RECYCLING & WASTE DISPOSAL GUIDE LET S TALK TRASH USED MOTOR OIL. Department of Public Works

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1 RECYCLING & WASTE DISPOSAL GUIDE LET S USED MOTOR OIL TALK TRASH Department of Public Works

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS APPLIANCE COLLECTION.PAGE 3 ASPHALT, BRICK, CONCRETE, MASONRY, SAND & STONE DROP-OFF SITE.PAGE 4 BRUSH COLLECTION PAGE 5 BULK WASTE COLLECTION & DROP-OFF SITE...PAGE 6-9 ELECTRONIC RECYCLING...PAGE 10 HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DROP-OFF SITE..PAGE MEDICATION, NEEDLES & SHARPS DISPOSAL...PAGE RECYCLING CURBSIDE COLLECTION & DROP-OFF SITE PAGE USED OIL & ANTI-FREEZE DROP-OFF SITE..PAGE 11 VEHICLE TIRE & BATTERY DROPO-OFF. PAGE 19 VEHICLE TIRE CURBSIDE COLLECTION PAGE 20 YARDWASTE & BRUSH DROP-OFF....PAGE 22 YARDWASTE CURBSIDE COLLECTION.....PAGE 23 1

3 LET S TALK TRASH GENERAL GUIDELINES Keep garbage in plastic bags or in trash cans ONLY. Garbage and recyclables should not be placed at the curb more than 12 hours before your collection day. Garbage must be out on the curb by 6:30am on your collection day. Keep away from trees, telephone poles or other obstacles. Place trash cans or bags curbside so they can be reached from the street. Shovel or clear area at the curb during winter garbage collection. Remove empty trash cans or tagged trash from the curb within 12 hours of collection. Place recyclables 5 feet away from regular trash & do not put in any type of container. ONLY blue bags or paper bags are allowed on the curb for recycling. Garbage/Recycling will not be collected if it is mixed together in the same bag and/or container. DO NOT call the Department of Public Works until after 12:30pm on your collection day if you had your trash out by 6:30am and you believe you were missed. 2 Container Regulations LIMIT 7 CANS OR BAGS 40 pound maximum per bag or can. Otherwise see Bulk Waste guidelines on pages 6-9. You can use metal cans (20 gallon maximum) or plastic cans (33 gallon maximum) with handles or garbage bags (any color is fine except blue) DO NOT chain or tie lids to cans. Do not bring covers to the curb so they do not get blown away or stolen. Public Works is NOT responsible for cans or lids. Cardboard boxes, barrels or paper bags filled with trash will not be collected. Use Transparent Blue Plastic recycling bags for cans, glass & plastic (coded 1-7) recyclables. (see pages 16-18) Use Brown Paper Bags or Transparent Blue Plastic recycling bags for newspapers, magazines, catalogs, mixed paper and paperboard. Use only CITY-APPROVED Biodegradable Bags for yardwaste during spring and fall curbside collection. If not in an approved biodegradable bag, your yardwaste will not be collected and you may drop it off at the Yardwaste Site (see page 21).

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15 Sharps Disposal Locations Kenosha Area All Aurora Pharmacies will accept sharps and needles. They must be in sharps containers. The pharmacies sell the containers. If you are an Aurora customer, you may turn in your filled container and receive a new one at no charge. Other pharmacies also sell the sharps containers and exchange full ones for empty containers if you purchased the container at their store. The following facilities are current for the collection of sharps containers in the Kenosha Area as Facility Address Phone Aurora ($5 disposal charge if not a customer) Aurora ($5 disposal charge if not a customer) Pick N Save Aurora ($5 disposal charge) Pick N Save Aurora ($5 disposal charge) Larsen Mayer Pharmacy ($5 disposal) Good Value Pharmacy ($5 disposal charge if not a customer) Good Value Pharmacy ($5 disposal charge if not a customer) Modern Apothecary* ($5 disposal charge if not a customer) nd Avenue Kenosha, WI th Street Kenosha, WI rd Street Kenosha, WI th Street Kenosha, WI th Avenue Kenosha, WI th Street Kenosha, WI th Street Kenosha, WI th Avenue Kenosha, WI This information was obtained from the Kenosha County website 14

16 Medication Collection Kenosha County is now offering permanent locations for residents to dispose of unused, unwanted, and expired medication. The program is free-of-charge and requires no pre-registration. This is an effort to prevent prescription drug abuse and accidental poisoning in Kenosha County as well as help protect local waterways. Collections Sites Four Site have been designated for the collection: Effective Monday, October, 3rd, 2011 Kenosha County Safety Building Silver Lake Police Department th St 113 S. First St Kenosha, WI Silver Lake, WI Collection Hours Collection Hours Monday-Friday Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm 8:00am-5:00pm excluding holidays Town of Salem Village Hall Twin Lakes Police Department 9814 Antioch Rd (Hay 83) 920 Lance Dr Salem, WI Twin Lakes, WI Collection Hours Collection Hours Monday-Friday 24 hours a day/7 days a week 8:00am-5:00pm excluding holidays Pleasant Prairie Police Department Twin Lakes Police Department 8600 Green Bay Rd 900 Wood Rd Tallent Hall Pleasant Prairie, WI Kenosha, WI Collection Hours Collection Hours 24 hours a day/7 days a week 24 hours a day/7 days a week Acceptable Items Unacceptable Items Acceptable items for drop off are: Items that are not acceptable are: Creams Biohazardous materials Ointments Illegal drugs Over the counter medication Injectable Prescription medication Intravenous Solutions Pet medication Needles/sharps or syringes Dispose of medication by keeping medication in the original package or bottle. Put all medication in a sealed bag. Cross off any personal information on the container and dispose of it directly into the Medication Drop Box. For more information or questions, please contact the Kenosha County Health Department at This information was obtained from the Kenosha County website 15

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24 Quick Reference Aerosol Cans Animal Waste Ashes Place empty aerosol cans in garbage, full cans see Household Hazardous Waste, pages Double bag in a plastic bag & place in garbage. Must be COLD prior to disposal. Double bag using a plastic bag & place in garbage. Broken Glass & Mirrors Wrap in newspaper, double bag, clearly mark as broken glass & place in garbage. Cans Aluminum, tin & bi-metal cans, see Recycling, pages Corrugated Cardboard See Recycling, pages Furniture See Bulk Waste Collection & Drop-Off, pages 6-9 Glass See Recycling, pages Holiday Collection Information is available in local newspapers, cable TV Channel 25, and the City website Household Chemicals See Household Hazardous Waste, pages Light Bulbs Magazines/ Newspapers Wrap in newspaper or put in a plastic bag & place in garbage. See Recycling, pages Paperboard Flatten & place out with newspaper for recycling, pages Paint/Paint Products See Household Hazardous Waste, pages Paneling, Plywood & Plaster Board See Bulk Waste Collection & Drop-Off, pages 6-9 Phone Books Place out with newspaper for recycling, pages Plastic See Recycling, pages Sawdust Double bag in plastic bags & place in garbage. Tires See Tire Collection & Drop-Off, pages Windows See Bulk Collection & Drop-Off, pages