If your street is
- very narrow,
- a one-way street . . . or,
- a dead end with little space to turn around in,
you may be on a "backdown street."
The solid waste containers on backdown streets are collected on just one side of the road. This is because the mechanism that grabs the container is mounted to the right side of the collection truck.
It is probably easiest to determine if you are affected by looking at the Solid Waste Collection Schedule Map.
However, for your convenience, we have listed the streets and road segments that are affected here:
Street | Proper Container Placement |
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Andrews Avenue | Even Numbered Side |
Beacon Street East | Odd Numbered Side |
Beacon Street West | Odd Numbered Side |
Boynton Court | Even Numbered Side |
Brigham Street | Even Numbered Side |
Brittany Lane | Even Numbered Side |
Bungalow Court | Even Numbered Side |
Canal Street | Odd Numbered Side |
Carver Street | Even Numbered Side |
Cedar Street | Even Numbered Side |
Cherry Street | Odd Numbered Side |
Chestnut Street | Even Numbered Side |
Clairmont Street | Odd Numbered Side |
Clay Street | Even Numbered Side |
Cleveland Place | Even Numbered Side |
Cross Street | Even Numbered Side |
Dennis Avenue | Even Numbered Side |
Eastman Shore Road South | Even Numbered Side |
Fairmont Street (from Elm St to Belvidere St) | Even Numbered Side |
Fairview Street | Even Numbered Side |
Girard Street (northern segment) | Odd Numbered Side |
Girard Street (southern segment) | Even Numbered Side |
Granite Street | Even Numbered Side |
Grove Street | Odd Numbered Side |
Hamilton Avenue | Even Numbered Side |
Hawthorne Street | Even Numbered Side |
Howard Street | Even Numbered Side |
Hoyt Court | Even Numbered Side |
Jackson Street | Even Numbered Side |
Keasor Court | Even Numbered Side |
Lakeview Avenue | Even Numbered Side |
Main Street (from Court St to Church St) | Odd Numbered Side |
Matthews Court | Even Numbered Side |
Meadow Street | Even Numbered Side |
Mitchell Place | Even Numbered Side |
Opechee Street (from Messer St to Belknap St) | Odd Numbered Side |
Orchard Street | Even Numbered Side |
Parker Street | Odd Numbered Side |
Paugus Avenue | Even Numbered Side |
Paugus Park Road | Even Numbered Side |
Pelchat Street | Even Numbered Side |
Perkins Drive | Even Numbered Side |
Pine Brook Lane | Even Numbered Side |
Pitman Court | Even Numbered Side |
Pleasant Street (north of Havenwood Dr) | Even Numbered Side |
Pleasant Street (south of Salem St) | Even Numbered Side |
Prescott Avenue | Even Numbered Side |
Riverside Court | Odd Numbered Side |
Sanborn Street | Even Numbered Side |
School Street (east of Sheridan St) | Even Numbered Side |
Shepard Street | Even Numbered Side |
Sheridan Street (north of Mass Ave) | Even Numbered Side |
St Catherine Street | Even Numbered Side |
Stephen Street | Even Numbered Side |
Taylor Street | Even Numbered Side |
Truland Street | Even Numbered Side |
Veterans Avenue | Even Numbered Side |
Wentworth Avenue | Even Numbered Side |
Whipple Avenue | Even Numbered Side |
Winnicooash Street | Even Numbered Side |