Approximately 5,500 Upcountry homes will begin getting automated refuse service this week.

Residents who received a new, dark brown automated refuse cart should place it out for collection on their two designated pickup days each week. The county Department of Environmental Management said carts should be placed at the curb, at least 5 feet from any obstructions. Collection may occur any time between 5 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

A list of street names, pickup days and service type (manual or automated) is at www.mauicounty.gov/refusecollectiondays.htm.

Upcountry residents with questions about their service may call the Upcountry Refuse Service Office at 572-3958.

Cart delivery to more than 1,500 homes in Lahaina will begin Nov. 1, with automated service to start the week of Nov. 24. Lahaina residents with questions may call 270-7452.

To open a new refuse collection account, use the application at www.mauicounty.gov/refuseapp.pdf or call the Refuse and Landfill Accounts Office at 270-7720. Service is $168 a year, billed in six-month increments.