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City collection Furniture and other items too large for the rollout container are pay piles, collected on Thursdays and Fridays for a minimum fee added to the water bill. From $25 for minimum fee for a pay pile, added to the water bill, with the amount depending on the size of the pile and how much of the knuckleboom truck it fills. City of Paducah residential accounts; the person named on the water bill has to contact Public Works on 270-444-8511, after which a supervisor reviews the pile and assigns the fee.
City collection Furniture and other items too large for the rollout container are pay piles, collected on Thursdays and Fridays for a minimum fee added to the water bill. From $25 for minimum fee for a pay pile, added to the water bill, with the amount depending on the size of the pile and how much of the knuckleboom truck it fills. City of Paducah residential accounts; the person named on the water bill has to contact Public Works on 270-444-8511, after which a supervisor reviews the pile and assigns the fee.
City collection The published appliance route is the free Spring Clean Up Day, where major appliances are accepted when tagged as coolant or Freon free. No charge. Paducah and McCracken County residents at the free Spring Clean Up Day, which takes major appliances tagged as coolant or Freon free; outside the event the city publishes no appliance rate, so a household should ask Public Works about a pay pile or a special collection.
City collection Furniture and other items too large for the rollout container are pay piles, collected on Thursdays and Fridays for a minimum fee added to the water bill. From $25 for minimum fee for a pay pile, added to the water bill, with the amount depending on the size of the pile and how much of the knuckleboom truck it fills. City of Paducah residential accounts; the person named on the water bill has to contact Public Works on 270-444-8511, after which a supervisor reviews the pile and assigns the fee.
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Paducah collects its own waste through a Solid Waste Division that runs as an enterprise fund, serving nearly 9,850 residential accounts and charging 28.00 a month for one rollout container with the fee on the monthly water bill. Weekly garbage runs Tuesday through Friday, yard waste rides the same service with no request needed for routine piles, and curbside recycling is voluntary but has to be signed up for. Anything that will not fit the container becomes a pay pile, reviewed by a supervisor and collected on a Thursday or Friday by knuckleboom truck for a minimum charge. The size limits matter in Paducah: brush has to be cut short and the pile kept no larger than a small car, with an oversized pile costing a set fee, and the free alternative is a trip to the Compost Facility on North 8th Street. Once a year the city and McCracken County also run a free Spring Clean Up Day at the Republic Services transfer station where appliances tagged as Freon free, up to eight tires, e-scrap, batteries, household chemicals and medications all leave together, which is the only published route for most of those items.
Furniture and other items too large for the rollout container are pay piles, collected on Thursdays and Fridays for a minimum fee added to the water bill.
City cost & eligibility
From $25 for minimum fee for a pay pile, added to the water bill, with the amount depending on the size of the pile and how much of the knuckleboom truck it fills. City of Paducah residential accounts; the person named on the water bill has to contact Public Works on 270-444-8511, after which a supervisor reviews the pile and assigns the fee.
When & how
Place the items adjacent to the street rather than in an alley and call Public Works on 270-444-8511, keeping in mind that pay piles are collected on Thursdays and Fridays with a knuckleboom truck.
Get it ready
Keep hazardous waste and materials such as paint, gasoline, solvents, oil, batteries, tires, bricks, blocks and building or construction material out of the pile, because those contents interrupt ordinary service, and keep the pile clear of parked cars, mailboxes, utility poles and other stationary objects.
Yard waste is included in the monthly charge and collected weekly without a request, with size guidelines and a fee for piles above them.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. City of Paducah residential accounts, because yard waste collection is included in the monthly solid waste charge; a pile that exceeds the published size guidelines may be collected for a fee, and the Compost Facility takes brush and yard waste at no charge.
When & how
Put routine yard waste at the edge of the road on the weekly route, behind the curb where there is one and out of the drainage ditch where there is not, and request collection of an oversized pile through Public Works on 270-444-8511 or the MyPaducah Brush Pickup option.
