Miami University

Trash and Litter

PROPER DISPOSAL OF TRASH for Residential Customers (non-dumpster users)

ALL garbage must be in cans. WITH LIDS securely fastened.
NO PLASTIC BAGS OR BOXES OF GARBAGE can be standing outside cans.
Refuse is limited to 10 container or items per week. If your unit is using multiple trashcans, you might consider the larger waste wheeler which is available through the Oxford Utility Department at 524-5221.
Can weight matters—60 pound limit. If you can’t lift it, it’s too heavy.
Large items, such as a couch or chair, will be taken if set at the curb with cans.
Rumpke won’t take construction materials. No wood, cinder blocks, cabinets, carpet, etc.

Trash and trashcans may not be stored in the front of your house or on the front porch.
Check with the landlord about where your trashcans should be stored.
Clean up the area where trashcans are stored.

Residents are responsible for maintaining the property where they live. NO MATTER HOW THE LITTER GOT THERE.
Yards, driveways, sidewalks and street lawns (area of grass and trees between the public sidewalk and the street curb), are to be kept litter free.
DON’T FORGET under bushes, beside & behind the house, on porch.
Party litter/trash must be cleaned up immediately following a party. Better yet, reduce your work and ask the party-goers to properly dispose of cans, bottles, plates, etc. PROVIDE PLENTY OF TRASH CONTAINERS FOR THIS PURPOSE.

Rumpke operates a curbside recycling program under contract with the City of Oxford. All residents are expected to find ways to Go Green and reduce the amount of solid waste that is discarded and going to landfills.

Each residence with 4 units or fewer may recycle at the curb. Each unit in the residence should have a red bin for recycling.
If a red bid is not left at your location, call the Oxford Utility Division at 524-5221 to request one.
There is no additional fee for this service.

Recycling is collected on the same day as your household trash collection.
Place the recycle bin by your garbage cans on your scheduled pickup day.
If you have materials to recycle in excess of what fits in the bin, you may use a regular garbage can if the word RECYCLE appears prominently on the container.
Note: The red container belongs to Rumpke Recycling and should be left at the residence when a customer moves out.

#1 or #2 plastic bottles – no lids – do not remove labels – rinse and flatten.
Clear/colored food storage jars – do not remove labels – rinse.
Aluminum & bi-metal cans / Steel food/tin cans – no lids or tips – do not remove labels
Empty aerosol cans
Newspapers / glossy inserts / junk mail / other residential mixed paper
Magazines / Telephone books / Computer paper
Brown grocery sacks / Cereal boxes
Corrugated cardboard, broken down

For assistance with trash problems, contact the Oxford Utilities Department, 524-5221