Sanitation Department
Contact Info
Phone: (270) 687-8760
Fax: (270) 687-8739
Owensboro Sanitation Dept.
1410 W. 5th Street
Owensboro, KY 42301
Hours: 6:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
After 3:30 p.m., contact CityAction
CityAction: 270-687-4444
Every day, with a staff of only 28 employees, we:
- collect trash and yard waste from 22,000 households
- and service 2000 business dumpsters and 10 recycling dumpsters.
How is your $18 monthly fee used?
| Salary & Benefits | $3.29 |
| Vehicles, fuel & maint. | $2.26 |
| Yard waste service & vehicles | $3.45 |
| Cost for trash disposal | $3.01 |
| Cart replacement & supplies | $0.64 |
| Maintain old city landfill | $0.17 |
| Recycling cost | $0.07 |
| Other | $1.38 |
| Total | $14.27 |
Our monthly basic sanitation rates in comparison with other cities:
| City of Owensboro, KY | $18.00 |
| City of Paducah, KY | $21.00 |
| City of Bowling Green, KY | $21.50 |
| City of Madisonville, KY | $24.95 |