Refuse & Recycling
Garbage pickup is every Tuesday and recycling days in Dickeyville are every other Tuesday. (If a holiday falls on a Monday, they will pick up on Wednesday.) Garbage cans and recycle bins should be at curbside by 6:00 A.M. Weekly garbage pickup is for normal household refuse. Please do not exceed the container provided for you. If you have any garbage outside of your bins they will not pick it up. If you have any question please call Town & Country Sanitation Inc. call 608-375-5856 or 800-626-1915.
Recycling is a simple thing that each of us can do to help prevent useful material resources from being wasted, to help reduce the consumption of raw materials, and to help reduce the use of energy and its byproducts. Dickeyville has been a recycling community for many, many years. Each household is provided a recycling bin. The bins remain the property of the Village and stay with the home when it changes ownership or rental. Additional bins are available for a charge. Contact the Village Office at 608-568-3333 ext. 1
REPLACEMENT TIPS
*Make sure the arrows on the lids are pointing out towards the alley/curb line.
*Carts nee to be at least three (3) feet from any fixed objects such as mailboxes, trees, streetlights, building or parked vehicles, and with a 2-3 foot gap between carts.
*Place the carts at the end of your driveway if possible, or on the boulevard with one (1) foot off the curb.
*If carts on boulevard are blocked in by cars, you may place carts in the street with the wheels against the curb, again with a three (3) foot clearance on either side.
*Position the cart on as level of a surface as possible.
*Lids need to be closed to a substantial degree.
UNACCEPATBLE REFUSE/GARBAGE
*Yard Waste
*Large furniture items that do not fit into container. IE: couches, chairs, mattresses, etc.
*Construction material. IE: cabinets, lumber, shingles, siding, carpet, etc.
*Electronics. IE: TVs, computers, DVD players, printers, etc.
*Appliances IE: Washers, dryers, stoves, refrigerators, etc.
ACCEPTABLE RECYCLES
*Plastics 1-7. Place loose in toter.
*Newspaper, Shiny inserts, Magazines, Phone books. Placed loose in toter (can be bagged or bundled).
*Shredded paper, office papers. Need to be placed in clear plastic bags.
*Cardboard. Please break down before placing in the container. (Cut into 2' x 2' squares)
*Aluminum and Tin. Place loose in bin.
*Glass. Jars and bottles of any color.
UNACCEPTABLE RECYCLES
*Food Waste *Yard Waste
*Paper Plates *Oils
*Ceramics and dishware *Batteries
*Broken glass, windows, and mirrors *Construction material
*Styrofoam, packing peanuts or bubble wrap
*MEDICAL WASTE
COMMON REASON FOR MISSED COLLECTIONS
*Cart is not placed following the above guidelines.
*Cart is placed out after the designated collection time.
*TRASH OR RECYCLES OUTSIDE OF THE CART.
*Overfilled lids need to be closed to a substantial degree.
*Placed on a snowbank.
*Contains unacceptable items such as listed above.
SET OUT TIME
*On the day of collection, carts need to be placed out by 6:00am.
*Do not set out more than 24-hours before day of collection.
*Carts need to be returned to storage location with 24-hours of your collection day.
WINTER TIPS
*Clearing snow after each snowfall will make it easier to move your cart to its collection point.
*Clear a place at your collection point so carts sit flat.
*Carts WILL NOT be collected if placed on a snowbank.
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