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The Ottumwa/ Wapello Landfill and Recycling Center will be closed Monday, February 18. Residential trash and recycling normally collected on Monday, February 18 will be picked up Tuesday the 19th. North and South side bulk item collection will be done on Thursday the 21st the week of the holiday. All […]
Holiday Tree Collection In January 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 […]
January 1, 2019 January 1, 2019. There is no change to the trash and recycling pick-up. Bulky items will be collected city-wide on Thursday, January 3. January 21, 2019 trash and recycling will be collected on Tuesday, January 22, 2019. All bulky items will be collected on Thursday, January 24, […]
Christmas December 25 Trash and recycling collection in Ottumwa will occur as usual this week. All bulkys will be collected on Thursday, December 27 that week. New Year’s Day January 1, 2019 Trash and recycling collection in Ottumwa will occur as usual this week. All bulkys will be collected on Thursday, January […]
Please understand that our letters are another tool to help you learn the most about your garbage and recycling services. Including material in your recycling bin that is not recyclable is the most expensive form of disposal there is. Global markets have become more particular about contamination, and including material […]
You can report litterers to the Keep Iowa Beautiful No Litter Hot Line. For more information click here https://www.keepiowabeautiful.com/aboutus/enhancement-programs/no-litter-hotline/
As you go through your week, and the recycling is accumulating, please keep these things in mind as you are assembling things in your recycling bin: When you bag all materials together, someone has to go through all of it and separate it. Paper is baled separately from cardboard. Glass, […]