MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
2017 ANNUAL SPRING CLEAN UP
The City of Platteville annual spring clean up will be held on Monday, May 22 and Tuesday, May 23, 2017,
with pick up the same day as your normal refuse collection. Items must be placed neatly at the curb by 7:00
a.m. on the day of pick up. This service is provided to one and two family dwellings only.
Specific items that will not be picked up include batteries & tires, appliances including microwaves, refuse
from major construction and remodeling projects, as well as oil, anti-freeze, insecticides, and hazardous
chemicals. Boy Scout Troop 82 will collect appliances for a donation. Please call 608-778-0707 to arrange pick
up.
Electronics (computers, printers, computer monitors, computer mouse, keyboards, and all accessories,
televisions, DVD players, VCR's, DVR's, fax machines and cell phones) will not be picked up. If you need to
dispose of an electronic item, please contact Faherty Recycling at 608-348-9586 for additional information.
All items must be stacked neatly and be in a pile no larger than 10’ x 4’ x 4’. Scrap metal should be stacked
neatly separate from other refuse. Scrap metal and yard waste does not count toward the maximum size
limit.
Garden and yard waste will be included in the spring clean up and will be picked up by City crews on
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of clean up week only. Please bag separately from weekly garbage and the
$1.00 bags are not required during this special pick up only.
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CITY-WIDE HYDRANT FLUSHING
The Platteville Water Department will be flushing hydrants city-wide during the month of May 2017,
beginning at 12:01 a.m. each morning. Exact dates will be communicated via the City of Platteville website,
www.platteville.org, Nixle, City of Platteville social media, the Platteville Journal and WGLR radio news
releases.
Customers may experience isolated cases of discolored water on both days and should postpone doing
laundry if this condition is present. You are urged to flush your building and home water systems.
If you have any questions regarding the flushing program, please contact Irv Lupee, Utility Superintendent,
at 608-778-4701.
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BRUSH / LIMB WOOD CHIPPING
The policy for the wood chipper is to cycle the City of Platteville the week of the first and third Monday of the
month. The wood chipper will only cycle the town ONCE. There will be no second trip around town. It is
imperative to have your brush / limbs out early because once the chipper has gone by, it will not return until
the next scheduled week.
The wood chipper can take limbs up to 12 inches in diameter and as long as possible; long enough so that no
more than two people are needed to pull it from the curb to the chipper.
Brush and limbs MUST be placed at the curb with the cut end toward the curb and stacked in a neat and
orderly fashion. Brush piles that are mixed or thrown every which way will not be picked up until they are
piled correctly.
Yard waste is to be placed in the $1.00 Platteville bags and laid at the curb for pick-up on Thursdays.
If you have questions concerning the clean up, call the Department of Public Works at 348-9741, Ext. 2238.