Service Department

Department Location

Parma City Hall
6611 Ridge Road
440-885-8184

Hours of Operation

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Contact Information

Parma Service Garage
(440) 885-8980
7:00 a.m. To 3:00 p.m.

Grass/Leaf Pick Up

The City of Parma has prepared the 2011 leaf collection schedule for this fall season, which will begin the week of October 24th. Due to the current economic situation, our service department staff has been placed on a seven hour per day work schedule instead of the previous eight hour day. This will hinder our ability to provide the same level of service as our residents are accustomed, and we ask residents to be patient and to follow some simple instructions during the weeks of their scheduled pick up:

Leaf collection is a preventative maintenance program to intended only to prevent blockage of the catch basins, sewer backup to residences, and prevent standing water during the winter months. The program is not intended to provide a landscaping service to our residents. Residents are limited to leaves from their tree lawn trees.
Rake your leaves to the edge of the curb. Be careful not to mix in grass, sticks, branches, or other debris that may cause damage to the equipment or cause injury to the workers.
Do not rake leaves into the street or block fire hydrants.
Do not park vehicles on the street in front of leaf piles. This will prohibit collection and will delay the process.
If a resident has a small amount of leaves, the resident is asked to bag them and dispose of them with regular rubbish collection. Leaves must be bagged and within the weight limit to be collected.
If during the scheduled pick-up times the resident has not put their leaves on the tree lawn, it is the responsibility of the resident to bag the leaves and put them out for regular rubbish pick-up.

The exact date/time of pick-up on a particular street is weather permitting and difficult to predict. The schedule below will indicate the dates leaf trucks will be in your area. Any further assistance, please call the Service Department at 440-885-8189 or 440-885-8980.

SECTION 2

Round 1: OCTOBER 24th - OCTOBER 28th
Round 2: NOVEMBER 21st - NOVEMBER 25th
From: W. 54th to W. 10th from W. Ridgewood to Brookpark

SECTION 1

Round 1: OCTOBER 31st - NOVEMBER 4th
Round 2: NOVEMBER 28th - DECEMBER 2nd
From: Ridge to W. 130th/W. Sprague from W. Ridgewood to Sprague

SECTION 3

Round 1: NOVEMBER 7th - NOVEMBER 11th
Round 2: DECEMBER 5th - DECEMBER 9th
From: Ridge to Broadview from W. Sprague to W. Ridgewood/Marwood

SECTION 4

Round 1: NOVEMBER 14th - NOVEMBER 18th
Round 2: DECEMBER 12th - DECEMBER 16th
From: W. 54th to W. 130th from Huffman/Snow to Brookpark

Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District Articles:
Rake it...or Leave it?
Fall Leaf Clean-up Tips

Senior Snow Removal

Snow removal for income eligible seniors will begin after the first 4 inches of snowfall. To help us maintain fast service, please keep your driveway free of vehicles and keep fences open. We ask that you please be patient as we plow over 400 driveways. Applications for the senior citizen or physically disabled snow removal program, please call (216) 661-7372.

Senior Lawn Mowing

Lawn mowing for income eligible seniors begins when school lets out for the summer in June and will last for 10 weeks. This program is considered supplemental. Applications can be obtained by calling (216) 661-7372.

Street Snow Removal

Snow removal on our streets will be prompt and efficient as possible. We plow the main streets first, hills and then the neighborhoods. Please keep your vehicles off the street during snowfall, especially when the snow exceeds 2 inches and the Parking Ban comes into effect.

Snow Plow Damage

If your tree lawn has been damaged by City snow plows, please call the complaint department at (440) 885-8083 and you will be placed on a repair list. Repairs will begin in early spring or when weather permits.

Water Breaks

Water breaks that occur on City streets, tree lawns, etc. are the responsibility of the City of Cleveland Division of Water. If a water break is called in to our department or the complaint department, it is dispatched to the City of Cleveland for repair.

Sewer Service

The Cuyahoga County Sanitary Engineer will be handling house calls for service effective January 4, 2010. If you need service, please contact 216-443-8201 during normal business hours between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The after hours emergency number is 1-800-683-2689 and a supervisor will contact the homeowner.

If you are experiencing a problem with the storm sewers, including catch basins, please continue to contact the Parma Service Department at (440) 885-8195. Please contact the Service Garage after 3:00 p.m. weekdays and on weekends at (440) 885-8980.

Service Department Holidays

New Year’s Day
President’s Day
Good Friday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Christmas Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veteran’s Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day After Thanksgiving

Rubbish Removal

The City of Parma’s rubbish collection is provided by Browning-Ferris Industries (BFI)/Allied Waste. They may be reached at 1-800-433-1309.

Spring Cleaning - Proper disposal of household hazardous waste

Collections are not made on the following holidays:

New Year's Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day

If any of the above holidays fall on a week day, each collection after that holiday during that week will be delayed one day.

All garbage and refuse shall be picked up once each week on a day specified on the map. Please place refuse within 5 feet of the curb by 7:00 a.m. On your scheduled day, please place trash in 20-35 gallon rubbish containers or plastic bags. The weight of a container can not exceed 50 pounds and the weight of a garbage bag can not exceed 35 pounds. Trash can be placed out the night before but not before 6:00 p.m. Please refrain from putting broken glass, syringes or sharp object loosely into plastic bags. This will prevent lacerations and puncture wounds from occurring.

