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Litter Reduction—It's in the Bag! City of Omaha ● Mike Fahey, Mayor ● March, 2005 Recycling, Garbage and Yardwaste Information for the Citizens of Omaha, Nebraska Public Works Department Hank Vieregger, P.E., Director Environmental Quality Litter Reduction— It’s in the Bag ! very homeowner is concerned will help ensure that even the small or container system that serves you best and about litter in their neighborhood, light pieces of garbage will make it into most effectively minimizes litter in your Eand there are many ways that the garbage truck and not litter your neighborhood! households can help reduce litter. Litter neighborhood. Stomp Out Recycling Litter comes primarily from “litterbug” Many Omaha residents have Recycling has its own litter challenge motorists and pedestrians, but discovered that using trash bags garbage collection too, whether because you don’t have the option of instead of trash cans works using plastic bags to hold your recyclables. it is the trash cans at the curb well, saves time, and reduces or collecting the trash, that But you can minimize litter by carefully litter. Using trash bags preparing your green bin for collection. can create litter. This issue means you don’t have of WASTELINE highlights to retrieve trash cans ¹ Remove and dispose all lids from plastic and the basic dos and from the curb after glass containers. don’ts of garbage and collection. Better yet, ¹ recyclables on windy days trash Flatten all metal and plastic containers so they preparation with cans or lids don’t sit deeper in your recycling bin and are less litter in mind. need to be retrieved likely to blow away. from down the block. When it’s windy, ¹ Always place lighter materials in the bottom as it often seems to See-through bags are be in Omaha, the best required and clear of your bin and cover with heavier items. way to control litter is bags are preferred. ¹ Use a paper grocery sack to hold to avoid setting out loose Be sure to buy bags of newspapers trash. Even when placed adequate strength, and in a trash can with a lid, loose cinch or tie the bags tightly ¹ Use a second paper grocery sack to hold other trash may fly away and become closed. (The bags on the inner flap have clean mixed paper. litter. Using bags to contain your garbage been performance tested.) Plastic bags must never be used for What about those darned recyclables collection. If extreme weather critters? conditions are forecasted, consider whether Urban wildlife or stray pets can make a you can wait to recycle until the next week. mess of our trash whether they tip over a Also keep in mind there are recycling trash can or tear open a trash bag. drop-off centers available Yardwaste An easy solution is to add one cap- if extreme weather Collection full of household ammonia c o n d i t i o n s a r e per garbage container to forecasted. O Starts the Week deter most animals from investigating and searching of April 4-8, your garbage for food. Even 2005 still, some scavenging birds and animals can be tough to keep away. So, use the Sign up to receive important solid waste collection e-mail re- minders Collection Missed? Call 444-5238 after 7pm on your collection day. Because of state and federal laws, there are limits to the types of waste you may include in your garbage. Each house- hold is limited to 5 properly prepared trash cans or clear bags of garbage per week. Yes! No! ª Trash cans up to 32 gallons and © A mixture of garbage and yardwaste. weighing up to 45 pounds when full. © Rocks, dirt and concrete. ª Clear plastic bags and weighing up © Dead animals. to 30 pounds when full. © Any liquids. ª Up to 5 containers of garbage per © Loose pet waste or cat litter. week (example 2 trash cans and 3 bags). © Tires, engines or other large auto parts. ª 5 Place within feet of curb, © Bulky items (couches, chairs, stoves, etc.). approved alley or other approved location. © Dark plastic bags that you can’t see through. Note: Garbage cans must be © Motor oil and automotive batteries. © removed from the curb by Cardboard boxes (empty or full) when not in a can or bag. 10am the day after collection. © Items outside a can or clear bag. ¹ Place all materials at your collection point by 6AM. ¢ ¹ If your collection was missed, call 444-5238 after 7PM on your collection day. ¹ Leave a couple feet of space between your yardwaste, recyclables and garbage containers. ¹ Keep your garbage dry—use plastic bags or trash cans with lids. ¹ One cap-full of household ammonia per garbage container will deter animals from investigating and searching your garbage for food. ¹ Use clear trash bags. ¹ Recycling and solid waste information for Omaha is available on the web at www.wasteline.org