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Heavy Trash Collection
- Heavy trash is collected monthly. Find your designated heavy trash days by entering your address here.
- Up to two items of heavy trash will be collected each month.
- The following items are acceptable for heavy trash:
- Large Yard Waste- Tie limbs, shrubbery cuttings, etc. in bundles no larger than 3 feet by 3 feet. Each bundle counts as one heavy trash item.
- Bags of trash and bags of leaves - Each bag counts as one heavy trash item.
- Mattresses
- Tires with Rims
- Appliances without Freon Gas: stoves, water heaters and water softeners
- Lawn Mowers (Drain of all fluids.)
- Disassembled Bicycles and Swing Sets
- Television Shells (Remove all tubing inside.)
Unacceptable for Any Collection
- 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 over 3 feet long and/or 3 feet in diameter.
- 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.
- Electronic items such as computers, computer-related parts and cell phones may be dropped off at the City’s regular ToxDrop locations. Click here to learn of options for the proper disposal of electronic waste.
- 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, visit the ToxDrop website.
- Automotive parts - Such as engines, gas tanks, rear bumpers, 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).
