Glass:What Are the Options?
The last day for curbside glass recycling
collection in Dubuque is July 1, 2011.
Sustainable glass management options include:
REDEEM FOR REFUND:
Many local retailers and the redemption center
refund 5 cent deposits on redeemable Iowa
beverage containers.
DROP OFF FOR RECYCLING:
Dittmer Recycling at 1755 Radford Road will recycle
glass placed in the special container at this address.
*labels on glass do not need to be removed
DROP OFF FOR BENEFICIAL REUSE:
The Dubuque Metropolitan Area Landfill at
14501 Highway 20 West is providing a special
container for glass just inside the landfill gate.
Monday - Saturday, 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
SET OUT WITH WEEKLY TRASH:
You may also put the glass in your trash for
weekly refuse collection. Glass is an inert,
non-toxic material and will be landfilled.
Recycling Reminders
Put a lid on your recycling bin so recyclables don’t blow away.
Accepted Materials:
Newspaper; cardboard; magazines; junk mail; plastics coded
#1 - #5 (no black); tin and aluminum cans; pots and pans;
stainless steel, copper, and brass; empty aerosol cans; newly
emptied clean latex paint cans; hardback books; and crosscut
paper shreds in small clear plastic bags.
Unacceptable Materials:
Plastic without a number inside the recycling symbol;
plastics coded #6 and #7; plastic egg cartons; plastic bags
and film wrap; toys; laundry baskets and storage containers;
syringes and needles; orange prescription bottles; unsanitary
containers; chemical cans; oil filters; and batteries.
www.cityofdubuque.org/recycling
563.589.4250
City Collection of Electronics Trash Ends July 1, 2011
Dubuque customers will no longer be allowed to dispose
of electronic items in their trash after July 1. Green
stickers on electronic items will also be unacceptable
after July 1. This is true even if the back of older green
sticker sheets state that a green sticker can be used for
such items. Electronics will also be unacceptable in
scheduled Large Item Collections after July 1st. The
City does not offer a special collection fee option for
electronics in the Large Item Program like it does for
appliances. Citizens must arrange their own recycling of
these items through the DMASWA or area electronics
retailers and some recycling/reuse services.
Effective July 1, the
burying of electronics
will not be allowed at
the Dubuque Metro
Landfill. As of that date,
all unwanted electronics
accepted by the DMASWA
must be recycled.
A onetime amnesty for recycling electronics
will be offered from June 11- 25 at the
Landfill. Electronics can be dropped off at no
charge from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on these dates,
except Sundays.
Electronics are defined as anything with a
circuit board and/or cathode ray tube (CRT
or “picture tube”). Examples include:
computer monitors and CPUs, cell phones,
televisions, printers, DVD players and VCRs. For more
information, contact DMASWA Administrator Chuck
Goddard at 563-589-4250 or visit www.dmaswa.org.
DMASWA Electronics Recycling Fees
Effective July 1, 2011
$5.00 each Monitors, small televisions, laptop computers (under 27”)
$10.00 each
Larger televisions and monitors
(over 27”)
$15.00 each
Console televisions
No Charge
All other electronics and accessories