MONROE - The City of Monroe Streets and Sanitation department is reminding citizens of its various services and the regulations for them.
Bulky waste
"Bulky waste" is the term used to designate any solid waste, which due to its composition, weight or bulk, cannot be effectively collected and transported. This includes furniture, appliances, furnaces, toilets, carpeting and swing sets. These items can be picked up at any time of the year. City hall or the street department will have forms to fill out, explaining what the item is and then it will be picked up on the next normal trash collection day. A bulky waste sticker must be purchased and affix it to the item for pickup. The cost of a bulky waste sticker varies according to the item.
The prices for the most common items are:
• Refrigerators or freezers, $50 each
• Air conditioning units, $40 each
• Dehumidifiers, $35 each
• Washers, dryers, stoves, water heaters, boilers, furnaces, dishwashers, $20 each
• Tires, $5 each
• Household furniture and fixtures, including carpeting, toilets and sinks, $10 each
• Swing sets, poles, $20 each
• Lumber, plasterboard, $20 per cubic yard
Bulky waste items will not be picked up at the curb without a sticker issued and paid for at City Hall or the street department. For more information contact City Hall at 329-2500 or the street department at 608-329-2490.
Items may also be taken directly to the Green County Landfill. For information, call 608-897-8605.
Electronic waste recycling
The following items may be dropped off at the Street Department Administration Office, 1064 5th Ave., for recycling, at a charge of $.35 per pound: Computer systems, laptops, printers, scanners, copiers, fax machines, TVs, VCRs, DVD players, projectors, stereo components, microwave ovens, cell phones and smoke detectors.
Battery recycling
Batteries may be dropped off at the Street Department Administration Office or at the treasurer's office at City Hall. The recycling charge is $2.50 per pound for common batteries and cordless tool batteries and $10 per pound for lithium batteries.
Vehicle batteries can be placed next to recycling items for pick-up at no cost.
Freon item pick up
Freon item pick up continues through May 24. Items requiring a freon sticker, which include refrigerators, freezers, air conditioning units, and dehumidifiers, will be picked up curbside at the reduced cost of $20 per sticker. Stickers must be purchased at City Hall at the treasurer's office or the Street Department Administration Office, 1064 5th Ave. Items are picked up the rest of the year on an individual basis at a higher cost.
Curbside yard waste pick up
Yard waste must be placed in clear or clear blue bags weighing no more than 60 pounds and a yard waste sticker must be attached to each bag. The bags may then be place out on the terrace on the regular refuse collection day. Yard waste stickers are available for $2 each at various convenience and grocery stores, City Hall and the street department office.
Free yard waste drop off
Yard Waste may be dropped off free of charge for Monroe residents only at the street department on the following dates, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays and from 7 a.m. to noon Saturdays:
• May 11, 22
• June 5, 26, 15
• July 10, 31, 20
• Aug. 21, 10
• Sept. 4, 25, 14
• Oct. 9, 30, 19
Green County Clean Sweep
Dispose of hazardous materials from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to noon on the first Saturday of the month from May 1 through Oct. 31 at the Green County Landfill, W2022 County SS.
For more information, contact the Green County Landfill at 608-897-8605 or the UW-Extension Office at 608-328-9440 or green.uwex.edu.
Tire day
Tires may be dropped off at the Street Department, 1064 5th Ave., from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 18.
Prices are:
• $2 car and small truck/off rim
• $7 car and small truck/on rim
• $7 large truck-semi/off rim
• $12 large truck/semi on rim
• $10 tractor
Bulky waste
"Bulky waste" is the term used to designate any solid waste, which due to its composition, weight or bulk, cannot be effectively collected and transported. This includes furniture, appliances, furnaces, toilets, carpeting and swing sets. These items can be picked up at any time of the year. City hall or the street department will have forms to fill out, explaining what the item is and then it will be picked up on the next normal trash collection day. A bulky waste sticker must be purchased and affix it to the item for pickup. The cost of a bulky waste sticker varies according to the item.
The prices for the most common items are:
• Refrigerators or freezers, $50 each
• Air conditioning units, $40 each
• Dehumidifiers, $35 each
• Washers, dryers, stoves, water heaters, boilers, furnaces, dishwashers, $20 each
• Tires, $5 each
• Household furniture and fixtures, including carpeting, toilets and sinks, $10 each
• Swing sets, poles, $20 each
• Lumber, plasterboard, $20 per cubic yard
Bulky waste items will not be picked up at the curb without a sticker issued and paid for at City Hall or the street department. For more information contact City Hall at 329-2500 or the street department at 608-329-2490.
Items may also be taken directly to the Green County Landfill. For information, call 608-897-8605.
Electronic waste recycling
The following items may be dropped off at the Street Department Administration Office, 1064 5th Ave., for recycling, at a charge of $.35 per pound: Computer systems, laptops, printers, scanners, copiers, fax machines, TVs, VCRs, DVD players, projectors, stereo components, microwave ovens, cell phones and smoke detectors.
Battery recycling
Batteries may be dropped off at the Street Department Administration Office or at the treasurer's office at City Hall. The recycling charge is $2.50 per pound for common batteries and cordless tool batteries and $10 per pound for lithium batteries.
Vehicle batteries can be placed next to recycling items for pick-up at no cost.
Freon item pick up
Freon item pick up continues through May 24. Items requiring a freon sticker, which include refrigerators, freezers, air conditioning units, and dehumidifiers, will be picked up curbside at the reduced cost of $20 per sticker. Stickers must be purchased at City Hall at the treasurer's office or the Street Department Administration Office, 1064 5th Ave. Items are picked up the rest of the year on an individual basis at a higher cost.
Curbside yard waste pick up
Yard waste must be placed in clear or clear blue bags weighing no more than 60 pounds and a yard waste sticker must be attached to each bag. The bags may then be place out on the terrace on the regular refuse collection day. Yard waste stickers are available for $2 each at various convenience and grocery stores, City Hall and the street department office.
Free yard waste drop off
Yard Waste may be dropped off free of charge for Monroe residents only at the street department on the following dates, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays and from 7 a.m. to noon Saturdays:
• May 11, 22
• June 5, 26, 15
• July 10, 31, 20
• Aug. 21, 10
• Sept. 4, 25, 14
• Oct. 9, 30, 19
Green County Clean Sweep
Dispose of hazardous materials from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to noon on the first Saturday of the month from May 1 through Oct. 31 at the Green County Landfill, W2022 County SS.
For more information, contact the Green County Landfill at 608-897-8605 or the UW-Extension Office at 608-328-9440 or green.uwex.edu.
Tire day
Tires may be dropped off at the Street Department, 1064 5th Ave., from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 18.
Prices are:
• $2 car and small truck/off rim
• $7 car and small truck/on rim
• $7 large truck-semi/off rim
• $12 large truck/semi on rim
• $10 tractor