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Refuse Disposal |
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Basic single-family refuse and recycling service provides once a week pickup at
the curb on Thursdays. Containers can be placed at the curb for
pick up no earlier than 5:00pm the day prior to pick up and no later than
7:00am the day of collection.
Containers must be removed no later than 8:00am the
day after collection. Waste and recycling service is billed by the waste hauler. The waste hauler also provides a village-wide clean up day in spring,
collection of holiday trees, wreaths and garland the first two weeks of
January.
Call Waste Management, 1-800-796-9696, to arrange for service
and any optional services including a pickup of waste on Mondays, back door service,
landscape waste pickup, special pickup of large household items,
construction debris and purchase or rental of waste and/or recycling toters. |
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Holiday Refuse Disposal |
Holiday waste collections will be made with a one-day delay following
a holiday that occurs during the week or on a Sunday. For example, if the
holiday falls on a Sunday or Monday, Monday pickups will be on Tuesday and
so forth. Holiday schedules are observed for the following holidays only:
New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day
and Christmas Day. To receive a waste and recycling collection guide,
contact the Village Hall. |
Recycling & Yard Waste Disposal
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Northfield is a community committed to saving landfill space by
recycling. Waste Management (WM) provides a recycling toter in 35 and
64-gallon sizes. It is the only container permitted for use in disposing
of recyclable materials and is available by calling Waste Management at
1-800-796-9696.
There is a $1.00 per toter, per month rental fee, which is
billed direct to residents or a one-time purchase price of $50.00 per toter.
Most waste can be recycled including aluminum, steel and tin cans; glass
bottles and jars (brown, green and clear glass); plastic bottles including
soda, milk and water bottles, plastic laundry detergent containers,
shampoo bottles, deli and cosmetic containers, six and twelve pack plastic
rings, paper of all types including newspapers, magazines and catalogs,
telephone directories, boxes – cereal, tissue, frozen food, pizza; junk
mail, computer and copy paper and other mixed paper. Back door service is
available for an additional fee. Elderly and/or disabled residents can
receive free back door service by contacting the Village Hall to sign up.
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Yard Waste Disposal |
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Yard Waste is an optional service that must be contracted for with
Waste Management. It is collected weekly on Mondays from April through the
first week in December. Grass, leaves and garden waste must be kept separate
from other waste for disposal in a composting landfill. Customers must
collect yard waste in biodegradable paper bags. Paper bags are available at
most stores and need not have “Northfield” written on them. Residents also
have the option of placing yard waste in non-disposable plastic containers
clearly marked “yard waste”. Call Waste Management at 1-800-796-9696 for
information or a price schedule. |
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