Trash, Recycling, & Yard Waste

• Collection day lookup and sign up for email and phone reminders

• PICKUP CBUS app with notifications

• Contact 311 if:

  • You need to schedule pickup of bulk trash items (anything that won't fit in your green bin). Bulk pickup is free, but you must submit a request in advance.

  • Your trash, recycling, or yard waste is not picked up.

  • Your trash or recycling can is lost or needs repair.

• Recycle Right - Guide to what can and can't go in your home recycling bin

• Hefty ReNew

  • Recycle hard-to-recycle plastics like food wrappers, plastic film, styrofoam, and plastic cutlery

  • Place them in a special orange Hefty ReNew bag inside your home recycling bin

  • Orange Hefty bags are available in stores and online for about $0.40 per 13-gallon bag

• Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers - free to Columbus residents

  • Drop off trash, recycling, and yard waste between curbside pickups

  • Drop off food waste for composting

  • Recycle styrofoam, electronics, clothes, furniture, and more

• Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off - free to Franklin County residents

  • Accepts batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, paint, motor oil, chemicals, and more

• Tire Recycling

  • Several local companies offer pickup and drop-off tire recycling for a fee

  • Keep an eye out for occasional free tire recycling drop-off events in the summer, sponsored by Franklin County

Report a Problem

Police, Fire, & Ambulance

• Emergencies: call 911

• Police non-emergency line: (614) 645-4545

• Our Community Liaison Officer with the Columbus Police is:

  • Officer Wendell Tolber- wtolber@columbuspolice.org - (614) 645-1409

Animals

• Franklin County Animal Control for dogs running loose

• Columbus Humane for abused or neglected animals (not stray)

• Columbus City Prosecutor for loud, extended dog barking

Other City Services

• Use 311 to report any other issues that are not a police matter, such as trash dumping, abandoned cars, potholes, flooding, or streetlights not working

  • CBUS 311 app

  • 311 website

  • (614) 645-3111

Contact Us

• If you notice an ongoing issue in the neighborhood, please report it as described above, then let us know at southeastmoor@gmail.com.

Around the Neighborhood

Other Organizations

• Mideast Area Commission (MAC)

• East Main Street Special Improvement District (SID)

• Greater Eastside Coalition

• Bishop Griffin Resource Center - food pantry, community store, and diaper program

  • BGRC is a great place to donate new or gently used clothing and household items.

  • Contact us to arrange a porch pickup from your home!

Recreation

• Eastmoor Pool

• Columbus Metropolitan Library - Barnett Branch

• Bexley Public Library - open to non-Bexley residents

• Barnett Community Center - fitness center, classes, and more

Neighborhood Public Schools

• Fairmoor Elementary School

• Johnson Park Middle School

• Walnut Ridge High School

Gardening & Conservation

• Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District

  • Community Backyards Program - $50 rebate per household, per year for a rain barrel, compost bin, or native plants

  • Invasive Plant Trade-In Program - $100 incentive to remove an invasive tree or shrub and replace it with a native

  • Spring Tree and Plant Sale

  • Upcoming workshops

  • Master Rain Gardener Program

• Green Columbus - free tree giveaways in the fall

• Native Plant Backyard Challenge - affordable native plants and garden supplies, education, and community support

• Columbus Garden School - affordable classes on gardening, cooking, home improvement, and more

• Native Plant Nurseries and Sales

• Mosquito Control - cheap, nontoxic, eco-friendly options for mosquito control

  • Switch to a sustainable mosquito control method and contact 311 to opt out of toxic mosquito spraying!

• Keep Columbus Beautiful - litter pickup resources

• Sustainable Columbus - resources for living and doing business more sustainably

• Switch Together - group buying program for affordable home solar panels

Seniors

• Bexley Senior Center - open to non-Bexley residents

• Franklin County Office on Aging

  • One stop shop for services to help residents 60 and older and their caregivers!

  • Meal deliveries

  • Transportation

  • Home care options

  • Emergency response systems

  • Minor home repairs

  • Housing

  • Adult protective services

• Bexley/Berwick Caregiver Support Group - for those caring for Alzheimer's and dementia patients

Housing Assistance

Renter Assistance

• Rentful

• MORPC Free Residential Services

• Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority - Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) and other affordable housing programs

• Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio (LASCO) - tenant rights and eviction help

Homeowner Assistance

• Ohio homebuyer assistance programs

• ModCon Living Tool Library

• City of Columbus Home Repair Programs

• MORPC Free Residential Services

• Franklin County Office on Aging Minor Home Repair Program

• ModCon Safe at Home repair assistance

• Franklin County Auditor property tax reduction programs

• Franklin County mortgage and foreclosure help

Emergency Shelter

• 24/7 shelter bed hotline - (614) 274-7000

• Winter warming centers

Utility Assistance

• City of Columbus low income utility discounts

• Columbia Gas assistance programs

• AEP assistance programs

Food Assistance

• Bishop Griffin Resource Center - food pantry, community store, and diaper program

• FreshTrak - find food pantry open times, upcoming community meals, and produce giveaways

• Blessing box map - little free pantries in our neighborhood

• Franklin County Job and Family Services - apply for food and cash assistance

Healthcare

• Get Covered - free local help to enroll in Medicaid or an affordable health insurance plan

• Free Health Clinics through Columbus Public Health

• Victory Ministries - free counseling and health services

• Stowe Mission - free dental and vision services

• Lutheran Social Services 211 Information and Referral Service

Animal Care Assistance

• Low-cost veterinary services

• Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) for feral cats

• Columbus Humane Society Pet Food Assistance Program

• Franklin County Community Pet Pantry

Legal & Tax Help

• Free basic notary services at the Barnett Branch Library and other branches

• IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE)

• Free tax help from Nationwide Children's and the United Way

• Tap In Center - help with nonviolent misdemeanor warrants, license suspensions, child support questions, jobs, benefits, and more

• Opportunity Port - help with sealing or expunging a criminal record

• Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio (LASCO) - help with any legal issue other than criminal