Holiday Garbage and Recycling Schedule
The holiday schedule is as follows:
- New Year’s – If either December 31 or January 1 falls on a Sunday or a Monday, then service will be delayed until Tuesday
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Service will be delayed until Tuesday
- President’s Day – Service will be delayed until Tuesday
- Memorial Day – Service will be delayed until Tuesday
- Independence Day – If this falls on a Monday, service will be delayed until Tuesday
- Labor Day – Service will be delayed until Tuesday
- Veteran’s Day – If this falls on a Monday, service will be delayed until Tuesday
- Christmas – If either December 24th or 25th falls on a Sunday or a Monday, then service will be delayed until Tuesday
Garbage
The City of Eldon has its own garbage truck to provide curbside residential garbage and recycling pick up. Household garbage must be placed by the curb and be in appropriate sized containers in order to be picked up.
Garbage guidelines:
- Everyone is eligible to put out two(2) – 32 gallon or smaller bags or cans, not to exceed a 40 pound weight limit for any bag or can, for garbage pickup each week.
- Each additional bag or can (anything over the two (2) eligible bags or cans) must have the “Eldon Tag” attached to it. The Eldon Tag may be purchased at City Hall at a cost of $1.00 per tag. Place the label on the handle of the bag or can. Do Not use the labels as bag ties.
Recycling
This convenient recycling opportunity will help each of us recycle more materials, reduce the amount of trash we throw away, and help the environment – all at the same time.
Recycling collection service will be the same day as garbage collection. Place all your clean acceptable recyclables together in the green recycling bin. Rinse plastic bottles and jugs, as well as aluminum and metal cans. Place the following items in the bin together:
Acceptable Items
- Any plastic container that has a neck
- Newspapers (also including inserts)
- Mixed paper – Junk mail, envelopes, sticky notes, coloring books, phone books, cereal boxes, tissue boxes, magazines, etc.
- Cardboard – must be broken down
- Tin and aluminum cans
- Shredded paper – needs to be contained in a paper product such as a cereal or cardboard box, or a paper sack
- Glass jars and bottles of all colors
- Wire hangers
- Empty aerosol cans
Contact the Recycling Center for more information about green bin recycling.
- Wapello Recycling Center (641)-683-0685
Unacceptable Items
- Plastic margarine, yogurt or cottage cheese containers (or similar plastic containers)
- Food contaminated items
- Plastic bags
- Styrofoam
- Plastic cups
- Plastic food containers
- Foil and disposable baking tins
- Garbage or yard debris
- Containers with motor oils or other hazardous materials
Contact the Recycling Center for more information about items that can only be dropped off at the Recycling Center and about Household Hazardous Materials disposal.
- Wapello Recycling Center (641) 683-0685
Important Environmental Numbers:
- Wapello Recycling Center (641) 683-0685
- Wapello County Solid Waste Coordinator (641) 683-0694
- Wapello County Landfill (641) 683-0644
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources 1-800-DNR-1025
- Federal Environmental Protection Agency 1-913-551-7058
