Public Works Bureau
The bureau consists of 6 divisions that provide key services to the citizens and businesses of Akron as well as internal support to city staff. Each division is listed below along with the most requested services. Click on the name of each division to learn more about how this important bureau impacts the everyday lives of the citizens.
Trash Collection Division
Trash Collection Division
- Weekly Trash Pick up
- Special Bulk Volume Pickup
- Trash Assistance
- Weekly Recycling Pick up
- Leaf Removal
- Street Sweeping
- Snow Plowing
- Street Resurfacing
- Pothole Patching
- Expressway Maintenance
- Street Tree Removal & Trimming
- Athletic Field Maintenance
- Community Center & Park Mowing
- Public Building and Community Center Maintenance
- Parking Decks
- City Fleet Maintenance
- Fuel and Truck Wash Facility
Public Works Bureau
Let's Recycle Akron!
The City of Akron offers single stream recycling, which means you can combine all of your recyclables together. Please Do Not Bag Your Recycles. Please place them loose inside your cart for weekly collection.
Service Request
To report a problem or request another cart, click the button above or call 3-1-1 from a landline phone or (330) 375-2311 from a cell phone.
HOLIDAY DELAYS:
On the following upcoming dates, Trash and Recycling collection will not be performed. Collection will be delayed one day for the remainder of the week:
In short, bottles and jugs are the plastic items that should be placed in your recycling cart, any containers should be thrown away. (For example, sour cream containers, butter containers, or yogurt containers.) Any boxes that contained cooked food are waste products and cannot be recycled. (For example, pizza boxes and chicken & Jo Jos boxes.) Paper towels and napkins are trash and cannot be recycled. The plastic grocery bags or trash bags are not acceptable, they can be recycled at the retailer.
Why don't we accept any item that is recyclable in nature? Because the Material Recovery Facility (MRF) that we take your recycled items to be processed only accepts the items that are listed below as acceptable. Take a brief moment to watch this video that answers this question in more detail. Thanks to NC DENR for allowing us to use:
So, here are the 5 most important rules to follow:
HERE ARE ACCEPTABLE ITEMS TO RECYCLE IN YOUR CART:
THESE ITEMS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN THE CITY OF AKRON:
Please note: there are some items above that may be "recyclable" but are not accepted at the recycling center where we take your items.**
Recycling Items That Don't Fit Into Your Cart:
The city also "recycles" large items such as automobile tires, household appliances (refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, air conditioners) by collecting them weekly from your curb.
Simply place these items next to your trash and recycle carts, and we will pick them up on your normal collection day. We then take them to a local salvage company to make sure they are recycled properly and kept out of landfills.
Additional Resources
The City of Akron offers single stream recycling, which means you can combine all of your recyclables together. Please Do Not Bag Your Recycles. Please place them loose inside your cart for weekly collection.
Service Request
To report a problem or request another cart, click the button above or call 3-1-1 from a landline phone or (330) 375-2311 from a cell phone.
HOLIDAY DELAYS:
On the following upcoming dates, Trash and Recycling collection will not be performed. Collection will be delayed one day for the remainder of the week:
- New Year's Day, January 1st
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 15th
- Memorial Day, May 27th
- Independence Day, July 4th
- Labor Day, September 2th
- Thanksgiving Day, November 28th
- Christmas Day, December 25th
In short, bottles and jugs are the plastic items that should be placed in your recycling cart, any containers should be thrown away. (For example, sour cream containers, butter containers, or yogurt containers.) Any boxes that contained cooked food are waste products and cannot be recycled. (For example, pizza boxes and chicken & Jo Jos boxes.) Paper towels and napkins are trash and cannot be recycled. The plastic grocery bags or trash bags are not acceptable, they can be recycled at the retailer.Why don't we accept any item that is recyclable in nature? Because the Material Recovery Facility (MRF) that we take your recycled items to be processed only accepts the items that are listed below as acceptable. Take a brief moment to watch this video that answers this question in more detail. Thanks to NC DENR for allowing us to use:
So, here are the 5 most important rules to follow:
- Place acceptable items in your recycling cart loose...DO NOT BAG!
- Rinse the items out before placing in the cart
- Discard caps and lids into the trash
- Do not recycle plastic bags
- Do not throw medical waste, prescription bottles, needles, and syringes into the recycling (put into a used plastic laundry detergent container, tightly close the lid, and throw into the trash)
HERE ARE ACCEPTABLE ITEMS TO RECYCLE IN YOUR CART:
- Paper products
- Newspapers
- Office / school papers (NON SHREDDED)
- Junk mail
- Phone books
- Beer & beverage packages
- Cereal boxes
- Tissue boxes
- Cartons
- Milk & juice cartons
- Soup & broth cartons
- Other food and beverage cartons
- Plastic products
- Water, soda & sports drink bottles
- Milk, iced tea, Juice containers
- Soap, dish liquid, & laundry detergent containers
- Cardboard (please flatten cardboard)...do not bundle!