Get it ready
Cut limbs to 48 inches or less with each limb no more than 15 inches in diameter, bag leaves and grass clippings at 50 pounds or less per bag and keep the bags separate from the piles, and keep the pile no larger than a small car at roughly 10 feet long and 5 feet high. Clear of utility lines, parked cars and fire hydrants, and remember that large limbs, stumps and trunks are special collections and some pieces may be too large for the compost grinder.
The published appliance route is the free Spring Clean Up Day, where major appliances are accepted when tagged as coolant or Freon free.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Paducah and McCracken County residents at the free Spring Clean Up Day, which takes major appliances tagged as coolant or Freon free; outside the event the city publishes no appliance rate, so a household should ask Public Works about a pay pile or a special collection.
When & how
Take the appliance to the Spring Clean Up Day at the Republic Services transfer station, 829 Burnett Street, which in 2026 ran on Saturday April 18 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., and bring identification to prove residency.
Get it ready
Have the unit tagged as coolant or Freon free before the event, empty and clean it, secure or remove the doors, and keep appliances out of the rollout container because unlisted material outside the container is not collected without an arranged special pickup.
E-scrap and batteries are collected at the free Spring Clean Up Day, and the city publishes no other electronics route.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Paducah and McCracken County residents at the free Spring Clean Up Day, which accepts batteries and e-scrap along with household hazardous waste and medications; no other electronics route or fee is published.
When & how
Take the devices and batteries to the Spring Clean Up Day at the Republic Services transfer station, 829 Burnett Street, which in 2026 ran on Saturday April 18 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., and bring identification for the residency check.
Get it ready
Wipe stored data from computers and drives, keep batteries separate from other material, keep electronics and batteries out of the rollout container because batteries are on the unacceptable contents list, and expect medical waste, commercial waste and radioactive items to be refused at the event.
Tires are banned from the rollout container and are collected at the Spring Clean Up Day, limited to eight per resident.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Paducah and McCracken County residents at the free Spring Clean Up Day, with a limit of eight tires per resident and no heavy equipment, solid, rubber track or foam filled tires accepted; tires are listed among the contents that interrupt ordinary container service, so there is no published curbside route.
When & how
Take the tires to the Spring Clean Up Day at the Republic Services transfer station, 829 Burnett Street, which in 2026 ran on Saturday April 18 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., with identification for the residency check.
Get it ready
Keep tires out of the rollout container entirely, count them against the eight tire limit, and leave heavy equipment, solid, rubber track and foam filled tires at home because they are not accepted.
Scrap metal is not named as its own route on the city page, so it has to be confirmed as a pay pile or taken with an appliance at the Spring Clean Up Day.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no scrap metal rate or drop-off, so confirm with Public Works on 270-444-8511 whether a metal load is treated as a pay pile with the minimum fee, or whether it can travel with appliances to the Spring Clean Up Day.
When & how
Call Public Works on 270-444-8511 first, then use the pay pile route or the Spring Clean Up Day depending on what staff confirm.
Get it ready
Keep metal out of the rollout container, remove loose glass, plastic and hazardous attachments before a metal load is weighed or reviewed, and keep the pile clear of parked cars and utility poles so the knuckleboom truck can reach it.
Household hazardous waste, ammunition and prescription medications are collected at the free Spring Clean Up Day, and hardened latex paint can go out with the garbage.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Paducah and McCracken County residents at the free Spring Clean Up Day, which accepts household hazardous waste that is labelled and in its original container, ammunition and expired or unwanted prescription medications, while refusing medical waste, commercial waste and radioactive items.
When & how
Take the material to the Spring Clean Up Day at the Republic Services transfer station, 829 Burnett Street, which in 2026 ran on Saturday April 18 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., with identification for the residency check.
Get it ready
Keep every container labelled and in its original packaging, never pour chemicals into a drain or storm drain, and for latex or water-based paint the city's method is to open the can, let the paint harden completely and then set the solid can out with the garbage.
