Sanitation
The Town of Elton contracts with an outside waste management company for solid waste collection. Everyone within the city limits is required to have garbage collection.
Most trash and debris, when properly bundled and/or contained, can be disposed of at curbside. If assistance is needed or you have questions for the city, please do not hesitate to contact us.
The Town of Elton is contracted with Bayou State Containers, LLC.
As part of the contract, certain conditions MUST be met.
The following guidelines are for residents who have a current water bill & trash collection:
- Residential waste can ONLY consist of non-hazardous household waste.
- Bulky waste DOES NOT include household garbage, dead animals, animal or human waste, rocks, sand, concrete or heavy iron, remodeling and construction materials in excess of 7.5 cubic yards per household per month, hazardous materials, large automobile parts, tires, oil based paints.
- Bulky waste DOES include yard waste such as grass, pine needles, leaves, flowers, stalks, stems, tree trimmings, branches, and tree trunks. For yard waste collection services, grass, pine needles, leaves, flowers, stalks, stems, small tree trimings, ( less than four (4) feet in length, less than two (2) inches in diameter) shall be in a container, bag or box, the weight of which shall not exceed thirty-five (35) pounds. Larger tree trimmings shall be laid neatly in piles at the curb. The maximun weight of any item placed out for yard waste collection shall be fifty (50) pounds. Branches up to six (6) inches in diameter shall be cut in length not exceeding four (4) feet and shall be stacked at the curb.
- The tree trunks shall not exceed fifty (50) pounds for any one piece or four (4) feet in length.
- In the event of an act of nature or natural disaster. such as a hurrincane, tornado, damaging storm, the collection day will be determined by Bayou State Containers, LLC with a minimum 3-day notice.