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: […]

The Ottumwa/ Wapello Recycling Center and Landfill will be open until Noon on Saturday July 3rd and closed Monday, July 5th.   * Monday’s trash and recycling will be collected on Tuesday July 5th.  All yard waste, bulky items, and County trash and recycling will be collected on Thursday, July […]

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 […]

Starting May 1, 2021 the Landfill Offices will return to normal. Payments may  be mad inside with cash, check, or credit/debit card. Any questions please contact 641-683-0644.

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