Solid Waste and Recycling
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RECYCLING/TRASH CENTER RULES
Everything MUST to be sorted BEFORE you arrive at the center.
DO NOT get out of your vehicle to take recycling/trash inside the building – wait your turn to pull inside.
It is a one-way driveway - DO NOT turn around and pull out the same way you came in.
YOU will be responsible if you cause an accident.
Speed bumps are for safety purposes.
When entering the center, pull in all the way to the exit door.
PLASTIC - must be rinsed clean and lids removed
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#1 – clear plastic only |
#2 – all are recyclable |
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#1 – colored goes in trash |
Milk jugs are recyclable |
NOT Recyclable – straws, styrofoam, wrappers of any kind, cat/dog food bags, grocery bags, salt pellet bags,
motor oil quart/jugs, etc. are waste to be placed in the trash
GLASS – must be rinsed clean
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clear bottles and jars |
Green – separate from clear |
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Brown – separate from clear |
NEWSPAPER container
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Newspapers, magazines and junk mail – place with cardboard |
WHITE PAPER - container
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keep separate from other paper |
METAL – “tin” container – must be clean
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Aluminum foil, tin cans, pie tins, lids, etc. |
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Aerosol cans IF they are completely empty |
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD/CHIPBOARD
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Pizza, cake, cereal, cracker, shoe, storage, etc. boxes ARE recyclable |
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Waxed cardboard is NOT recyclable and is to be placed in the trash |
Absolutely NO yard waste of any kind – we do not have a DNR permit allowing this type of waste.
The City of Sigourney pays the county for city residents recycling use ONLY.
You MUST use a Cox Landfill bag or tag to take your trash to the center. The tag MUST correlate with the correct bag size. These bags are sold ONLY at the center. Individual bags/tags are NOT sold.
Household waste is what is generated WITHIN the home you LIVE in and must be paid for and placed in a Cox bag to bring to the center. Kleenex and toilet paper are household waste and NOT recyclable.
NO truck or trailer loads are allowed of any kind – trash, recyclables, cardboard, plastic, etc.
This center is NOT equipped as a landfill. All furniture, construction waste, excessive bags of trash, etc. MUST be
taken to the landfill near Richland, Iowa or optionally rent a dumpster.
Call COX SANITATION with questions/concerns at 319-664-3025