City of Ralston
Keeping Ralston Clean, One Pickup at a Time.
The City of Ralston partners with Papillion Sanitation to provide residential trash and recycling collection. Trash service is included as part of your city water bill, making waste removal simple and convenient for residents.
Trash Service in the City of Ralston, NE
Service includes two 95-gallon carts per residence. You may opt for one blue 95-gallon trash cart and one green 95-gallon recycling cart per residence or two 95-gallon trash carts.
Carts must be placed at the curb for pick up.
Our Service Carts:
- Blue cart. Yard waste can be mixed with regular trash in the blue 95-gallon trash cart year-around. All trash and yard waste must fit inside the cart.
- Green cart. Recyclables only, if you do not currently recycle and would like to add recycling to your service, please call Papillion Sanitation at 402-346-7800 to order a recycling cart.
Blue Cart Guidelines
Blue carts are for general household trash. Please do NOT place the following items in your blue cart. If you have excess recyclables, you may use your blue cart for recycling and set it out on Tuesday with a note on the cart saying “Recycling”.
Unacceptable Items
Green Recycling Cart Guidelines
Acceptable waste will vary by location, but we have a general guide below. You may use your green recycling cart for non-recyclables (ie landfill trash or yard waste) provided that you set it out on your trash pick up day and place a note saying “Trash” on the green cart if it contains landfill trash or yard waste.
Acceptable Items
Unacceptable Items
Brown Bio Bags for Yard Waste
Each year during the 3rd and 4th week of May and for the entire month of November, residents may place brown paper yard waste bags beside the trash cart. There is no limit on how many bags we will pick up during these time periods.
Any yard waste set out in bags during the designated periods must be in brown bio bags. We will NOT pick up yard waste in plastic bags. The weight limit for brown bio bags is 30 lbs.
Cart Placement
Carts should be placed at the curb the night before or by 7:00 am on your service day. Carts must be placed curbside in the front of your house – carts in alleys will not be serviced.
Carts should be kept four feet away from any poles and/or mailboxes and spaced two feet from other carts. Lids on all carts need to be completely closed to prevent any items from falling out or blowing out of the cart(s).
Oversized Items
All waste for collection must fit in your cart. We are unable to pick up items left outside the cart. Your 95-gallon cart measures 46” high x 28” wide x 32” deep and will hold seven to eight kitchen size garbage bags.
Bulky items (furniture, mattresses, etc.) can be picked up curbside for a fee. Residents must call Papillion Sanitation to schedule bulk pickups. If you need a mattress hauled, please be aware that we require all mattresses to be wrapped in plastic.