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The following items are NOT accepted for collection , for environmental, safety and health reasons:
* Loose trash. Place ALL trash into bags.
* Used motor oil and paint. Take these items to your local ToxDrop site.
* Debris from construction or demolition, including discarded building materials such as: drywall, roofing, brick, stone, roofing material and wood.
Some materials may be recyclable or reusable. Otherwise, make arrangements to have the material taken to the landfill.
* Trees, large tree limbs or tree stumps.
* Brush and vegetation created by building contractors, commercial tree or lawn services.
* Sod, fill dirt and trash from a contractor's clearing work, including other materials that require special handling.
* Explosives Call IMPD and ask for the bomb squad at 327-6502, and make arrangements for them to be picked up or brought in.
* Tanks used for storing propane and other gases.
* Electronics and computer related equipment eCycle! Electronic items such as: computers, computer-related parts and cell phones may be dropped off at the city's regular ToxDrop locations. Other electronic items such as televisions and stereos should be taken to one of our special eScrap events.
* Ashes and sand Make arrangements to have the material taken to the landfill.
* Medical, pathological and biological waste. For information regarding the disposal of these wastes click here.
* Automotive parts such as engines, gas tanks, rear ends, springs, fenders and seats. Make arrangements with a private junk yard.
* Farm equipment, marine vessels or any of their major parts Make arrangements with a private junk yard.
* Septic, human and animal waste (NOTE: minimal amounts, like diapers and kitty litter, are okay, provided they are securely bagged). |
The following items are accepted for collection:
* Bagged household garbage, including food waste and cloth.
* Shrubbery cuttings. Tie small limbs and twigs in bundles no larger than 3 feet by 3 feet. For those with automated pickup, the bundle should be
placed in the cart. For those with hand collection, the bundle counts as one bag of trash.
* Boxes. Empty boxes, flatten and tie into bundles. For those with automated pickup, bundles should be placed in the cart. For those with hand collection, the bundle counts as one bag of trash.
* Vehicle tires without rims. For those with automated pickup, the tire should be placed in the cart. For those with hand collection, the tire counts as one bag of trash. Tires with rims count as one item of
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