3 Trash Cart Choices
Under the new program, Groot provides residents separate trash and recycling carts-both with lids to help keep the community cleaner. All trash carts have wheels and come in 3 convenient, affordable sizes. Additional cans or bags may be placed at the curb with a sticker for collection. Groot bills residents quarterly. Carts remain the property of Groot.
2 Recycling Cart Choices
Carts can be 35 Gallon or 65 Gallon: Residents continue to enjoy unlimited recycling. Each household receives a 35- or 65-gallon cart that has wheels and a lid. Additional recyclables may be placed by the curb in containers that do not exceed 25 gallons of capacity. Recycling does not require a sticker.
Senior Option
This option allows eligible seniors (65 and older) to use special 14-gallon orange bags for trash. Bags cost $1.70 per bag and may be purchased in rolls of 20 for $34.00 at designated retail locations. When signing up for this program, seniors also receive their choice of a 35 gallon or 65-gallon recycling cart with weekly service. View a list of orange bag retailers
here(PDF, 89KB).
Low-Volume Option
The limited, low-volume option provides trash collection twice per month in a specially marked 35-gallon cart. Beginning the week of January 7, 2019, the City of Aurora's low-volume option provides trash collection every other week in a specially marked 35-gallon cart. Recycling occurs weekly using a 35-gallon cart. The cost for this service is $9.72 per month. Access a calendar of
Low Volume Collection Dates
here(PDF, 98KB).
Schedule
Trash, recycling, yard waste and large items are collected on the same day with a separate driver and vehicle for each type of service.
Collection Holidays
The following holidays are observed by Groot:
- Christmas Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Memorial Day
- New Year's Day
- Thanksgiving Day
When one of these holidays falls on or before your collection day collections are delayed one day that week.