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Weekly curbside trash and recycling collection dates inside city limits are not affected by the holiday.   Rural trash and recycling customers normally collected Thursdays will be collected on Tuesday, November 21, the week of Thanksgiving.   Thursday yard waste and bulky item collection (north of the Des Moines River) will […]

The Ottumwa/Wapello County Landfill and Recycling Center will be open on Friday, November 10th, and both facilities will be CLOSED on Saturday, November 11th. Trash and Recycling Collection will be on a regular schedule that week. If your collection is on Friday, it will be picked up on Friday.

The City of Ottumwa and Bridge City Sanitation will hold the Citywide Drop-Off Day on Saturday November 4, 2023 from 7am to 11am in the Hydro Parking Lot. The Citywide Drop-Off Day is an annual event where residential solid waste customers have the opportunity to complete their spring cleaning by […]

  City Hall will be closed the week of October 23 -27. Services provided at City Hall will be extremely limited or halted that week as City Hall will be moving to its temporary offices during the city hall construction project. This move is happening as part of the City […]

    The Ottumwa/ Wapello Landfill and Recycling Center will be closed on Monday, September 4th.   Both facilities will be open regular hours, 7 AM to Noon on Saturday, the 2nd. City residential trash collection routes normally collected Monday will be postponed until Tuesday, the 5th due to the holiday. […]

FEES WILL INCRASE ON JULY 1 AS FOLLOWS: $61.00 per ton for general trash. Minimum tipping fee set at $15.50, yard waste fee set at $32.50/ton, with minimum yard waste fee of $8.50, and a load with fire/hot ash double the total fee or a minimum of $175.00 separation charge, […]

The Ottumwa/ Wapello Landfill and Recycling Center will be closed on Monday, May 29.   Both facilities will be open regular hours, 7 AM to Noon on Saturday, the 27th. City residential trash collection routes normally collected Monday will be postponed until Tuesday, May 30th due to the holiday. South side […]

Trash and Recycling Information. CityofOttumwaTrashRecycling2020Newsletter

Did you know batteries and electronics can start fires or even explode? Don’t discard electronics and rechargeable batteries in the trash or recycling. Don’t store old electronics or batteries for long periods of time. They can break down increasing their risk of starting a fire. Don’t attempt to remove embedded […]

2022Holidaynewsletter

Automotive oil, transmission fluid, antifreeze, automotive batteries, ni-cd batteries, hard and paperback books, and sharps may be brought to the Ottumwa/Wapello County Recycling Center at 2415 Emma Street. Hours, Monday—Friday 7am—4pm & Saturday 7am—Noon. Lithium batteries can cause fires. Don’t dispose of them in your trash. They have caused many […]

To watch a short informative video on trash collection click this https://youtu.be/UjWVTUMe9X0

Yard Waste Pick-Up Fall Notice   This year, Bridge City Sanitation will offer year-round yard waste collection. To have yard waste collected, residents should call 641-682-1700 or email residential@bridgecitysanitation.com. While doing fall yard cleanup, residents are asked to help keep leaves out of the street.   Leaves that end up in […]

Recycling right can help you make a positive impact on your community. This effort reduces landfill emissions, protects local jobs and ensures the environment is healthy and clean for future generations. To help the Ottumwa/Wapello County Recycling Center Recycle Right and make a difference,  follow these five tips for recycling: […]