The City of Mitchell will be holding a special collection of FURNITURE AND APPLIANCES ONLY during the week of April 15th – 19th, 2019. These items will be collected on your regular garbage collection day during that week.
Example: If your normal day for garbage collection is Wednesday, you would place your furniture or appliances on the curbside that day. A separate city crew will collect those items on that day.
During that week the City of Mitchell will be collecting oversized items set out on the curb. Please Note: Collection of the furniture and appliances will be curbside only! We will not be collecting in Alleys!!!
The City will not collect anything other than furniture or appliances.
During cleanup week of April 13th – 20th, 2019 city residents will be able to dump pickup sized loads at the landfill free of charge. Items that will be excluded are: Tires, special wastes and waste from commercial vehicles. Batteries and propane tanks will be accepted at the Landfill office for recycling free of charge. Televisions, computer monitors, cell phones and other electronic items can be recycled at Dependable Sanitation located at the old landfill, 2801 East Havens Street for a small fee.
Extended Landfill Hours during Cleanup Week
Monday – Friday 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Tuesday & Thursday evenings of that week the landfill will remain open until 7:00 p.m. Saturday April 13th & 20th the landfill will be open 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Please note Good Friday is April 19th, the landfill will be closing at noon.
Compost Drop off Site Hours – Located at 1405 West 8th -April – October
Monday-Sunday 8:00 am to dusk.
Materials accepted at the drop off site are: Grass clippings, leaves, garden vines and other soft compostable items. TREE BRANCHES ARE NOT ACCEPTED AT THE DROP OFF SITE.