Salem Services
Garbage pick-up is every Wednesday. Please have the cart out by 6:00 AM.
Recycling pick-up information is at dmcwaste.org.
Cart Placement
Carts must face the street with wheels towards the house. Carts must be 5 ft away from and other objects, including each cart.
Holiday Schedule – 2026
Labor Day: Thursday September 10th, 2026
The following holidays will be collected on your normal scheduled day:
New Years Day, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Columbus Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day
If you are uncertain about your holiday schedule, please place your garbage out by 6:00 AM on your regular collection day, and we will ensure to pick it up by 4:00 PM the next day.
Spring Clean-up Schedule
Friday April 17th, 2026
The City of Salem will have a container west of the Fire Station from 8AM until 11:AM for tires. (Limit 6 per household)
ITEMS NEED TO BE CURBSIDE BY 6AM
ITEMS ACCEPTED
Misc. household unwanted items, including up to (2) furniture items.
Window & Door (1 of each, per household)
Regular household food waste
Carpet rolled and tied in 6ft length (1 roll per household)
“Limit 2” Appliances: washers, dryers, water heaters, refrigerators, a/c units, microwaves, and stoves. (No food waste or trash in appliances)
Misc scrap metal items
Used Oil – 5 gal limit
Dried latex paint only – no other chemical waste will be allowed.
Misc trash must be bagged or boxed. Loose trash will not be taken.
Piles cannot exceed 8ft x 8ft and 3 ft high.
TVs and Monitors require a bulk sticker ($30) sold at City Hall.
Items must be bagged or boxed so the collectors can pick them up from the curbside. We will not rake or scoop up loose piles of trash thrown at the curb.
ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED
Oil base paint
Any & All Chemical
No Pianos – Organs – Hot Tubs
Concrete, Bricks or Ashes
No construction or demolition material
We will not rake or scoop up loose piles of trash thrown at the curb.
If the item is so big that it would require a trailer to haul it off, we cannot accept such items.
Questions?
Call: 319-385-4849
or 319-986-6919.