Remember, If it isn’t recyclable, put it in your regular garbage. Recyclables must truly be recyclable and clean for us to ship them to market to be recycled. If you wouldn’t want to touch it, neither would we. Clean recyclables only.
Please join us to celebrate reaching our goal in energy reductions. Earth Day – April 22, 2020 6:30 p.m. Please join us on the Market Street Bridge for food trucks, kids’ games, music and a bridge-lighting ceremony at dusk. Jefferson St Bridge Flier
Make Ottumwa Shine clean up week will be April 19 – 25, 2020. The city has a link to the clean up sites. Volunteers are asked to sign up for clean up sites online. Purple bags and gloves are available at the Recycling Center, 2415 Emma Street, Ottumwa, Iowa. The […]
If you have questions about the trash and recycling programs, please don’t hesitate to call the Recycling Center at 641-683-0685 and ask. We are open Monday through Friday from 7 am – 4 pm and Saturday 7 am – Noon. You can also email bainj@ci.ottumwa.ia.us If you had $117 billion […]
Proper disposal of rechargeable batteries keeps your family and pets safe, conserves our natural resources and protects our communities. If not disposed of properly, these batteries can spark and cause fires or explosions. They also may contain hazardous chemicals that can be harmful to your family and pets and can […]
If you have a trash can with a broken wheel, or other problem that needs attention, please contact Bridge City Sanitation at 641-682-1700. After you make arrangements for repairs you will need to leave it on the curb, so they can get to it to fix it.
New Years Day January 1, 2020 trash and recycling will be collected on Thursday, Jan 2, 2020. All bulky items and County trash and recycling will be collected on Tuesday, Dec 31, 2019. January 20, 2020 trash and recycling will be collected on Tuesday, January 21, 2020. All bulky items will be collected on Thursday, […]
The current trash and recycling collection contract will expire on June 30, 2021. It is time to start discussion of what residents would like to see for their trash and recycling collection options. Please fill our this survey by January 31,2020. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CZLF8RC
The Ottumwa/Wapello County Solid Waste Commission received a grant from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources that provided some additional concrete and an additional overhead door for the Household Hazardous Waste Building. This will provide residents a dry place to unload even when there is high rain events. It will […]
Top 10 Safety Tips: Stay in the kitchen when you are cooking on the stove top so you can keep an eye on the food. Stay in the home when cooking your turkey, and check on it frequently. Keep children away from the stove. The stove will be hot […]