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Refuse and Recycling Cart Dimensions

The Streets Division offers our customers three cart sizes for refuse and recycling carts.  All three sizes are available for both refuse and recycling collection.  Green carts are for recycling and tan carts for refuse.

3 Cart Photo

                             35 gal.                     65 Gal.                   95 Gal.

The sizes are 35-gallon, 65-gallon, and 95-gallon.  Each cart size has different dimensions.

Dimensions    35 Gallon      65 Gallon      95 Gallon

Height w/Lid     39.13"              40.58"          45.13"

Width               20.20"                26.70"          28.50"

Depth               22.98"                28.11"           33.73"

 

How do I know which cart size I have?

You can determine the size of your cart by looking at the serial number on the front of the cart.  The first two digits indicate the year in which the cart was made.  In this photo the numbers 08 indicate the cart was made in 2008.

Serial Number

The third digit will be either a 3, 6, or 9.  That will tell you the size of your cart.  A 3 indicates a 35-gallon cart, a 6 indicates a 65-gallon cart and a 9 indicates a 95-gallon cart.  In this photo the number 9 indicates it is a 95-gallon cart.