Residents are limited to two 33-gallon bags or cans, not to exceed 50 pounds per bag or can, of trash per week. If a resident has more than the allowed limit, you need an Extra Bag Sticker affixed to each additional bag or can. Extra Bag Stickers cost $2.00 per sticker and are available for purchase at City Hall, Hathaway’s True Value, and the Eagle Enterprises Recycling, Inc. office. Any extra bag or can placed at the curb without a sticker is picked up and billed to your residence on your City water bill at a rate of $2.50 per extra bag or can.
Bags or cans weighing over 50 pounds and large items, such as appliances, mattresses, and furniture, are collected but must have a Large Item Sticker affixed to each large item. Large Item Stickers cost $7.50 each and are available at the same locations as the Extra Bag Stickers. Any large item left at the curb without a Large Item Sticker affixed is picked up and billed on your City water bill at a rate of $8.50 per item.
Residents are able to have their electronics (computers, monitors, VCRs, DVD players, video game systems, Christmas lights, and televisions, etc.) picked up at the curb with a Large Item Sticker affixed. By law, electronics are NOT allowed in your regular trash. With this program, Eagle Enterprises Recycling, Inc. brings a separate truck out to pick up any electronics left at the curb for recycling. Electronics left at the curb without a Large Item Sticker attached, are still collected and billed to your City water bill at the $8.50 rate. Residents are still able to take electronics to Eagle Enterprises Recycling, Inc. during regular business hours (6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Saturdays). There is no cost to the resident or household for electronics brought to Eagle Enterprises Recycling, Inc. Please check in at the office for directions on where to unload. Never leave the electronics when the office is closed!
Every residence received a recycling tote in this program. Any residence without a recycling cart can receive a 64-gallon cart. Recycling collections are completed every other week. If a resident needs more recycling capacity, you may request a larger or additional recycling cart. There is no limit on how much you recycle, and no charge for additional containers. To request a larger or additional cart, call Eagle Enterprises Recycling, Inc. at 932-2936 or e-mail info@eerecycling.com.
For any resident who might be interested, Eagle Enterprises Recycling, Inc. has a limited supply of garbage totes available for rent. For more information on these rental totes, call the above numbers. If a resident has a garbage can larger than 33-gallons which you would like to use, you may do so, provided the garbage inside is in bags that do not exceed 33-gallons or 50 pounds and there are not more than 2 bags.
This program was designed by Eagle Enterprises Recycling, Inc. as a hybrid of several different programs found in other municipalities throughout the United States. It is designed to encourage diversion of recoverable materials out of the waste stream for reuse and recycling. It also rewards residents who put less trash on the curb by keeping their costs lower. Overall, residents have a savings of over $2.00 per household per month, versus other options presented to the City. The City no longer subsidizes the fees paid to the haulers, as they had with past contracts, which means between $1,500 and $2,000 per month is now available for other city projects and maintenance.
If other communities are interested in a trash and recycling program like this one, contact Eagle Enterprises Recycling, Inc., for discussion and pricing.