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Refuse and Recycling Guidelines
Effective January 1, 2010
The city of Cuba City will be changing its refuse and recycling service to Town & Country Sanitation, Boscobel, Wisconsin, 1-800-626-1915.
Pickup will now be on TUESDAY
Collection in Cuba City is every TUESDAY All refuse, rubbish, and recyclable materials must be placed at the curb by 7:00 a.m.
If your pickup day falls on or after a holiday, your pickup will be one day late.
All recyclable material must be separated from other household refuse and rubbish. The contractor is NOT required to pick up or remove any refuse or rubbish containing recyclable material it the recyclable material is not separated from the other refuse or rubbish. Items that are not accepted as recyclables will be left in your recycling bin and should be disposed of with your household garbage.
The recyclable items can be together and unsorted in the recycling bin. Cardboard items should be broken down (flattened) and placed in or under the recycle bin.
This program is designed to make it easy for everyone to recycle. If you are now recycling some materials with a charitable group of other organization, feel free to continue with that practice, but recycle all other materials with us.
 Plastic Containers: Only containers that have the recycling #1 through #7 in the recycling symbol will be accepted. This symbol is usually found on the bottom of the container. Be sure to empty the contents, rinse the containers clean. No caps or lids. Then place them in the approved container provided by the City.
Glass Bottles and Glass Jars: All colors of glass that contained food or beverage will be accepted. All contents should be emptied, and the containers rinsed clean and placed in the approved container provided by the City. No lids.
Sharps (needles, syringes, and lancets: should not be discarded with regular household refuse. Discard containers available from Town & Coun-try Sanitation at a monthly charge. Call 1-800-626-1915. Or for more information contact the Grant County Health Dept at (608) 723-6416.
Corrugated Cardboard, Cereal, Pop Boxes, etc: must be flattened, bundled and tied. Can be placed in or under the approved container provided by the City. Food contaminated cardboard should be discarded with regular household refuse.
Newspaper, Phone Books, Magazines, Catalogs: should be in a box or garbage bag and placed in or beside the approved container provided by the City. Keep Dry. Can be bundled or tied.
Mixed Papers: Home and office paper including photocopies, junk mail, colored paper, fax paper, school papers, file folders, envelopes, paperback books and puzzle books should be placed in a sealed clear bag and placed in the approved container provided by the City. Keep Dry.
All paper products must be contained so the wind does not blow the items around.
Tin Cans, Aerosol Cans: Tin cans should be rinsed clean. Both ends of tin cans are recyclable. Aerosol cans must be emptied. Place in the approved container provided by the City
Aluminum Cans & Foil: Aluminum cans should be rinsed clean and placed in the approved container provided by the City. Flattening is optional.
Waste Oil: should be put in a plastic jug with a screw-on cap, then placed beside the approved container provided by the City. 5 gal. jug limit.
Batteries: should NOT be discarded with regular household refuse or rubbish. Should be placed curbside next to recycling container.
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