The City of Mount Pleasant will hold the annual Spring Clean Up at the end of April. Spring Clean Up is a one-week opportunity for residents of Mount Pleasant to rid their homes of those unusual or large items that are too big to fit into a garbage bag for your regular garbage collection day. The collection work is done by WEMIGA WASTE. Spring Clean Up will be picked up on your normal garbage day. Please do not place items curbside until the week before Spring Clean Up.
SPRING CLEANUP SCHEDULE:
LANCE WEDNESDAY – Pickup April 22nd
LANCE THURSDAY – Pickup April 23rd
(Make-up day scheduled for April 26th)
WEMIGA WEDNESDAY – Pickup April 29th
WEMIGA THURSDAY – Pickup April 30th
(Make-up day scheduled for May 3rd)
GARBAGE STICKERS:
Please adhere stickers no earlier than the morning of your pickup date to ensure scavengers don’t take the adhered-to item. Pile size limited to equivalent to unit 6′ wide x 8′ long x 4′ tall, excludes separated metal pile. You are required to use ten stickers for your entire pile.
WHAT WE CAN NOT AND WILL NOT PICK UP:
- Tires, Waste Oil, Batteries, Roof Shingles, Ashes
- Liquids, such as Anti-freeze, Household Chemicals and Wet Paint
- Construction materials of any kind such as drywall, wood, etc.
- Televisions and Computer Monitors
- Yard Waste
- Appliances
THINGS WE WATCH FOR:
Leave the lids off your paint cans. If you have old paint cans and the paint is dry, we can take them. We cannot take wet paint of any kind. We can take all kinds of carpet. The carpet must be tightly rolled and tied to be collected.
QUESTIONS AND INFORMATION:
If you have any questions about the 2024 Spring Clean Up, please contact Public Works at 319-385-1480, Monday – Friday 7:00 am to 3:30 pm.