Household trash pickup starts Monday

The Oak Ridge household trash pickup program starts Monday.

Household rubbish, old appliances, and minor remodeling materials will be picked up. Compressors must be removed from refrigerators and air conditioners, however.

A city press release said workers will follow the schedule as closely as possible, but it is a general guide and can vary considerably from the actual schedule due to weather conditions and the amount of trash left by residents.

Here are the program’s guidelines:

• Residents should place all materials near, but not beyond, the curb. Keep all materials off of sidewalks and parking areas, and out of gutters.
• There is a limit of one truckload of material per residence. A truckload is defined as one pickup truck or approximately 3 feet high by 4 feet wide by 8 feet long, or approximately 100 cubic feet maximum.
• Crews will not pick up hazardous items, paint, tires, or piles of rubbish that are mixed with brush or limbs.
• All materials must be in place no later than 7:30 a.m. on the scheduled pickup day to ensure pickup. Any materials put out after 7:30 a.m. on the scheduled pickup day may not be picked up.
• Brush collection is scheduled to begin on April 29. A new schedule will be provided in advance of the start date. Brush and bagged leaves and yard clippings will be picked up during the next collection. It should be noted that bagged yard waste will be collected with the regularly scheduled refuse collection throughout the year.

For more information, contact Waste Connections of Tennessee at (865) 482-3656 and the household trash pickup schedule can also be found on the city’s website www.oakridgetn.gov.

First week

• Monday, April 1—Tusculum Drive and side streets, Tempura Drive and side streets, Tiffin Drive and side streets, Tuskegee Drive extension, Scarboro neighborhood
• Tuesday, April 2—Woodland area
• Wednesday, April 3—Hendrix Creek subdivision
• Thursday, April 4—Baypath Drive and side streets, Briarcliff Avenue and side streets, Elmhurst Drive and side streets, Stonebridge
• Friday, April 5—Emory Valley subdivision north of Emory Valley Road from Melton Lake Drive to Fairbanks Road to Warehouse Road

Second week

• Monday, April 8—Rivers subdivision, Marywater Lane, Marywood Court, Rivers Run subdivision, Park Meade Drive, Center Park Lane, Palisades Parkway
• Tuesday, April 9—East Drive and all side streets including Reel Heights/Tanglewood subdivision, Athens Road, Alger Road and side streets, Arkansas Avenue and side streets, Albany Road, Alhambra Road, Arcadia Lane and Place
• Wednesday, April 10—Outer Drive and side streets from Florida Avenue to California Avenue, Delaware Avenue and side streets, California Avenue and side streets
• Thursday, April 11—Georgia Avenue and side streets, Florida Avenue and side streets, Outer Drive and side streets from Michigan Avenue to Florida Avenue, East Tennessee Avenue and side streets
• Friday, April 12—West Tennessee Avenue, Michigan Avenue and side streets, Kentucky Avenue and side streets

Third week

• Monday, April 15—New York Avenue and side streets, Utah Avenue and side streets, Outer Drive from New York Avenue to Michigan Avenue, Orchard Lane and Circle, Orkney Road
• Tuesday, April 16—Pennsylvania Avenue and side streets, Vermont Avenue and side streets, North Tulane Avenue, Outer Drive and side streets from Pennsylvania Avenue to New York Avenue
• Wednesday, April 17—West Outer Drive and side streets from Illinois Avenue to Pennsylvania Avenue, Hillside Road and side streets from Highland Avenue to Pennsylvania Avenue
• Thursday, April 18—Robertsville Road from North Illinois Avenue to Highland Avenue, Raleigh Road, Robin Lane, Ivanhoe Road and side streets, east side of North Illinois Avenue and side streets, Hillside Road and side streets from Illinois Avenue to Highland Avenue, Henley Road and Henley Place, Highland Avenue and side streets
• Friday, April 19—west side of North Illinois Avenue and side streets, Iroquois Avenue and side streets, Robertsville Road from Jefferson Avenue to North Illinois Avenue, East and West Vanderbilt Avenue, Villanova Road, Virginia Road, Valparaiso Road, Valley Forge Drive

Fourth week

• Monday, April 22—Wiltshire Drive, Jefferson Circle, Latimer Road, Robertsville Road and side streets from Louisiana Avenue to Jefferson Avenue, Jefferson Avenue and side streets, Johnson Road and side streets, West Outer Drive and side streets from Louisiana Avenue to Illinois Avenue
• Tuesday, April 23—Robertsville Road and side streets from Melbourne Road to Louisiana Avenue, Bradley Avenue, East and West Bryn Mawr Road, Bermuda Road and all side streets, Salem Road and side streets, Sheridan Circle and Place, North and South Seneca Road, Louisiana Avenue and side streets, Lawton Road, Lancaster Road, Lansing Road, LaSalle Road and side streets
• Wednesday, April 24—Montana Avenue and side streets, Monticello Road, Miramar Circle, Mohawk Road, Montclair Road and side streets, Windham Road and side streets, West Outer Drive and side streets from Montana Avenue up to, but not including Louisiana Avenue, Morningside Drive and side streets, Morgan Road, Mississippi Avenue
• Thursday, April 25—Newridge Road, Normandy Road, Newell Lane, Nebraska Avenue and side streets, Newhaven Road and side streets, Netherland Road and side streets, Newport Drive and side streets, New Bedford Lane, Nantucket Way, West Outer Drive and side streets from Nebraska Avenue up to, but not including, Montana Avenue
• Friday, April 26—Rarity Ridge, Country Club Estates, Oklahoma Avenue, Mason Lane, Westover Drive, Wildwood Drive, Gates Drive, Grandcove Lane, Golfcrest Lane, Greenwood Lane, Goldenview Lane, Whippoorwill Drive and side streets, William Lane, Wildcat Lane, Winchester Circle, West Southwood Lane, East Southwood Lane, Sweetgum Lane, West Outer Drive and all side streets from the west end up to, but not including, Nebraska Avenue, Jackson Crossing subdivision