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Sanitation Department

Residential garbage collection services are provided weekly
when the following regulations are followed:
- Refuse in a non-corrodible receptacle
having a tight fitting lid or securely bundled in a leak
proof bag is to be placed at curb or street edge by 7:00am
on the morning of collection. To find out the scheduled
pickup day in your area, call 537-9545.
- No receptacle or bag shall exceed
32 gallons or 50 pounds when filled. Wet refuse must be
drained of all liquids and wrapped in paper prior to being
placed in receptacle or leak proof bag. Items too bulky
for the receptacle will not be collected by the city. These
items should be taken to one of Putnam County Landfill locations.
Recyclable items should be taken to the recycling center
located at 755 E. 21st Street in Cookeville. Open 7 days
a week 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Phone: 528-3884.
- On Holidays observed by the
city (See Below), residents are notified by Herald-Citizen, WHUB AM
Radio and WHUB TV Channel 7 of the modified
schedule.
- Algood Sanitation Workers ask
that all receptacles are routinely cleaned and sanitized.
- Residents will be notified by
placement of stickers on receptacles if they do no adhere
to regulations.
Commercial Waste Collection
services are provided to businesses for a fee. The dumpsters
may be purchased or rented for $40/month. Algood offers flexible scheduling of pickup.
Dumpster pickups are $12 each. Applications for commercial
pickup are available at city hall. For more information
regarding dumpster rental or purchase, contact the City of
Algood at 931-537-9545.
City Of Algood observed Holidays
that services will be rescheduled:
New Year's Day Jan 1
Martin Luther King Day Third Monday in January
Good Friday Friday before Easter Sunday
Memorial Day Last Monday in May
Independence Day July 4
Labor Day First Monday in September
Thanksgiving Day Fourth Thursday in November
Friday after Thanksgiving Fourth Friday in November
Christmas Dec 25
When a holiday falls on Sunday, it shall be observed the
following Monday.
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