and from FRED an automated fax and voice system. With a touch tone phone, dial 444-3610. For a fax index, select document 90. Here is a short list of some of the fax and voice messages: Voice Fax Recycling, Curbside 680 109 Recycling, Special Topics 683 113 Recycling, Drop-off Sites 685 107 Garbage Collection 682 127 Yardwaste Collection 681 127 Collection Problems 684 127 Bulky Item Disposal 686 108 Collection Pointers Collection Place Materials out by 6am Paper sack #1—Newspaper (Do not use plastic bags) ª Includes: Coupons, advertisements, Parade section and all paper that came with the newspaper. Yes ª Lay sack on top of bin with opening away from wind. © NO! Do not include: phonebooks (see sack #2) or other paper, rubber bands, plastic bags. Paper sack #2—Mixed Paper (Do not use plastic bags) ª Includes: Magazines, catalogues, phonebooks, cereal boxes, junkmail (including mailing labels and plastic windows), detergent boxes, greeting cards, wrapping Yes paper, paperback books, office and school paper. ª Lay sack on top of bin. © NO! Do not include: pizza boxes, juice boxes, milk cartons, hardbound books, tissue paper, paper plates, or frozen food boxes. Loose in the bin—Containers (Not in plastic bags) ª Plastic bottles marked PETE a, including: Bottles that held pop, cooking oil, mouthwash, shampoo or cleaners. Yes © NO! PETE anot included: deli/produce containers, frozen food trays, plastic cups, toys or cookie trays. ª Plastic bottles and tubs marked HDPE b, includ- ing—bottles and tubs that held milk, juice, cleaners, margarine, whipped topping, or yogurt. If your recycling bin © NO! HDPE bnot included: motor oil or auto product is damaged or missing, 5 bottles, lawn chemical bottles, toys or cookie trays. No call 444–4500. gallon buckets. ª Glass bottles & jars. ª Aluminum cans & Steel (tin) cans, including—empty Households where all residents in the aerosol cans, empty and dry paint cans. Tip: Place end of home have a medical disability or are food cans inside can and crimp closed. age 70 or older may apply to use a more convenient location for garbage ª 2 2 Corrugated cardboard. Flatten. Cut to feet by feet. and recyclables collection. To apply, Place in bin or on ground under bin. call 444-5238 from 8am until 6pm © NO! Lids of any kind. Remove and throw in garbage. weekdays. WASTELINE PRESORTED Omaha Public Works—Environmental Quality Division STANDARD 5600 S. 10th St. US POSTAGE 68107-3501 PAID Omaha, NE PERMIT NO. 1116 www.wasteline.org OMAHA, NE Yardwaste Collection Resumes April 4, 2005 Keep America Going, Recycle! Yardwaste Collection Resumes Week of April 4-8, 2005 There is no limit to the amount of properly prepared yardwaste that can be collected. Place yardwaste within 5-feet of your curb and leave 2-feet of space between Yardwaste and Garbage containers. Yardwaste collection season will end the week of November 28-December 2, 2005. Yes! No! ª Grass clippings and leaves. © Plastic bags used in yardwaste collection. ª Garden waste such as fallen apples, © Mixtures of yardwaste and garbage. rotted or excess vegetables and fruit. © No saw dust, lumber or treated lumber/wood. ª Trash cans up to 32 gallons and weighing up to 45 pounds, marked © Litter, trash or garbage. with a YW on both sides. © Whole cans of dirt or sod. ª Special yardwaste paper bags weighing up to 40 pounds. © Street sweeping sand, litter or rocks. ª Unlimited number of properly © Cardboard boxes of yardwaste. prepared marked cans, paper bags or © brush bundles. Pet waste or kitty litter. ª Bundles of branches and © Branches over 2 inches in diameter. brush, tied with string or 2 inches © twine. Bundles may weigh Branches over 4 feet long. up to 30 pounds. © Plastic twine, nylon twine or wire used to bundle ª Branches may be up to 2 brush or branches. inches in diameter and 4 feet © Rope of any kind. 4 feet in length. © Unbundled brush. Printing provided through the financial assistance of Deffenbaugh Our apologies: Due to limitations of available mailing lists, this item may Industries, Weyerhaeuser Recycling and Oma•Gro. be delivered outside the Omaha city limits. Distribution provided by Deffenbaugh Industries. Recycling Collection Tips © NO! Lids. Remove snap top and screw on lids from all containers and place in garbage. © NO! plastic bags, Styrofoam®, motor oil bottles, plate glass, syringes, light bulbs, drinking glasses or pizza boxes. ª Only glass that you describe as a bottle or jar. ª All acontainers must be bottles with screw top lids. No snap top containers or plastic cups. ª Containers marked bmay be bottles or snap top containers. ª Write your address on the bin using a permanent marker. ª Flatten all boxes. Cut to 2 feet by 2 feet.
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