Garbage and Recycling Collection Change

Advisory for Property Taxpayers Mailing Tax Payments: USPS policy change on postmarks may affect tax payments. In August 2025, the U.S. Postal Service changed when postmarks are affixed to incoming mail. Instead of being affixed when the item is first received by the post office, postmarks are now stamped at regional sorting centers. Please be aware that this change may affect when your envelope containing your tax payment is postmarked. Property tax payments received by mail are considerd timely based off of the USPS postmark. To avoid a tax payment becoming delinquent due to the postmark change, consider the following options: If you plan to pay your property taxes by mail, mail your payment earlier, or, use a service such as certified mail. Make a payment in-person during the hours of M-Th 9am-3pm, and Fridays 11am-2pm through January 30th, except for holidays. Online payment can be made here: https://townofmerrimac.net/taxes-property-info/

Posted on March 1, 2023 by clerk

Garbage and Recycling Collection Change

The Town of Merrimac is moving to “One-pass” garbage and recycling collection. Each resident will be delivered one (1) 95-gallon garbage (black lid) and one (1) 95 gallon recycle (yellow lid) toter/container by March 6th, 2023. Toters are the property of Peterson Sanitation Inc and are to remain at the address they are delivered to. Do NOT use containers until the start date listed below. Garbage or recycle placed out in containers prior to date will not be picked up.

Blue recyle bins do not need to be returned ot Peterson’s Sanitation. If you do not want the blue recycle bin provided by Peterson’s Sanitation, return the cleaned bin to the Town Hall.

The new pickup schedule starts March 6th, 2023. Garbage will be picked up weekly on MONDAY* . Recycles will be picked up on an every other week basis, on MONDAY* (*except for holidays, then pickup will be the next day)