Monday, February 17th is the state and federal holiday to commemorate George Washington’s birthday.  A number of City of Ottumwa offices and services are affected by the holiday. Both the Ottumwa/ Wapello Landfill and the Recycling Center will be closed Monday, February 17. City residential trash and recycling normally collected […]

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 […]

Bagging plastic, glass, tin, and aluminum causes problems for the Recycling Center. Please put these items in your recycling bin loose. If you have questions, please call the Recycling Center at 641-683-0685.

  Fill up pitchers of water, lemonade and iced tea instead of buying large quantities of personal-sized beverage containers. This not only reduces waste, but saves money. Buy in bulk: Purchase large bags of chips and large bottles of ketchup and other condiments rather than individually packaged items. This will […]

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yardwastesticker Change to Yard Waste Collection May 8, 2019 – Ottumwa, Iowa – The City of Ottumwa’s yard waste collection program will be changing. Currently Bridge City Sanitation collects yard waste sacks from residents with the O/W Logo on them that residents purchase for $1.00. The City will no longer […]