DPW Recycling & Solid Waste

Department of Public Works

Recycling and Solid Waste

Recycling/Solid Waste

Garbage | Yard Waste | Recycling | Other Wastes | Hazardous Materials

Garbage

Garbage must be placed in clear plastic bags.
Large bulky items may be placed out on the curb and will be collected.
Large bulky item cannot weigh more than 60 pounds.
The maximum amount of garbage collected each month is 2 cubic yards.

Garbage is collected four days per week Tuesday thru Friday. Call City Hall at (920) 893-1271 for the date of your collection. Garbage pick up days falling on a holiday will be picked up the following day. For example, if your normal garbage pickup day is Monday, then your holiday garbage pick up day will be Tuesday. If your normal garbage pick up is Friday, then your holiday pick up will be Saturday. Please note the Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve and Good Friday are NOT considered holidays. Normal garbage pickup will occur on those days as originally scheduled." The City of Plymouth contracts solid waste collection with Larry's Hauling, (866) 652-7797.

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Yard Waste

Yard waste and tree branches are not collected. Bring it to the City Drop-Off Site at the City Garage, 1004 Valley Road, Plymouth, Wisconsin. Our Yard Waste hours are:
Monday-Friday from 7:15am-3:30 pm; and Saturdays, starting April 19th, 2008, from 9am -3 pm.

Do not rake leaves into the street. All yard waste, including leaves, can be dropped of at the Plymouth City Garage, 1004 Valley Road.

Recycling Information

GLASS PRODUCTS

- Recycle clear, green, brown and tinted glass
- Please rinse out and remove lids and caps
- It is not necessary to remove paper labels
- Place in blue recycling bags

ACCEPTABLE

- Any Color Glass Bottles, Jugs or Jars
- Glass Beverage & Glass Food Containers

CANS

- Please rinse all cans
- It is not necessary to remove paper labels
- Place in blue recycling bags

ACCEPTABLE

- All Aluminum Cans
- All Steel or Bi-Metal Cans
- Metal Lids & Bottle Caps

PLASTIC

Any plastic with a recycling logo on it.
- Please rinse and remove lids and caps
- It is not necessary to remove paper labels
- Place in blue recycling bags

ACCEPTABLE Examples

- Soda Bottles
- Milk & Water Jugs
- Laundry Bottles
- Shampoo, Conditioner, Lotion & Cosmetic Bottles
- Windshield Washer Fluid Containers

PAPER PRODUCTS

- Put paper products into brown paper bags
- Tie cardboard into bundles

ACCEPTABLE

- Newspapers & Inserts
- Corrugated Cardboard
- Magazines & Books
- Paper Grocery Bags
- Junk Mail & Envelopes
- Non-Corrugated Cardboard
(cereal boxes, soda pack boxes)
- Office Paper (any color)

Other Wastes

Building materials are not collected. Call a private carrier for collection.
Used oil is not collected, take the City Drop off site at the City Garage on Valley Road.

Disposal of Items with Freon

Refrigerators

Freezers

Air Conditioners

Dehumidifiers

The City of Plymouth DOES NOT provide for pickup of disposal of these items. It is recommend that when purchasing a new appliance containing freon that the dealer remove the old appliance.

Onyx will pick up these items for a collection fee, or check the yellow pages under Rubbish and Garbage Removal.

Disposal of White Goods

Washers

Driers

Dishwashers

The City of Plymouth DOES NOT provide for pickup of disposal of these items. It is recommend that when purchasing a new appliance that the dealer remove the old appliance.

Larry's Hauling will pick up these items for a collection fee, phone number 1-866-652-7797. Gus Holman Co. of Sheboygan will accept these items, phone number 457-2461 , or check the yellow pages under scrap metals.

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