Click here to view a map of the area.

**ATTENTION RESIDENTS** Beginning the week of AUGUST 9, 2010 the following service day changes will occur. This change is not reflected in the map above.

Streets changing from Tuesday to Monday pick-up
Velma	Luelda
Laverne	Bradley
Theota from Ridge to State	Wolf
Ridgewood	Ridge from Snow to W. Rdgewood/East Side
W. 67th from Laverne to Ridgewood Ave.	W. 60th from Brookpark to Ridgewood Ave.
W. 54th from Brookpark to Torrington	W. 52nd
W. 50th	W. 49th
W. 48th from Brookpark to Torrington	W. 46th
W. 45th	W. 44th from Brookpark to Torrington
Roseside	Daleside
Freehold	Brookpark Rd. from Pearl to State
Woodway	Tuxedo from W. 54th to State
W. 51st	Russell
Lincoln	Walter
Milford	Torrington

Streets changing from Wednesday to Tuesday pick-up

Wellington From W. 54th to State

Yorkshire

Grantwood from W. 54th to State

Woodrow

Longwood

Streets changing from Wednesday to Thursday pick-up
State Rd. from Grantwood to W. Ridgewood/West Side	Grantwood from State to Broadview
Broadview from Snow to W. Ridgewood	W. Ridgewood from Broadview East to City limit
Englewood	Dawnwood
Dartmoor	Hillsdale
Clearview	Parkleigh
Meadowlawn	Decker
Sunray	W. 9th

Streets Changing from Tuesday to Thursday pick-up

Snow Village

Streets Changing from Thursday to Friday pick-up
Tamarack	Sarasota & N. Sarasota
Condos off Sprague	Peachtree
Arbor Way	Buckstone
Kelley	Arbor Park
Grove

In addition to household rubbish, bagged grass, bagged leaves, furniture and appliances including refrigerators will be accepted. If placing refrigerators out for the rubbish, please make sure the door is removed. The doors will be picked up with the regular rubbish and the box will picked up by a private hauler within 48 hours of your pick up date.

Hedge cuttings, limbs and branches must be securely tied not exceeding 3 feet in length and 35 lbs in weight. Cardboard boxes will be collected, but they should be flattened and bundled.

The following items are excluded from pick up:

Building material resulting from construction, remodeling, repair or demolition operations, dirt, sod and large automotive parts generated by a residential unit. Waste generated by commercial contractors is also excluded.

If you have a special circumstance, or if you question whether your trash would fall into one of these categories, please contact BFI directly at the number listed above.

Recycling (Curb Side)

BFI has purchased recycling trucks to allow for the separation of newspaper and other commingled products at the point of pick up.

Newspapers - In an effort to make recycling easier, place all newspapers in a separate blue plastic bag for collection. Please no magazines, phone books, milk cartons or other paper products.
Glass - Recycle all glass beverage bottles and jars. Please rinse containers and remove lids and neck rings. Paper labels do not need to be removed. Do not include used pesticide or herbicide containers, window glass, light bulbs, mirrors or ceramics. Please place them with your regular rubbish.
Plastic - Recycle rinsed milk containers and plastic soda bottles and containers that have the number 1 or 2 stamped on the bottom. Exclude items #3 through #7 plastic, motor oil, antifreeze, pesticide and herbicide containers. Please place them with your regular rubbish.
Aluminum & Steel Cans - Rinse aluminum and steel cans. Please remove all paper from the cans.

Collect glass, plastic, aluminum and steel cans and place them together in one blue plastic recycling bag. Place recyclables on the curb next to your rubbish on your scheduled collection day. Although your recyclable materials should be placed out at the same time as your rubbish, your blue bags may be picked up at a different time on that day. Please note that blue bags containing garbage, trash or rubbish will be left at the curb.

It is important that you tie your blue bags securely. If you crush metal and plastic containers, you will use fewer bags, saving money and storage place. It is not necessary to put out a bag every week, just put it out when full. Blue recycling bags are available wherever trash bags are sold.

Informational Flyer

Plastics #1 – #7, aluminum cans, newspapers, glass, and cardboard can be dropped off at the following locations:

Ridge Road Transfer Station
3727 Ridge Road
Cleveland, OH 44144

Brooklyn Heights United Church of Christ
2005 West Schaaf Road
Cleveland, OH 44109
(Please note, this site does not accept cardboard)

The City of Parma prefers its residents to recycle aluminum cans at the local fire stations, and mixed paper be placed in any of the Abitibi Bin locations.

Director

Brian Higgins

Contact Information
Office: (440) 885-8191
Fax: (440) 885-8192
Email: service@cityofparma-oh.gov

Mr. Higgins has overall responsibility for the City’s service department. He joined the DePiero Administration after having served for over a decade as the City of Brook Park’s service director.

A certified electrician by trade, Mr. Higgins has been a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers for nearly 30 years.