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Service Department

Contact Information
Dennis P. Patten, Director of Public Service  (440) 884-9607 FAX: (440) 843-5818
Department Location
Cassidy Theater – lower level, 6200 Pearl Road (located in the Greenbriar Commons) CURRENT BID NOTICES
Office Hours
Monday-Friday:   8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

The Department of Public Service provides a variety of services to our residents.  The department’s responsibilities range from street and sewer repairs, snow and leaf removal, and facility and grounds maintenance.  While the City does not operate its own in-house refuse collection service, the service is provided on a weekly basis by a private contractor.  Service Department crews do provide weekly curbside pick-up of recyclables.  Please see below for more detailed information on each of the services that we provide.

Green Refuse and Recycling Initiative

Beginning in April, our city becomes one of the first in Cuyahoga County to have automated trash collection and recycling, at no added cost to you!

Automated refuse collection is the most efficient and cost effective system available today.  Automated recycling increases participation, saving tax dollars by reducing disposal costs while conserving natural resources. 

The Green Refuse and Recycling Initiative will provide efficient and cost-effective services while providing long-term economic and environmental benefits to our community.

For more information on the program, , please click here.
For more information about recycling, please visit the Cuyahoga County Solid  Waste District's website at www.cuyahogaswd.org.

FLOODED AREA SAFETY & SANITATION The following links are provided as a part of the city's continuing effort to provide homeowners effected by residential flooding with as much information as possible. Click here to read a letter from the Department of Public Safety Click here to access a presentation prepared by the service director for the City of Westlake on the various causes of residential flooding. Click here for vital information and safety tips when dealing with flooding in your home.

2012 SPECIAL WASTE COLLECTION EVENTS Click here for detailed information LUBE STOP OFFERS FREE RECYCLING PROGRAM FOR USED OIL, BATTERIES - Click here for information

 

REFUSE COLLECTION (new Green Refuse and Recycling Initiative beginning in April) -

click here for more information

Residential curbside refuse collection is provided by Republic Waste Services on a weekly basis. Please see the “Refuse Pick-up Schedule & Recycling Guide” link below for the collection schedule. Refuse containers whoudl be out by  7AM on the scheduled pick-up day.  City Ordinance 965.08 prohibits refuse from being placed out for collection prior to 4:00 PM the day before the scheduled collection day. Empty cans must be removed from the tree lawn within twelve hours after pick-up.

The following items are EXCLUDED from regular pick up:
Hazardous waste of any kind, building materials resulting from construction, dirt, concrete, sod, car batteries, and oils. Waste generated by commercial contractors will not be picked up.  Please click here for information on Special Waste Collection Dates.

RECYCLING

Please click below to view the City of Parma Heights:

• Automated Refuse & Recycling Guide & Pick-up Schedule

Refuse Collection Fee 

Effective January 1, 2012, the fee for residential solid waste collection was added to the property tax bill as a more simplified method of billing, benefiting our residents by:

• Eliminating the nuisance of quarterly billing and payments
• Automatically ensuring that all Homestead Exemption-qualified residents receive a $1 per month discount

Please note: The Refuse Collection Ree on your property tax bill is for the current year (2012).  It is not a duplicate billing for last year (2011).


2012  HOLIDAY REFUSE & RECYCLING SCHEDULE 

Memorial Day	May 28	Monday	DELAYED ONE DAY ENTIRE WEEK
Independence Day	July 4	Wednesday	DELAYED ONE DAY REST OF WEEK
Labor Day	September 3	Monday	DELAYED ONE DAY ENTIRE WEEK
Thanksgiving Day	November 22	Thursday	DELAYED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
Christmas Day	December 25	Tuesday	DELAYED ONE DAY ENTIRE WEEK

FALL LEAF COLLECTION PROGRAM

The final day for this year's Leaf Collection Program was Friday, December 2, 2011. Please be aware that property owners are responsible for leaf disposal after the curbside collection program has been completed as city trucks must be converted and prepared for snow removal operations. Snow, rain, and freezing weather will significantly delay or permanently halt curbside collection. Crews will not be back the spring to pick up any remaining leaves.

Please feel free to call the Service Department at 440-884-9607 should there be any questions. Thank you.

	Paper Retriever Program

 

Paper Retriever Program bins are located at the following locations in Parma Heights.

1. Greenbriar Commons (NEO Soccer Parking Lot) - 6184 Pearl Road
2. Divinity Lutheran Church – 11877 Blossom Avenue
3. Holy Name H.S. – 6000 Queens
4. Incarnate Word Academy – 6618 Pearl Road
5. Parma Park Elementary – 6800 Commonwealth
6. Pearl Road Elementary - 6125 Pearl Road
7. Parma South Presbyterian Church – 6155 Pearl Road
8. St. John Bosco Church- 6480 Pearl
9. Parma Heights Baptist Church - 8971 West Ridgewood
10. Valley Forge H.S. – 9999 Independence
11. Cleveland Metroparks - Big Creek Reservation

Schools, churches, and other community groups can raise money by hosting a Paper Retriever bin in their parking lot where the public can drop-off household and business paper for recycling. The Paper Retriever Program is sponsored by Abitibi Consolidated the world's largest newsprint recycler and newsprint producer. Abitibi started this collection program to obtain the paper they need to make new recycled paper. The program is available in many U.S. cities.

The City of Parma Heights is an Equal Opportunity Employer.