- Aluminum and metal cans:
- Soda & beverage cans
- Soup and vegetable cans
- Tomato sauce cans
THESE ITEMS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN THE CITY OF AKRON:
| Aerosol cans (full or empty) | Aluminum foil |
| Auto parts | Batteries |
| Bottle caps or lids | Campaign signs brackets |
| Carpeting & padding | Cell phones |
| Chains | Cleaners |
| Clothing | Dirt |
| Electronics | Fluorescent bulbs |
| Food waste | Garden hoses |
| Glass OF ANY KIND | Grass |
| Hangers - metal or plastic | Light bulbs |
| Medical Waste | Metal items |
| Mini blinds | Mirrors |
| Napkins | Needles |
| Oil containers | Paint |
| Pesticides | Pizza boxes |
| Plastic bags | Plastic wrap |
| Pots & pans | Railroad spikes / ties |
| Shoes | Styrofoam |
| Syringes | Textiles |
| Tissues | Tools |
| Trash | Window panes |
| Wood | Yard waste |
Please note: there are some items above that may be "recyclable" but are not accepted at the recycling center where we take your items.**
Recycling Items That Don't Fit Into Your Cart:
The city also "recycles" large items such as automobile tires, household appliances (refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, air conditioners) by collecting them weekly from your curb.
Simply place these items next to your trash and recycle carts, and we will pick them up on your normal collection day. We then take them to a local salvage company to make sure they are recycled properly and kept out of landfills.
Additional Resources
We clean all assessed streets in the City of Akron on a regular schedule. This includes street sweeping in the spring and summer, leaf cleanup in the fall, and snow plowing in the winter.
To report a problem or request another cart, call 3-1-1 from a landline phone or (330) 375-2311 from a cell phone.
LEAF REMOVAL PROGRAM 2023
Core Services:
To report a problem or request another cart, call 3-1-1 from a landline phone or (330) 375-2311 from a cell phone.
LEAF REMOVAL PROGRAM 2023
Core Services:
- Snow plowing
- Leaf cleanup
- Street sweeping
- Downtown transitway cleaning
- Debris cleanup
- Storm cleanup
- Dead animal pickup in the street and right-of-way
 Snow Plowing |
 Leaf Removal |
 Road and Storm Debris Cleanup |
Highway Maintenance is responsible for the maintenance of over 900 lane miles of streets and expressways. Major expressways include SR 8, SR 59 and SR 224. To report a problem or request another cart, click the RED BUTTON or call 3-1-1 from a landline phone or (330) 375-2311 from a cell phone.
Core Services include:
- Street resurfacing, crack sealing, strip patching, & pavement repairs
- Snow plowing
- Pothole repairs
- Expressway berm and slope repairs, debris removal
- Drainage repairs
- Bridge maintenance
- Guardrail & fence repair
- Storm debris cleanup
- Street barricading
 Expressway Snow Plowing |
 Street Resurfacing |
Additional Resources
Real Time Expressway Traffic Updates (Buckeye Traffic)
We are responsible for the maintenance of land throughout the city. We maintain the grounds at all 13 Community Centers, 32 major parks and athletic complexes, and oversee contractors at 26 additional parks.
Service Request
To report a problem or request another cart, click the button above or call 3-1-1 from a landline phone or (330) 375-2311 from a cell phone.
Core Services Include:
Forestry
Parks & Community Centers
Landscaping
Parks Maintenance - Frequently Asked Questions
Service Request
To report a problem or request another cart, click the button above or call 3-1-1 from a landline phone or (330) 375-2311 from a cell phone.
Core Services Include:
Forestry- Removal and trimming of street tree in the city right-of-way and throughout the parks
- Storm damage cleanup
Parks & Community Centers- Mowing of turf and ball fields
- Trash removal
- Debris cleanup
- Snow plowing
- Tree removal and trimming
Landscaping- Turf installation
- Installing and maintaining planting beds
- Shrub and bush trimming
- Baseball/Softball field dragging/rebuilding
- Aeration
- Fertilizing
- Mowing
- Weed control
- Over seeding
- Outside of Community Centers and in the Parks
- The Towpath Trail through downtown
- Downtown at the Train station, Cascade Plaza, and Civic Mall
- Banners on downtown walking bridges
- Downtown Christmas decorations
Parks Maintenance - Frequently Asked Questions
We maintain all city owned buildings, community centers, park play equipment, park lighting and pools. This includes City Hall, Stubbs Justice Center, and the CitiCenter Bldg. We also oversee the operations of surface lots and parking garages contracted to AMB, Inc.
Report a Problem
To report a problem click the button above or call 3-1-1.
Core Services include:
Additional Resources
Click Here for a Map of Downtown Parking Decks and Lots
Report a Problem
To report a problem click the button above or call 3-1-1.
Core Services include:
- General building maintenance / repairs
- HVAC maintenance / repairs
- Electrical repairs
- Lighting repairs
- Elevator maintenance / repairs
- Plumbing repairs
- Roof repairs
- Custodial services
- Parking garage maintenance
 High St & Market St Garage |
 Municipal Building |
 Northwest Community Center |
Additional Resources
Click Here for a Map of Downtown Parking Decks and Lots
This division supports internal city staff by keeping fleet cars, trucks, and equipment on the road. This division maintains the city's 1,000 pieces of rolling stock with 3 different garage locations.
Core Services:
Core Services:
- Maintenance and repair of cars, trucks, and equipment
- New car, truck, and equipment specs
- Fueling stations
- Wash facility
- Equipment sales