When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?
In the Town of Greenwood, Delaware, sorting required: True; container or bag limit: One 95-gallon rigid container each for garbage and recyclables; total containers and bags per pickup not to exceed five (5) without Town Manager permission; accepted or banned: Non-collectibles banned: electronics, Styrofoam, hazardous materials, batteries, tires, construction debris; yard waste excluded; recyclables include plastics, glass, metals, paper; fee: $24.00 per month, billed monthly in advance, charged regardless of whether service is used. Source: Ordinance No. C-9-C — An Ordinance Repealing Existing Regulations Pertaining to Garbage and Refuse Collection and Adopting New Regulations Governing Garbage and Recyclables Collections for the Town of Greenwood, verified 2026-06-05.
Ordinance No. C-9-C — An Ordinance Repealing Existing Regulations Pertaining to Garbage and Refuse Collection and Adopting New Regulations Governing Garbage and Recyclables Collections for the Town of Greenwood
adopted ordinance
sorting required
True
s. 4(c) — "Recyclables shall not be placed in bags and must be placed loosely in rigid containers"
container or bag limit
One 95-gallon rigid container each for garbage and recyclables; total containers and bags per pickup not to exceed five (5) without Town Manager permission
s. 4(a) — "shall not exceed five (5) without express permission from the Town Manager's Office"
accepted or banned
Non-collectibles banned: electronics, Styrofoam, hazardous materials, batteries, tires, construction debris; yard waste excluded; recyclables include plastics, glass, metals, paper
s. 1 (Non-collectible Items definition); s. 4(c) (Yard Waste and Christmas Trees)
fee
$24.00 per month, billed monthly in advance, charged regardless of whether service is used
Resolution #2020-03 — "monthly fee of $24.00"; s. 7(a)
scout note
Repeals prior garbage ordinance C-9-B; establishes new rules for residential garbage and recyclables collection in Greenwood; sets monthly fee of $24.00 per household effective January 1, 2021.