Trash Pick-Up Information

Dumpster Bandit will collect curbside trash and recycling on Friday. If the holiday falls on Friday, trash and recycling will be collected on Saturday following the holiday for that week only.


Please visit the following website or call (216) 402-2547 for more information regarding trash & recycling pickup in the Village of Bratenahl.


Dumpster Bandit Website for Bratenahl Residents 


Solid Waste

Garbage must be bagged or wrapped and placed inside a blue 96-gallon cart for weekly pickup. Please secure the lid before putting the cart at the curb. Leaves and grass should not be placed in bags; they should be left on the tree lawn. Our Service Department handles spring and fall yard waste pick-up from April 15 to May 15 and September 30 to December 15. During these times, yard waste can be left in bulk on the tree lawn. Before or after this time, yard waste you do not compost should be placed in the blue carts.


On rubbish collection day, all waste must be:

  • Kept in blue carts with the gray lid.
  • Place it at the curb or the end of your driveway if you live in an association community. The silver lift bar should face the street.

Bulk Items

Items such as furniture, filing cabinets, mattresses, refrigerators, and appliances can be placed curbside on the last Friday of every month for pick-up by Dumpster Bandit. ** Note: All cloth furniture, including mattress, must be wrapped in plastic **

Latex Paint

Latex and other water-based paint are not hazardous materials and are not accepted in the drop-off disposal program.  Latex paint should be dried out and disposed of in the regular rubbish.  Step-by-step instructions on how to dry out latex paint are available at www.cuyahogarecycles.org/latex_paint

Needles and Sharps

Place NEEDLES, SYRINGES, LANCETS, AND OTHER SHARP OBJECTS in a hard plastic (such as a laundry detergent jug) or metal container with a screw-on cap or tightly secured lid. Seal the lid with heavy-duty tape, write “CAUTION: SHARPS” on the side of the container, and place it in the regular trash. See http://www.cuyahogarecycles.org/needles_and_sharps

Construction Materials

All refuse from construction or home remodeling must be contained in the blue 96-gallon trash cart or will not be picked up. You may contact Dumpster Bandit for a dumpster at an additional charge at (216) 402-2547 or email them at dumpsterbandit1@gmail.com.

Carpet

The trash must be cut into 4-foot lengths or less and contained in the 96-gallon blue trash cart. The lid must be closed.

Hazardous Materials

Hazardous materials include the following: Pesticides, insect sprays, herbicides, rust removers, swimming pool chemicals, wood preservatives, chlorine bleach, drain openers, corrosive chemicals (non-commercial), lye, muriatic acid, hobby chemicals, lubricants, used motor oil, used transmission fluid, gear oil, paint products including oil, spray, and stripper still in the container, paint thinners, automotive chemicals including waxes, polish, carburetor cleaner, brake fluid, gasoline and antifreeze, car batteries. All hazardous waste can be dropped off between 7:00 and 3:00 Monday through Friday by the red shed at the Service Department on Garfield Lane. As a reminder, Mr. David Maund, Bratenahl Service Director, provides a year-round drop at the Village Service Department for hazardous waste, used paint, tires, and computers. This program is part of our collaboration with the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District.

Find answers to your recycling, disposal, and reuse questions by using the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District’s “What Do I Do With?” search bar located at the top of every page of www.cuyahogarecycles.org

Note: If you need an additional 96-gallon container, you may call 216-402-2547. 

Bratenahl’s new paper recycling bin is behind the Community Center in the parking lot off Burton Avenue. It is telephone book recycling season, and you can bring your books to this bin. While some bins do not, our bin does accept cardboard, but please break down all boxes and flatten them as much as you can.


If we use this bin properly, it will generate a new revenue stream for the Village, however modest.