Recycling Tip: When buying gifts, check product labels to determine an item's recyclability and whether it is made from recycled materials. Buying recycled encourages manufacturers to make more recycled-content products available. For more ideas on what you can do to reduce your holiday waste go to What You Can Do.
The Sanitation Department provides scheduled curbside refuse collection services for every residential household, public school, public building and business in Camas. Residential curbside sites are collected either once a week, or every other week pick up, depending on individual need. Commercial pick up is available five times a week Monday-Friday.
Sanitation Service Information
Roll out cans ranging from 35, 65, and 95 gallon are available for our customers. Larger containers are available in sizes 300 gallons (1.5 yards) and 450 gallons (2.0 yards) for residential and commercial for temporary use in clean up that goes beyond homeowner‘s and business’ regular garbage pick-up.
You may also call to change your garbage can size. There is a service fee for delivery of the new can. If you are wanting to make changes to your account call the Finance Department at 360-834-2462. Christmas tree pick-up and extra bags/household appliances larger than a normal garbage can should be set outside next to your refuse can (an extra fee will be charged for each bag/item left outside your can).
The City of Camas encourages its residents to reduce waste, reuse goods whenever possible, and recycle. For some great ideas on recycling your household items go to Wastes - What You Can Do.
Collection and Holiday Schedule
For information on when to place your refuse and recyclables out for collection, go to the Every Other Week and Holiday Collection Calendar. Make sure to put your can out by 6:30 a.m. on your scheduled pick up day, otherwise a return pick-up fee may be assessed. During snow operations, residents may experience disruption in collection service. If your collection day falls on a holiday, please place the roller cart at the curb on the following business day.
Amazing Facts About Your Sanitation Department
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Camas has four sanitation workers driving in four Heil 7000 automated side loaders.
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Our crew picks up in excess of one million pounds of refuse/month, which is equal to 490-600 tons/month.
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Combined miles traveled within our City by our sanitation trucks each week is approximately 1,466 for a total of 76,232 miles per year!
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All in a day…. The most garbage picked up in one day by our four man crew - was 76.9 tons in 10 hours and 15 minutes, including trips to the transfer site.
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Our trucks can empty a garbage can in six seconds (or less), with the lid shut and the can back in place.
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Our trucks can compact at an average of 5 to 1 (ie, they can compact 5 garbage cans worth of material into the space of one can) the trucks have an eighteen cubic yard hauling capacity.
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It takes under three minutes to empty the truck at the transfer site (after weighing in).
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The truck's lift arm can lift up to one ton.
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The trucks have cameras to show the material emptying out of the cans, which helps the driver know when a can is empty.
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All of our trucks have cameras on the rear of the truck to aid in backing up safely.
