Additional Cleanup info

Contact: Michael Lombardo, City ManagerContact Phone: (319) 356-5010
How to Sort Flood Debris for Pickup
Posted by: City Manager
Originally Posted 6/20/2008 3:34:50 PM

As soon as their flood cleanup begins, residents are being asked to use a “Four-Pile” system to sort the waste from their home or business. These four separate piles should be placed at the curb. This will help provide the most efficient loading and also help ensure that the waste will be handled and disposed of in an environmentally safe manner. The four categories or “piles” are: 1.Household Hazardous Waste. Examples would include paints, petroleum-based products, insecticides, herbicides, fertilizers, cleansers, etc. 2. Appliances, Electronics, and gasoline-powered equipment. Note: Please remove all food from refrigerators and freezers, and remove the door before moving to curb. 3.Yardwaste4.Garbage – (everything else).Businesses are encouraged to use the same “Four-Pile” sorting system as they prepare waste from their business establishments for pick up by their commercial hauler. Plans and schedules are being finalized now for eventual pickup of flood debris and will be communicated well in advance of pickup. In the meantime, residents impacted by the flood are encouraged to follow these sorting procedures as they bring flood debris to the curb.
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