The 2011 Fall Large Item Pickup will take place Monday, October 10th to Thursday, October 13th. Residents are encouraged to use this opportunity to dispose of large items that cannot be discarded through their weekly garbage service. The Large Item Pickup map will appear in the Clear Lake Mirror Reporter on Wednesday, October 5th, listing the dates the City will pick up in your area and the items that will and will not be picked up.
City residents can have old appliances and/or electronic items picked up during City-Wide Cleanup for a cost of $15 an item. Stickers are non-refundable and can be purchased for $15 each at Clear Lake City Hall, 15 North 6th Street. Stickers must be purchased by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 12th. Items that require a sticker are furnaces, air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, dishwashers, stoves, washers, dryers, microwaves, copy machines, water heaters, fluorescent lights & fixtures, televisions, computer monitors, and printers. Pickup of appliances in all areas will be on Thursday, October 13th. Please have appliances with stickers attached by the curb by no later than 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 13th.
Please also be aware the City WILL NOT pick up any items that may be recycled through the Landfill of North Iowa’s electronic waste-recycling program. Landfill customers may drop off VCR’s, DVD players, stereo equipment, clock radios, gaming equipment, computer towers, mouses and keyboards, input devices, scanners, video and surveillance cameras, fax machines, and cordless phones for recycling. Many of the above items may be recycled free of charge at the Landfill.|
