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.
Garbage will be picked up weekly on MONDAY* . Recycles will be picked up on an every other week basis, on MONDAY*
All “toters” will be required to be placed “curbside.”
*EXCEPT ON A HOLIDAY, THEN THE PICKUP DATE WILL BE THE FOLLOWING DAY.
PLEASE PLACE TRASH AND RECYCLE BIN CURBSIDE BY 6:00 A.M.
Call Peterson's customer service if you have issues or for special handling items at (608) 524-6603.
ACCEPTABLE GLASS: Soda, beer, wine and liquor bottles, juice and food containers, catsup bottles. ALL COLORS, RINSE CLEAN, NO LIDS, UNBROKEN, LABELS OK. Not acceptable: mirrors, ceramic cups, and plates, clay flower pots, crystal light bulbs, window glass, heat resistant ovenware, drinking glasses.
PLASTIC CONTAINERS: ALL plastic containers must have the recycle symbol, PLASTICS 1-7. NO STYROFOAM. Items that can be tied together (like milk cartons) may be placed next to the bin. RINSE, NO CAPS OR LIDS.
NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES: Bundled, tied. Keep dry. Maybe place next to recycle bin.
TIN CANS: NO LIDS, RINSE CLEAN. EMPTIED AEROSOL CANS ARE RECYCLABLE.
ALUMINUM: ALUMINUM CANS; MAKE SURE FOILS IS ALUMINUM. RINSE.
OTHERS: Corrugated cardboard and boxboard (cereal, pop, etc., must be FLATTENED, BUNDLED AND TIED IN 3X4 SHEETS OR SMALLER); **NO COATED WAXED CARDBOARD**.
NO BATTERIES & WASTE OIL
ONLY RECYCLE ITEMS ARE TO BE PLACED IN THE CONTAINER.
FOR PICK UP OF ITEMS NOT LISTED (ELECTRONICS, APPLIANCES, FURNITURE, ETC.,) PLEASE CONTACT PETERSON SANITATION AT (608) 524-6603.
TAYLOR MADE REPAIRS, 117 AUSTIN DR., IN THE VILLAGE OF MERRIMAC, WILL ACCEPT WASTE OIL, OIL FILTERS, AND BATTERIES FOR A SMALL FEE.
PETERSON'S SANITATION THANKS YOU!
TOWN OF MERRIMAC SPRING CLEANUP- MAY 20, 2023
9:00 AM-12:00 PM
At the Merrimac Town Hall, Corner of Hwy 113 and Halweg Road
Town of Merrimac Residents only.
TOWN OF MERRIMAC YARD WASTE COLLECTION- MAY 20, 2023 AND OCTOBER 21, 2023
9:00 AM-12:00 PM
At the Village of Merrimac Wastewater Treatment Plant behind the Merrimac Conservaiton Club.
Town of Merrimac Residents only.