Town of Richmond Disposal Services

REFUSE/RECYCLABLE COLLECTION: all homes in the town are serviced with a weekly pickup of refuse and recyclables. Pickup days are Tuesday in subdivision areas, Thursday for rural areas. Recycling is the law - not an option. A blue bin is supplied for recyclables. Dry paper material should be placed in a clear plastic bag. All refuse should be placed in a garbage bag in a covered garbage can. Cost of this service ($140/year) appears on tax bills and must be paid with the January 31 tax payment. New homeowners should contact the Town Garage to obtain a blue recycling bin. Residents with complaints regarding weekly pickup service should call Nieuwenhuis Bros. At 262-728-8155. The following items are included in the Recycling Program, and should be placed in or around the blue recycling bin: 1) Clean glass bottles and jars, lids and caps removed. 2) Plastics - No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 7 - if the item does not have a number in a triangle, or is no. 6, it can not be recycled. Plastic oil bottles should be disposed in garbage. 3) newspaper/magazine/officepaper/junk mail. 4) Cardboard. 5) Aluminum cans/foil, tin cans. 6) scrap steel, maximum length 5 ft., maximum weight 50 lbs. per week. 7) Appliances. 8) Engine Oil must be in one gallon milk jugs with cap on tightly, placed next to blue bin. Gasoline, oil mixtures, antifreeze, other non-motor oil liquids are not acceptable. 9) Car, truck, tractor, motorcycle batteries only, placed next to blue bin. 10) Car and pick-up truck tires, rims removed, limit 10 tires per year. Over 10 tires will be charged $5 per tire. Please discard all tires at once, not 2 or 3 at a time. Extra charges include: Appliances $5-$10 each, 2 per year; Furniture $5 each; Construction material $5 or more depending on volume. Contact Clerk Barb Ceas or Recycling Coordinator Bonnie Wagner for more details on the recycling program