Solid-Waste Disposal and Recycling

Trash collection is once per week on Mondays. Delaware City contracts for trash collection with a private company, currently Waste Industries.

Each property is issued a 96-gallon cart. All garbage must be bagged and must fit in (or on) the cart.

Large quantities that don’t fit in the cart or large items such as furniture and appliances are subject to a Bulk Items Price Sheet.

Contact Waste Industries directly at (302) 378-5400 to arrange for a large item pick-up. Special fees and restrictions apply to appliances with refrigerant gas and used tires. 

The City does not provide collection services for large commercial users. Businesses requiring a dumpster contract privately. For a resident requiring an extra trash cart there is a quarterly fee. Call Town Hall 302-834-4573 for more information.

Delaware City has one of the most comprehensive curbside recycling programs in Delaware. 

The City provides free bi-weekly curbside service on the same day as trash collection (Mondays) and provides free recycling containers. The single stream recycling allows co-mingled aluminum and steel cans, narrow-neck plastic bottles, and glass (all colors), plus corrugated cardboard, and newspapers.

Yard waste recycling collection is also on Mondays and is done by The Cutting Edge. Please do not put yard waste in the trash cart. The City will collect for free: grass clippings, shrubs and tree trimmings. A fee will be charged for quantities measuring more than 4’x3’x8‘. Please make sure your branches and shrubs are bundled so a man can pick it up. If your yard waste material is excessive, you will need to contact someone to remove it privately. Leaves will be vacuumed from October through December on Mondays. If the amount of leaves are too many for a 1 day pickup, the leaf collection may continue throughout the week.

For more information on recycling in Delaware visit the website.