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For your convenience, we offer weekly curbside residential refuse collection through our contract with Republic Services. In addition, Republic Services collects appliances and bulky items based on a pay-to-throw sticker program. For additional information, please view the Rules for Refuse Collection / Resource Recovery Service (PDF).
Other City programs include:
We will pick up, chip and recycle Christmas trees during the 1st 2 full weeks of January. Trees must be placed at the curb (not in the street) without bags or wrapping.
We are pleased to offer our residents a choice in how they prepare their refuse for pick-up: roll-out refuse carts or bag service. Please keep in mind that the roll-out carts have a neater appearance at the curb and prevent most animals from scavenging in your garbage.
During the 1st 2 weeks of January and the 1st 2 weeks of July each year, the property owner of the collection address may elect to change service from a roll-out cart to mixed-refuse bags or vice-versa by notifying the City Offices. Changes are only allowed during this 2-week period.
Our year-round weed ordinance states that weeds and grass cannot be higher than 9 inches. On or before March one of each year, we will:
Yard waste may be deposited at the Public Works yard drop off site, located at 805 W. Oak Street, 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. Yard wastes include miscellaneous waste material resulting from landscaping or maintaining the landscaping of a home (grass, weeds, houseplants, garden wastes, etc.).
From mid-October to mid-November, residents may rake their fall leaf drop into the street for bulk pick-up by the City as noted in the Leaf Collection section.
No yard waste may be placed in a 65 or 95-gallon refuse cart.
We will remove brush without charge the 1st Monday of each month from April through October. Limbs must be no more than 3 inches in diameter, and brush must be stacked with the cut end at curbside. Residents throughout the City must have their brush placed curbside by 7 a.m. Brush is not to be placed curbside any earlier than the Friday before the appointed Monday.
Other City programs include:
- Christmas tree chipping
- Fall leaf collection
- Monthly curbside bulk brush pick-up from April through October
Christmas Tree Chipping
We will pick up, chip and recycle Christmas trees during the 1st 2 full weeks of January. Trees must be placed at the curb (not in the street) without bags or wrapping.
Refuse Pick-up
We are pleased to offer our residents a choice in how they prepare their refuse for pick-up: roll-out refuse carts or bag service. Please keep in mind that the roll-out carts have a neater appearance at the curb and prevent most animals from scavenging in your garbage.
During the 1st 2 weeks of January and the 1st 2 weeks of July each year, the property owner of the collection address may elect to change service from a roll-out cart to mixed-refuse bags or vice-versa by notifying the City Offices. Changes are only allowed during this 2-week period.
Weed Violations
Our year-round weed ordinance states that weeds and grass cannot be higher than 9 inches. On or before March one of each year, we will:
- Prepare outline of weed map
- Run weed violation notice in newspaper of general circulation in community
Yard Waste
Yard waste may be deposited at the Public Works yard drop off site, located at 805 W. Oak Street, 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. Yard wastes include miscellaneous waste material resulting from landscaping or maintaining the landscaping of a home (grass, weeds, houseplants, garden wastes, etc.).
From mid-October to mid-November, residents may rake their fall leaf drop into the street for bulk pick-up by the City as noted in the Leaf Collection section.
No yard waste may be placed in a 65 or 95-gallon refuse cart.
Brush
We will remove brush without charge the 1st Monday of each month from April through October. Limbs must be no more than 3 inches in diameter, and brush must be stacked with the cut end at curbside. Residents throughout the City must have their brush placed curbside by 7 a.m. Brush is not to be placed curbside any earlier than the Friday before the appointed Monday.