Waste
Disposal and Recycling
General
New Customers: call City Hall at 373-6160 to initiate service.
Garbage pickup takes place each Monday, early.
Please place bags in alley or at curbside; watch your neighbors
to see where collection occurs on your block.
If you are disposing more than one bag, all bags after the
first must display a yellow City of Washburn garbage sticker,
available at the Washburn IGA for $0.50 each. The first
bag does not need a sticker.
Bills for refuse and recycling collection are
issued quarterly. The Charge is $11/month and is combined
with your water & sewer bill if you have that service.
Holidays:
If your service day falls on or after one of the following holidays, your service will be one day later that week.
Memorial Day (May)
Independence Day (July 4)
Labor Day (September) |
Thanksgiving (November)
Christmas (Dec. 25)
New Year's Day (Jan.1) |
Regular service will resume the next week.
Unacceptable Items
You may not discard these items at the curb:
- yard and garden waste
- lead acid (car) batteries
- motor oil
- automobile tires
- furniture and television sets
- major appliances: washer, dryer, oven, furnace, water
heater or other "white goods"
- gravel, concrete, construction or demolition waste
- large vehicle parts
- explosives or ammunition
- human or animal waste
- dead animals
- chemicals
- large quantities of paint
- hazardous or toxic waste materials
- flammable liquids
- hot ashes
For information on disposal of such items, call Superior
Waste Service at 715-682-6611.
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Recycling Program
Recyclable materials are picked up every other Monday: half
the city one week, the other half the next. For 2008, Monday, January 7 will be recycle pickup day for the west side of town, January 14 for the east side, and so on.
Watch your neighbors
ifyou're unsure when your turn comes.
Download 2009 Recycling Schedule (PDF format, 110 kb)
Bins are available at City Hall for $8.50 deposit.
The following materials should be recycled:
Office Paper
Acceptable
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Letterhead
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Windowless Envelopes
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Standard Forms
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Computer Print Out
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Post-It Notes
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Copy Paper
Unacceptable
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Clear Glass
Acceptable
Unacceptable
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Ceramics
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Light Bulbs
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Mirror Glass
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Drinking Glasses
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Ovenware
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Crystal
-
Blue tinted Glass
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Plastic
Acceptable
Must be Rinsed & Caps Removed
Unacceptable
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Brown Glass
Acceptable
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Beverage Bottles
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Brown Liquor Bottles
Must be Rinsed & Caps Removed
Unacceptable
Same as clear Glass |
Metal Cans
Acceptable
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Aluminum Beverage Cans
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Metal Food Cans
Must be rinsed & flattened
Unacceptable
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Metal Siding
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Cookie Sheets
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Other Metal items
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Green Glass / Blue Tinted
Acceptable
Must be rinsed & caps removed
Unacceptable
Same As Clear Glass |
Newspaper
Acceptable
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Clean Dry Newsprint
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Magazines
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Catalogs
Must be bundled and tied;
or, can be placed in clear plastic bags, or brown paper
bags.
Unacceptable
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Food Packaging
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Phone Books
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Corrugated
Cardboard
Acceptable
Must be bundled and tied
with twine or industrial string.
Unacceptable
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Waxy Cardboard
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Shoe Boxes
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Cereal Boxes
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Soda Or Beer Containers
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Paper Egg Cartons
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Food-Contaminated Boxes
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Pizza Boxes
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