Residential Cart Program

Fayetteville has successfully operated a Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) automated residential cart program for trash since March of 2003. PAYT breaks with tradition by treating trash service just like electricity, gas, and other utilities. Households pay a graduated rate depending on the volume of trash they dispose. This program is designed to encourage participation and diversion through the curbside recycling program.

The residential program provides waste collection to approximately 19,000 residences in Fayetteville which produced 12,870 tons of waste in 2007. Residential collection routes are serviced Monday through Thursday. Once collected, all of the waste is disposed of at the City's Transfer Station located in Southeast Fayetteville and then transported to the Tontitown Landfill for disposal.

Important!!!- The City charges a $6 extra bag charge for any trash outside of the cart on collection days. Four free stickers are given to all residential customers each year to use with the program. Any bags not accompanied with a sticker will be charged $6 for each extra bag. Stickers are availalbe for $6 at the Solid Waste and Recycling Division.

Very important!!! Please read!!! Please make sure your lid is completely shut to avoid any charges. If a lid on a cart is open and bags are visible a charge of $6 per bag will occur.

32 Gallons

The 32 gallon cart is for residences that only produce one 32 gallon bag of trash or less per week. If a residence averages more than one 32 gallon bag even occasionally then this cart will be too small for their use. The price per month for this container is $8.75. 

64 Gallons 

The 64 gallon cart is designed for the residence that produces two 32 gallon bags or less of trash per week. If a residence averages more than two bags a week even occasionally then this container will be too small for their use. The cost per month for this container is $13.35.

96 Gallons

The 96 gallon cart is designed for residences that produce three 32 gallon bags of trash or less per week. This is the largest size of trash cart available to residents. If a residence averages more than three (3) bags of trash per week, extra waste stickers can be purchased for $6 each to accommodate the extra trash. Please recycle as much of your waste as possible through our curbside recycling program to avoid having more than 96 gallons of trash per week. The cost per month of this container is $18.96.