288
Permit
$25-$75 typical
Public right-of-way (street/curb)
Permit required
Yes
Cost
$25-$75 typical
Max days
Variable
Authority
City of Pine Bluff Street Department (1300 S Ohio Street, Director Tiger Dockett); CARDS Recycling & Waste Management since Nov 1 2025.
Portal
cityofpinebluff.com permit portal
Processing
3-5 business days
Special rules
ROW Permit issued by **City of Pine Bluff Street Department** (Director Tiger Dockett, 1300 S Ohio Street; tiger.dockett@cityofpinebluff-ar.gov). **Effective November 1, 2025**: City of Pine Bluff transitioned to **CARDS Recycling & Waste Management** for residential and business waste/recycling (replacing prior WM contract). **96-gal cart weekly trash**. **Container at street wheels against curb by 6 a.m. on collection days; remove same day**. **Keep container ≥3ft from parked cars/mailboxes/obstacles**. **Holiday schedule** (NYD, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Independence, Memorial, Labor, MLK) — weekday holidays delay collection by 1 day for remainder of week. **Jefferson County Recycling 1800 East Harding** (behind Pope Furniture, M/W/F 1pm-4pm; 870-850-0235). **Self-service drop-off at Jefferson County Road Department 3304 W. 7th Ave**. **E-waste collection hub** for Arkansas, Cleveland, Grant, Lincoln counties. **Tire disposal program** serves **Southeast Arkansas Solid Waste Management District** (10 counties: Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Cleveland, Drew, Desha, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln). **Tire facility on Gravel Pit Road** processes; **Tire Derived Fuel** sold to boiler plants. Rims/wire to metal recyclers. Jefferson County (county seat). **Pine Bluff Arsenal** (US Army chemical weapons demilitarization 1941-2010). **University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) HBCU** student housing turnover spike May/Aug — Golden Lions. **Saracen Casino**. **Lake Saracen + Jefferson Regional Medical Center**. ~41,253 pop 2020. **Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff CSA**. **11th-largest city in Arkansas**. ADEQ. NOT Pine Bluff WY.
Private property (driveway/yard)
Permit required
No
Cost
$0
Max days
Local-dependent
Special rules
Lead-paint debris in older housing.
Prohibited items & penalties
State landfill bans
Arkansas bans: Lead-acid batteries, used oil, whole tires (processed), TVs/computer monitors (E-Waste Recycling Act). Reg. 22.
Common prohibited
Hazardous waste, paints, oils, batteries, tires, electronics, refrigerants, asbestos, medical waste, propane, fluorescent bulbs
Max fine
Variable
VERIFIED Apr 2026 against cityofpinebluff-ar.gov + jeffersoncountyar.gov Recycling + WM/CARDS transition.
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