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Make Ottumwa Shine Week May 16 -22

The 2021 Make Ottumwa Shine Spring Clean-Up Event will be held the week of May 16th – May 22nd.  A list of areas to be adopted are on the city’s website at www.ottumwa.us. Anyone interested in volunteering to spruce up their neighborhood or other areas of the city can reserve […]
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Keep Contamination in Check

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Please Take Our Short Survey

If saving money, and using more environmentally safe cleaning supplies and health and beauty supplies interests you, please take our short survey. https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6184979/Ottumwa-Hazardous-Materials-Surveyhttps://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6184979/Ottumwa-Hazardous-Materials-Survey
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Clean Your Washer With Natural Ingredients, & Avoid Toxic Ones.

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TVs Contain Toxic Materials. Please Consider This when Disposing of Them.

  TV sets and computer monitors are safe when they’re viewed under normal conditions in homes and offices. But when owners discard or dismantle them, the highly toxic materials inside become a serious hazard to your health by breathing or otherwise coming in contact with any of these dangerous materials: […]
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Landfill Offices Closing Immediately to the Public

 Due to the continuing precautions with the COVID-19 outbreak, the Wapello County Landfill offices only will be closed to the public until further notice. For Landfill payments call 641-683-0644 to pay over the phone with a credit or debit card. No cash or check payments can be made at this […]
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DIY Natural Leather Conditioner

If you have leather shoes, purses, etc., and you want to take care of them, but prefer to make your own protectant check out this website. They also have many other great DIY recipes. Check out our Facebook Page for many other ideas on less toxic homemade ideas. https://www.diynatural.com/homemade-leather-conditioner/?awt_a=5vkt&awt_l=9l89C&awt_m=3a55hJ1MlStFQkt
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Recycling Center and Landfill to Reopen After Covid Closure

Recycling Center and Landfill to Reopen The offices at the Landfill and Recycling Center have been closed due to Covid. The Recycling Center has also been closed on Saturdays. Starting January 5, 2021 both facilities will be open, and the Recycling Center will resume being open on Saturday 7am – […]
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Live Christmas Trees Collection

Ottumwa residents wishing to dispose of live Christmas trees can leave them on the curb for regular weekly bulky item collection in the month of January.  The trees are recycled into mulch and must be free of tinsel and decorations, and cannot be in a bag.  Trees over six feet […]
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Covid-19 Precautions At the Landfill & Recycling Center

Due to the continuing precautions with the COVID-19 outbreak, the Recycling Center and Wapello County Landfill offices will be closed to the public until further notice. For Landfill payments call 641-683-0644 to pay over the phone with a credit or debit card. The gates at the Recycling Center will continue […]
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  • Make Ottumwa Shine Week May 16 -22

    Apr 8, 20210

  • Keep Contamination in Check

    Mar 30, 20210

  • Please Take Our Short Survey

    Feb 10, 20210

  • Clean Your Washer With Natural Ingredients, & Avoid Tox

    Feb 5, 20210

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