Refuse Collection
Refuse Collection
The City of Rocky River is divided into five sections and each section has a regular refuse collection day each week. If you are interested in knowing the pick-up day in your area, contact the Service Department at 356-5630.
Transfer Station: The City maintains a transfer station at the Rocky River Service Garage, 22401 Lake Road, where citizens may dump municipal refuse. Transfer Station Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM; Saturday 8:00 AM - Noon. No commercial waste allowed. No landscapers will be permitted to dump at the Transfer Station.
The following items cannot be dumped at the transfer station: roofing materials, batteries, (commercial and copious amounts of) asphalt and concrete, paint, tires, propane tanks, hazardous waste, asbestos, infectious waste. On Saturdays no dirt or concrete is accepted due to limited operations.
2025 Special Waste Collection Events
At various times of the year, the county administers a collection program for paint and computers. They also collect pesticides, herbicides and fungicides. Please leave the Special Collection items on your tree lawn on the following dates:
2025 Special Waste Collection Events
April 7-11: Recycle Your Computer Week
May 5-9: Household Hazardous Waste Disposal
Recycle Your Computer Week
Sept. 8-12: Scrap Tire Roundup
Sept. 15-19: Household Hazardous Waste Disposal