Reliable Waste Disposal

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The City of Waterloo has contracted with Reliable Sanitation to provide curbside trash pickup and curbside recycling weekly. Trash pickup is on Mondays and recycling pickup is on Thursdays, each respective week. The current contract states the only observed holidays are Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, in which trash/recycling will be picked up the next day.

Collection Guidelines

Reliable Sanitation is contracted to collect not more than two (2) thirty (30) gallon containers of garbage or trash per individual or entity billed by the City for refuse collection.

The term garbage shall be construed as meaning: tin cans, bottles, glass, papers, rags, ashes, and other waste discard that is generated from a normal household or business of that type.

Unacceptable Items

• No landscape materials including brush branches, leaves yard cuttings or tree limbs
• No dead animals, animal excretion, sewage or residue from the construction of building demolition or construction.
• No tires, batteries, oil, paint, or medical waste.

Recyclables Accepted

• Paper: newspaper & inserts, magazines, shopping catalogs, junk mail, office paper, wrapping paper, telephone books, etc.
• Glass Jars & Bottles: brown, green and clear (no light bulbs or window pane glass)
• Tin/Steel Cans: soup & vegetable cans (no scrap metal)
• Corrugated Cardboard: please break down boxes. We also accept single-ply cardboard (cereal boxes, soda/beer cartons) No Styrofoam.
• Aluminum Cans: beer & soda cans
• Plastics: household plastic containers containing the recycling logo #1 through #7, milk jugs, 2 liter soda bottles, juice & detergent containers, etc. (No plastic grocery bags)

The City of Waterloo has contracted with Reliable Sanitation to pickup household items, that are not included in our regular scheduled pickup, four times each year. A special truck will be used on these days. Such items to include are old appliances, furniture, etc. that is too large to be included in the regular pickup. Doors, compressors, and electric motors must be removed from appliance.

Please keep special and regular trash pickup items separate. Items must be placed next to the curb and ready for pick up by 6:00 am. Limit 2 items per household.

Scheduled Dates for 2017

• Thursday, February 16
• Thursday, April 20
• Thursday, July 6
• Thursday, October 26

Items Not Allowed

Most of these items may be taken to the Monroe County Recycling Center (see below).

• Carpet
• Toilets/Bathtubs/Sinks
• Concrete (No Construction Material)
• Tires/Batteries
• Poles with Concrete
• Glass Windows/Panes
• Pool Tables
• Swimming Pools/Pool Liners
• Riding Lawn Mowers
• Hazardous Waste/Chemicals
• Televisions/Computers/Video Games (No Electronics)

• Doors/Windows
• Countertops
• Drywall/Paneling
• Pianos/Organs
• Landscape Waste
• Patio Doors
• Car Parts/Tire Rims
• Basketball Hoops w/Large Stands
• Arcade Games
• Paints/Oils/Solvents
• Hot Tubs

The recycling facility is designed to accept large items for disposal from Monroe County residents that can not be accepted for regular curbside pickup. This includes furniture, appliances, and other large household items. The facility also accepts recyclable material.

Recyclable Materials Accepted

• Glass jars & bottles
  (clear, brown, and green)
• Newspaper
• Steel cans
• Aluminum cans
• Plastic

Materials Not Accepted

• Tires
• Baggable waste
  (waste that curbside pickup would accept)
• Debris from contractors
• Debris produced as a result of doing business
• Landscape waste
• Building material

Hours of Operation

Monday through Friday 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

Saturday 8:00 am – Noon

Location

Behind the Monroe County Annex Building (901 Illinois Avenue)

Site Coordinator
John Wagner 618.939.3871 extension 13

Cardboard is accepted at Human Support, 988 North Illinois, Route 3 on Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Drive around the back of the building to recycle your cardboard.