City containers, early mornings and four feet of clearance
Paducah residential solid waste costs 28.00 a month for one rollout and includes yard waste collection and curbside recycling for households that sign up, with fees on the monthly water bill. Only city-issued containers are serviced, crews run from 4 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on residential and commercial routes, and containers must be out by 4 a.m. on the collection day, so the city recommends setting them out the night before. Collection runs Tuesday through Friday with recycling the same day, and holidays may push a route to Monday. Containers go within two feet of the roadside edge with handles facing away from the street, and the side-arm truck cannot service a container with a stationary object such as a car, mailbox, utility pole, tree, shrub or fence within four feet. Overfilled containers may interrupt service, and contents such as paint, gasoline, solvents, oil, batteries, tires, bricks, blocks and construction material stop the collection altogether.
Anything that will not fit the container, including furniture, is a pay pile. The items go adjacent to the street rather than in an alley, and the person named on the water bill calls Public Works on 270-444-8511 to report the pile. A Public Works supervisor then reviews it and assigns a fee that depends on the size of the pile and how much of the knuckleboom truck it fills, with a minimum charge added to the water bill, and collection happens on Thursdays and Fridays. If the pile is refused for a rule violation, a Call Back service before the next scheduled date carries an additional fee.
Yard waste is part of the monthly charge and crews cover the city each week, so routine material needs no request and a couple of bags or a few twigs can even go in the rollout. Limbs have to be 48 inches or shorter and no more than 15 inches in diameter, leaves and clippings must be bagged at 50 pounds or less and kept separate from the piles, and the pile cannot be larger than a small car at roughly 10 feet long and 5 feet high. A pile above those limits may be collected for a 150 fee, and large limbs, stumps and trunks are special collections that may also carry 150, with some pieces too large for the compost grinder and possibly not collected. The free alternative is a trip to the Compost Facility at 1560 North 8th Street, which also takes Christmas trees and brush at no charge.
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A Paducah household with furniture, a mattress or other items that will not fit the city rollout container.
Cost & conditions
From $25 for minimum fee for a pay pile, added to the water bill, with the amount set by a supervisor based on the size of the pile and how much of the knuckleboom truck it fills. City of Paducah residential accounts, with the person named on the water bill making the call to Public Works on 270-444-8511.
Arrange it
Place the items adjacent to the street rather than in an alley, call Public Works on 270-444-8511, wait for the supervisor's review and fee call, and leave the pile out for collection on a Thursday or Friday.
The fee is assigned rather than quoted up front and starts at the published minimum, hazardous material, tires, bricks, blocks and construction material cannot be included, and a refused pile needs a paid Call Back before the next scheduled date.
A Paducah or McCracken County household with appliances, tires, e-scrap, batteries, household chemicals, medications or household trash to clear out.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free for Paducah and McCracken County residents who bring identification such as a driver's licence to verify residency.
Arrange it
Take the material to the Republic Services transfer station at 829 Burnett Street on the event day, which in 2026 ran on Saturday April 18 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine.
One day a year, county residents only with identification, tires capped at eight per resident with no heavy equipment, solid, rubber track or foam filled tires, appliances needing a coolant or Freon free tag, hazardous waste labelled and in its original container, and medical waste, commercial waste and radioactive items refused.
A household with brush, leaves, grass clippings or a Christmas tree that would rather drop it off than wait for the weekly route.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Paducah residents may take brush and yard waste to the city Compost Facility at 1560 North 8th Street at no charge.
Arrange it
Take the material to 1560 North 8th Street during the facility's operating hours, and check the Compost Facility page for what it accepts and when it is open.
A self haul trip rather than a collection, with acceptance rules set by the facility, and oversized items that the compost grinder cannot handle may still need another arrangement.
A household with a brush pile larger than a small car, or with large tree limbs, stumps or trunks.
Cost & conditions
$150 for fee of $150 for a yard pile that exceeds the size guidelines or for the special collection of large tree limbs, stumps and trunks. City of Paducah residential accounts requesting collection through Public Works on 270-444-8511 or the MyPaducah Brush Pickup option.
Arrange it
Call Public Works on 270-444-8511 or submit a Brush Pickup request through the MyPaducah portal, and expect the fee to be applied to the work.
The fee applies once the pile is over the published limits, some items can be too large for the city's compost grinder and may not be collected at all, and routine piles are not charged because they are part of the weekly service.
