Refuse and recycling service is provided to all City of DeWitt residences by Granger Container Service.
**Please keep in mind that your household trash; yard waste and recycling must be at the curbside no later than 6:30 A.M. on the day of pick-up.**
Trash Removal Charge: $34.00 quarterly (billed in arrears)
Senior Removal Charge: $23.00 quarterly (billed in arrears)
Sewer Billing: $64.00 a quarter (billed in advance)
All billings occur on a quarterly cycle of: January 1st, April 1st,
July 1st, and October 1st.
The service Includes:
HOUSEHOLD TRASH – Weekly Removal - Wednesday's (unless affected by a holiday).
Granger Observes the following holidays that will affect your Wednesday pick-up: New Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
There is a limit of (8) trash bags per pick-up or (2) 45-gallon containers.
Containers or bagged trash must not exceed
All household trash MUST be bagged.
Loose trash in containers will not be picked up.
HELPFUL REFUSE TIPS!!
WHAT CAN I RECYCLE? (See List)
ATTENTION RECYCLERS !! (See Granger's Annual Report)
RECYCLE PROGRAM – Weekly Removal
One recycle bin is provided to each residence at no charge.
If the residence is sold, the bin should remain with the property.
The cost for a replacement bin is $12.00.
SENIOR REFUSE PROGRAM- See if you are eligible
REFUSE VACANCY FORM- Going away for the winter?
*SUMMER COMPOST PROGRAM – Weekly Removal April through November
For collection purposes, compost (yard waste) material is defined as: grass, leaves, shrubs, tree branch trimmings and garden materials.
- Yard waste will be picked up in brown paper compost bags only.
- Compost bags weighing more than 50 pounds will not be collected.
- Shrubs must be cut up into manageable pieces and be free of any root balls.
- Branch trimmings must be no longer than 4 feet in length and securely tied in bundles.
- Granger will take up to 4 compost bags; 4 bundles of trimmed brush, or a combination of the two from each residence weekly.
- Plastic bags containing compost will not be picked up.
- Weeds or grass clippings must be free of dirt and root balls.
- Yard waste must be separate from household trash and placed on the opposite side of the drive, if possible.
- Granger is requesting the use of brown paper compost bags only when composting.
*Brush that is too large to be removed as part of the weekly yard waste-composting program is collected each spring and fall by the City sponsored, street-side brush pick-up program.
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