Follow These Simple Steps About the “Blue Bags” In addition to the “Blue Bag” Program, BLUE OR CLEAR BAG #1 The Blue Bags are available for purchase at the City of Hays provides for weekly collection of various local retail stores (Wal-mart or Ace refuse (garbage and trash). Collect THESE recyclables and place them BLUE OR CLEAR BAG #2 Hardware). together (commingled) in one “Blue Bag” In a SEPARATE “BLUE BAG,” collect the All refuse shall be bagged and meet the PLEASE TIE SECURELY following & cardboard materials. How Will the Recycling Program Work? following requirements: PLEASE TIE SECURELY After you have filled the Blue Bags with the  Bags can be any color other than blue, clear NEWSPAPERS: . Inserts are acceptable. appropriate recyclables, TIE THEM SECURELY . or red (blue and clear is reserved for Place the bags approximately 3 feet away from recycling and red is reserved for medical MIXED PAPER: Junk mail, phone books, your polycart in the location where your trash is ) catalogs, magazines and clean miscellaneous normally collected.  Do not overstuff bags. paper products also are okay. Place these items  Package sharp or pointed objects (sticks, in the blue recycling bag WITH cardboard. DAYS OF COLLECTION: broken glass, metal objects, etc.) so they will Trash and Recyclables will be collected on the not puncture the bags. GLASS JARS AND BOTTLES Please empty the jars and bottles and CARDBOARD: Both corrugated (large, as well same day. They will not be collected at the same Please place all refuse in the appropriate REMOVE lids and caps. Metal lids and caps are as small) and non-corrugated from: UPS, time but will be collected on the same day. container. The City will provide one 95-gallon recyclable, but they must be removed from the appliances, TV’s, radios, toys, etc. and “product container (polycart). If additional containers are container. Labels do not need to be removed. boxes” such as cereals, cakes and other mixes, The “Simple Steps” on the preceding pages, needed the customer should contact the City No ceramic, bakeware, light bulbs, window pudding, potato flakes, rice, etc.; just REMOVE MUST BE FOLLOWED to assure pick-up. Blue Clerk’s office to arrange for another polycart. glass or mirrors. DO NOT break glass to save liners. Also pizza boxes and egg cartons (no or Clear Bags of recyclables will be taken to a space. styrofoam) are acceptable. processing center where the recyclables will be The City WILL NOT collect tires or construction separated from each other and sent to market to waste. Contact the Ellis County Transfer Station ALUMINUM AND (TIN) BEVERAGE & become new products. at 628-9460 for information or call the Public

FOOD CANS Works Department for a Special Collection at Please use the Blue or Clear Bags only for your 628-7350. Empty the cans and RINSE clean. Labels do recyclables and NOT for trash. not need to be removed. Flattening cans helps Black, brown, or some color other than blue or Please keep the area around the collection site save space, but is not required. Clean clear should be used for trash. aluminum foil and pie tins are also acceptable. free of obstructions and tall weeds. Leave a

Please set out Blue or Clear Bags only when clear path for workers to walk without stepping over piles of lumber or other items. If you have CONTAINERS & LIDS, PLASTIC they’re full. This conserves bags and the City’s dogs leashed, see that they cannot reach the BEVERAGE CONTAINERS collection budget. Examples are gallon & half gallon jugs from collection site. milk, juice, drinking and distilled water, as well REMINDER: Please be sure to fasten the Blue as the 1, 2, and 3 liter sizes of pop bottles. Any Bag SECURELY to prevent spillage & litter. SPECIAL SOLID WASTE plastic container #1-7 such as laundry detergent COLLECTION PROGRAM containers, yogurt containers, take-out MAKE YOUR RECYCLING COUNT containers, etc. Certain items can actually contaminate the The City of Hays provides for the Special If you have LARGE cardboard boxes from material collected and make it unusable for Collection and disposal of large bulky waste that Empty your recyclable . Labels do not appliances, UPS packages, etc. they must be recycling. Please do not include these items in cannot be collected and disposed of through need to be removed. Flattening containers help broken down. Smaller boxes must be Bagged the Blue Bags: regular weekly refuse collection. For additional save space. and Tied. information or to arrange for Special Collection, • Ceramics, crystal, glass doors, light contact the City of Hays Public Works-Solid Do not include plastic bags (grocery bags, bulbs, mirrors, pyrex, window panes, Waste Division office, 1002 Vine Street, or by bread bags, etc). These items are not windshields, styrofoam. Please place phone 628-7350. acceptable. Plastic bags can be taken to Wal- items in trash bags. • Mart or Dillons for Recycling. Aerosol Cans, Batteries, Oil/Paint Cans,

Hazardous Chemicals. Please take to

household hazardous waste drop-off.

(Call 628-9460 for details.)

REFUSE (TRASH) COLLECTION YARD WASTE/COMPOSTING (GRASS, LEAVES, GARDEN WASTE) Yard waste can be taken directly to the City of Hays Site (go south on General The City of Hays provides for the disposal of yard th waste for residential refuse customers through Custer from E 13 Street). Acceptable yard the purchase of special yard waste tags “BLUE BAG IT” waste is defined as: (stickers) available at City Clerk’s Office - 1507  grass clippings  grass clippings Main. Yard waste tags (stickers) are available in  leaves  straw groups of five (5) for a total of $5.25 per sheet  garden waste ($1.05 per tag). Each bag of yard waste is to  pampas grass cut to 3’ lengths have a tag attached before the City Refuse crews will collect it. Bags must not weigh more All yard and garden waste must be transported than 40 lbs. Tagged yard waste goes into the to the disposal site in such a manner that will waste stream--NOT to the compost site. restrict loss of blowing waste. Plastic bags are an acceptable method for disposal. The yard Bags of yard waste are to be placed waste must be removed from the plastic bags or approximately 3 feet away from the polycart other containers. Persons disposing of yard and where your trash is normally collected. Yard garden waste must be prepared to collect and waste will be collected on the same day as remove all bags at the time of disposal. regular trash but not at the same time.

There is no charge for disposing of yard waste at the compost site. QUESTIONS? SUGGESTIONS?

Items to avoid :

 No trees and branches (effective 11/1/08) Please feel free to call:

 No household waste or trash

 No wood products RECYCLING, REFUSE COLLECTION, AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, YARD WASTE –  No paper, plastic, or metal items City of Hays Solid Waste Division - 628-7350

The success of this program depends on you Recycling is quick, easy, and and your neighbors! Please do not add COMPOST SITE – undesirable items to the compost pile. You can City of Hays Solid Waste Division - 628-7350 makes a difference! help keep costs down by contributing only yard waste at the site. HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE – Ellis County Hazardous Waste - 628-9460 Compost Operation Hours – 7 days a week/ FOLLOW THESE “3 R’s” 24 hours a day LAWN CARE –

Ellis County Extension Office - 628-9430 Reduce... Reduce the amount of garbage Free compost is available year round! your family generates. TRANSFER STATION – euse... Any time you use something Ellis County Landfill - 628-9460 R over and over again, you are

MEDICAL WASTE – saving our resources.

Ellis County Health Services - 628-9440 Recycle... Recycling allows us to make

“new” products from old ones.

CITY OF HAYS BLUE BAG RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING

YARD PROGRAM PROGRAM