Set up or query the residential solid waste account
A Paducah household arranging the weekly rollout service, adding a container or asking which day its street is collected.
Cost & conditions
$28 per month for residential solid waste collection with one rollout container, including yard waste collection and curbside recycling for households that sign up, with additional containers billed separately. City of Paducah residential accounts, with the fee included on the monthly water bill and a published fee schedule effective July 1 2026.
Arrange it
Call Public Works on 270-444-8511 to find out the collection day, confirm whether a rollout container is needed and report a lost or stolen container, and use the interactive map to look up the day for an address.
One rollout container is included and more cost extra, only city-issued containers are serviced, fees are reviewed annually against the Consumer Price Index, and recyclables are only collected for households that sign up for the voluntary programme.
Self hauling in Paducah runs through the Compost Facility and the annual Spring Clean Up Day, because the city's own trucks handle the routine work and the pay pile route is a request rather than a drop-off. Residents can take brush, leaves, grass clippings and a stripped Christmas tree to the Compost Facility at 1560 North 8th Street at no charge, checking that facility's page for its hours, while a yard pile larger than a small car or a load of large limbs, stumps and trunks needs a request to Public Works on 270-444-8511 or through the MyPaducah Brush Pickup option and may carry a fee of 150, with some pieces too large for the compost grinder and possibly not collected. Once a year the city and McCracken County hold a free Spring Clean Up Day at the Republic Services transfer station at 829 Burnett Street, which in 2026 ran on Saturday April 18 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. for residents who bring identification; it accepts household trash, major appliances tagged coolant or Freon free, up to eight tires per resident, household hazardous waste that is labelled and in its original container, ammunition, prescription medications, batteries and e-scrap, while refusing medical waste, commercial waste and radioactive items. Households that cannot use the event can still ask Public Works about a pay pile, which starts at the published minimum fee, is added to the water bill and is collected on Thursdays and Fridays by knuckleboom truck after a supervisor reviews the pile. City solid waste, brush and yard waste page with the monthly residential fee, container rules, collection days and times, the pay pile process and fee, the yard waste size guidelines and oversized pile fee, the free Compost Facility, the Spring Clean Up Day accepted and refused lists and the hazardous waste guidance
City compost site taking brush, yard waste and Christmas trees free
City of Paducah Compost Facility
1560 North 8th Street, Paducah, KY
Brush and yard waste from Paducah residents at no charge, along with live Christmas trees that have had their lights, garland, ornaments and stands removed.
A city facility for residential yard material, so confirm what it accepts and whether any load needs to be separated before arriving, and keep household garbage, tires and hazardous material out of the load.
Not published on the retained solid waste page, which directs residents to the Compost Facility page for its hours of operation and accepted material.
No charge. Paducah residents taking brush and yard waste, which the city encourages them to deliver at no charge.
Event site for the annual free Spring Clean Up Day
Republic Services transfer station
829 Burnett Street, Paducah, KY
On Spring Clean Up Day: household trash, major appliances tagged coolant or Freon free, tires up to eight per resident, household hazardous waste labelled and in its original container, ammunition, prescription medications, batteries and e-scrap.
Paducah and McCracken County residents only with identification, medical waste, commercial waste and radioactive items refused, no heavy equipment, solid, rubber track or foam filled tires, and the event only operates on the announced day rain or shine.
Spring Clean Up Day only, which in 2026 ran on Saturday April 18 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
No charge. Free for Paducah and McCracken County residents who bring identification to verify residency.
Prices, timing and the details that matter at your address.
How much does pickup cost?+
Choose your items to see the exact price. A standard sofa is $79 first and $29 additional. The highest first-item price applies once; every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review any applicable sales tax and the final total before payment.
Can I book a pickup for today?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Your booking is for a pickup day, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Do my items need to be outside when I book?+
You can book while your items are still inside. Arrange any indoor carrying and have everything outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We load and haul it away from there. Contact us before booking if your property has restricted access.
