Route Boundary
Everything and anything not included in the North Route Boundary.
The South Route will begin pick-up on Wednesday June 9, 2010
Plastic bottles, aluminum cans, newspaper, and plain cardboard are among the items that can be recycled. Glass, Styrofoam, and food-contaminated items cannot. For a complete list of which materials are acceptable and how to prepare them for recycling contact us.
You do not need to separate acceptable recyclables. Everything can go into the recycling cart together.
If you would like to participate in curbside recycling, please call city hall at (801-785-5045) they will order a recycling cart to be dropped off at your residence.
Apartment residents and all others who do not have individual curbside garbage pick-up will need to work through your Home Owners Association to arrange special recycling pick-up directly with Republic Services.
The recycling carts are about the same size as your current curbside waste cart. Both carts are approximately 95 gallons in volume.
No. The Republic Services trucks are designed to pick up recyclables only from the recycle carts. You will need to compact the recyclables or hold the overflow until the next pick-up time. Another option is to order an additional recycle cart from the city. The extra cart will cost an additional $5.90 per month.
Currently this is not an option, but the city and Republic Services are continually exploring ways to make these services the most cost effective for Pleasant Grove’s citizens.
No. While the new curbside recycling program accepts newspaper, our local schools have been benefiting from newspaper recycling bins for years. If you have been in the habit of donating your old newspapers to benefit your local school, Pleasant Grove City encourages you to continue.