Residential Services
262-473-4700
Contact Us
Day of Service: Monday or Tuesday (see map)
Bulk Day: Day of service
Garbage
Garbage collection is every week.
Please put your garbage cart/bins out the night before your collection day; or by 6:00am the morning of pickup.
Please place the following in your garbage bins or cans that are 32gal and weight under 50lbs:
- Mixed trash
- Plastic wrap & bags
- Broken toys
- Ceramics
- Light bulbs
- Bagged garbage & food waste
- Styrofoam & other bagged trash
- Small amounts of bagged construction materials
Please do not place the following in with your garbage:
- Yard waste
- Recyclables
- Household hazardous waste
- Cardboard boxes
- Electronics
Cart Placement:
- The garbage cans should be placed within 2 ft. of the road on one side of the driveway
- The recycle cans should be placed within 2 ft. of the road on the other side of the driveway
- Please keep 6 ft. of clearance between the cans and other objects, especially mailboxes, poles and vehicles
Recycling
Recycling is collected every other week. (Please use blue bags)
Now you can put all recyclable items together in the BLUE bags.
Mix it all together: Johns Disposal Service provides single stream recycling. All recyclable material can be mixed together. Johns Disposal’s recycle process system sorts all recyclable material.
Placement:
- The garbage cans should be placed within 2 ft. of the road on one side of the driveway
- The recycle cans should be placed within 2 ft. of the road on the other side of the driveway
- Please keep 6 ft. of clearance between the cans and other objects, especially mailboxes, poles and vehicles
Expanded Paper Recycling
- Cardboard (empty)
- Catalogs, magazines & phone books
- Cereal & cracker boxes (empty)
- Paper milk and juice cartons or boxes (Carton recycling FAQ or Click here for the Carton Council website)
- Computer & office paper
- Envelopes & junk mail
- Holiday gift wrapping paper (no foils)
- Newspapers
- Paper cups (no plastic lids or straws)
- Paper egg cartons
- Paper grocery bags
- Pizza boxes (no food or grease)
- Shredded paper (place in a clear or transparent plastic bag and tie shut; a full bag should be the size of a basketball)
Plastic Recycling
- All plastic bottles (no motor oils or gasoline)
- Plastic containers/cups #1-7, including #1 clamshell
Recyclable Metal & Glass
- Aerosol cans (empty)
- Aluminum cans & aluminum pie plates
- Glass bottles & jars (clear, blue, brown or green translucent glass)
- Metal pots & pans
- Small metal appliances (toasters, blenders, etc.) – nothing larger than a basketball
- Small metal plumbing fixtures, faucets, valves
- Tin & steel cans
Non-Recyclable Items
- Batteries
- Brake rotors/drums
- Construction Waste
- Deli containers – except #1 plastic
- Electronics
- Frozen food or microwave dinner plates
- Glassware & ceramics
- Metal items heavier than 10 pounds
- Mirrors & windows
- Motor oil & gasoline containers
- Plastic film, wrap & Styrofoam
- Propane tanks
- Recyclable containers containing liquids or food
- Misc.: Carpet, clothing, diapers, fishing line, food, hoses, ropes & shoes
Bulk Items
Bulk collection will be on day of service.
NOTICE: Most municipalities have an ordinance requiring that items not be placed at the curb sooner than 24-hours prior to your scheduled pickup. Please check your local code and do not have items out too early. We recommend that no items are placed at the curb prior to scheduling collection.
Bulk items include, but are not limited to:
- Furniture
- Carpeting (cut into 4 foot sections rolled and bundled together)
- Large cardboard boxes (emptied & flattened)
- Appliances, including those which contain freon
- Automotive batteries
- Tires (up to 2 per month / pickup, maximum 8 per year)
- Drain oil (must be sealed in 1-5 gallon containers, clearly marked USED OIL)
- Antifreeze (must be sealed in 1-5 gallon containers, clearly marked ANTIFREEZE)
- Larger items, such as hot tubs and pianos, must be cut up or disassembled with parts weighing no more than 50lbs.
- Paint cans (must be empty and dry OR filled with oil dry / kitty litter and completely dry)
- Construction materials (Must be contained in 32-gallon or smaller containers, weighing no more than 50 lbs, with any boards cut down to 4 ft. or smaller lengths)
*All items must weigh no more than 50 lbs and be easily manageable by one person.
Please do not place the following out for bulk:
- Yard waste
- Hazardous materials
- Electronics