Recycling

Recyclable materials are accepted at no charge, but must be separated from landfill trash!! Call 362-4474 for additional information.

A trailer for depositing recyclable materials is located at 17th and Lincoln Avenue -- former Lovegrove's Grocery parking lot and at Nobes Road and Lincoln Avenue -- Pamida parking lot. Materials must be sorted into the marked bins: paper, plastic, cardboard and cans. This convenient trailer is available at all hours except on Monday-Wednesday-Friday mornings when the trailer may be in transit to the Recycling Center for emptying.

Items Accepted

• Aluminum cans--rinse and crush
• Aluminum foil--rinse and crush
• Glass bottles (clear or brown)--rinse, separate by color, and remove lids and metal rings at neck
• Plastic No. 1 liter and small pop bottles--remove lids, flatten
• Plastic No. 2 soap and bleach containers--remove lids, flatten
• Milk jugs--remove lids, flatten
• Steel cans (food containers only)--wash, remove label, flatten
• Newspaper and magazines--Tie in bundles or place flat in brown grocery bags
• Also, collected by Boy Scouts at 3rd St & Division Ave.,
  2nd Saturday of the month-8:30 to 12:00 am.
• Cardboard
• Office paper
• Computer paper

Items Not Accepted

• Plastic No. 3 and up
• Window glass, china, light bulbs, green bottles
• Batteries
• Liquid paint
• Liquids
• Chemicals
• Solvents
• Hazardous waste
• Trash
• Oil containers
• Chemical containers