How does a Paducah couch leave the house?+
As a pay pile. Furniture and other items that will not fit the city-issued rollout container are collected by the Solid Waste Division for a minimum fee added to the water bill, with the amount set by a supervisor who reviews the pile and how much of the knuckleboom truck it fills. The pile goes adjacent to the street rather than in an alley, the person named on the water bill calls Public Works on 270-444-8511, and collection happens on Thursdays and Fridays.Official guidance
Do I need to call for Paducah yard waste pickup?+
No for routine material, because yard waste collection is included in the monthly solid waste charge and city crews work the whole city each week. Limbs need to be 48 inches or less and no more than 15 inches in diameter, bags of leaves or clippings have to stay at 50 pounds or less and separate from the piles, and the pile should be no bigger than a small car. A pile above those limits may be collected for a fee, and the Compost Facility at 1560 North 8th Street takes brush and yard waste free.Official guidance
Where do Paducah appliances go?+
The published route is the free Spring Clean Up Day for Paducah and McCracken County residents, where major appliances are accepted provided they are tagged as coolant or Freon free. The 2026 event ran on Saturday April 18 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Republic Services transfer station on Burnett Street, with identification required. Outside that day the city publishes no appliance rate, so ask Public Works on 270-444-8511 about a pay pile or special collection.Official guidance
Where do Paducah computers and batteries go?+
To the free Spring Clean Up Day, which accepts batteries and e-scrap along with household hazardous waste that is labelled and in its original container, ammunition and prescription medications. The 2026 event ran on Saturday April 18 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Republic Services transfer station on Burnett Street for Paducah and McCracken County residents with identification. Batteries are on the list of contents that interrupt ordinary rollout service, so they never belong in the garbage container.Official guidance
Will Paducah take tires at the curb?+
No. Tires are on the city's list of unacceptable container contents that interrupt service, so they never go in the rollout. The published route is the free Spring Clean Up Day for Paducah and McCracken County residents, which accepts up to eight tires per resident and refuses heavy equipment, solid, rubber track and foam filled tires. The 2026 event ran on Saturday April 18 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Republic Services transfer station on Burnett Street.Official guidance
Who collects garbage in Paducah?+
The City of Paducah Solid Waste Division does, operating as an enterprise fund and serving nearly 9,850 residential accounts and about 2,000 commercial accounts. Residential collection costs 28.00 a month for one city-issued rollout container and includes yard waste collection and voluntary curbside recycling for households that sign up, with the fee on the monthly water bill. Routes run Tuesday through Friday from 4 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., containers go out by 4 a.m. on the collection day, and Public Works on 270-444-8511 answers collection day, container and service questions.Official guidance
What does a Paducah pay pile cost?+
There is a minimum fee for a pay pile, added to the water bill, and the final amount depends on the size of the pile and how much of the knuckleboom truck it fills. A supervisor reviews the pile after the person named on the water bill calls Public Works on 270-444-8511, and then calls back to explain the fee. Piles are collected on Thursdays and Fridays, must sit adjacent to the street rather than in an alley, and cannot include hazardous material, tires, bricks, blocks or construction material.Official guidance
What are the Paducah yard waste limits?+
Limbs have to be 48 inches or shorter and no more than 15 inches in diameter, leaves and grass clippings must be bagged at 50 pounds or less per bag and kept separate from the piles, and the pile cannot be larger than a small car at roughly 10 feet long and 5 feet high. Routine material is collected weekly as part of the monthly charge with no request needed, a pile over the limits may be collected for a 150 fee, large limbs, stumps and trunks are special collections that may also carry 150, and the Compost Facility at 1560 North 8th Street takes brush and yard waste free.Official guidance
What does Paducah take on Spring Clean Up Day?+
The free Spring Clean Up Day is for Paducah and McCracken County residents who bring identification, and in 2026 it ran on Saturday April 18 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine, at the Republic Services transfer station on Burnett Street. It accepts household trash, major appliances tagged coolant or Freon free, up to eight tires per resident with no heavy equipment, solid, rubber track or foam filled tires, household hazardous waste that is labelled and in its original container, ammunition, prescription medications, batteries and e-scrap. Medical waste, commercial waste and radioactive items are refused.Official guidance
