Street and General Maintenance Department

1228 Indiana Street, Salem, VA 24153
Sanitation Division works 6:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Office hours (for phone calls) 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Phone: (540)375-3071

Sanitation Superintendent, John Wade jwade@salemva.gov

This division operates five semi-automated garbage trucks, two front-loading dumpster trucks, one brush chipper and one knuckle boom crane. We collect approximately 9,500 totes a week from residential homes and small businesses and the dumpster service empties 460 pans a week.

We also:

• Pick up normal residential/routine brush and bulk items placed at the street. Please contact us if you have a question about this service. Depending on the quantity and/or type of debris you may be required to arrange for disposal.
• Pick up paper and trash along roadsides.
• Clean up after special events such as the Salem Fair, Olde Salem Days and the Salem Christmas parade.
• Maintain all totes that have been placed throughout the city at homes, businesses,
  and in the parks.
• Hang and remove the American flag and special event flags along Main Street
  as requested.
• Provide dumpster service to businesses in Salem.
  

General Information

1. Toter Placement

• Place tote at the street by 5:30 a.m. on your scheduled collection day.
• It must be removed from the street by 7:00 a.m. on the following day.
• Between collection days the tote must be placed beside or behind the
  principal building, but not be left at the street.
  
  

2. Items Other Than Tote

• Do not place any items in the general vicinity of your tote if you do not
  want them thrown away.
• Bulk items and tree trimmings need to be placed at the street on your
  scheduled collection day.
  

3. Moving?

• Tote must be left at the present address. Call to have tote taken to new address.
  

4. Recycling

• For information call the Solid Waste Transfer Station at 375-3052.