The City of Plymouth’s waste hauler has announced large item collection procedure changes beginning Monday, February 6.
Each City of Plymouth water bill customer is allowed one large item to be collected each month free of charge. The item must be at the curb by 6 a.m. ET on the day trash is collected. If there are more items that need to be collected, contact Republic Services at 574-842-4719 to make arrangements.
Items shorter than four feet in length will be collected, as well as barbecue grills without the LP tank, couches, love seats, recliners, mattresses, box springs, vanities, disassembled toilets, tables, chairs, disassembled entertainment centers, disassembled outdoor play sets, wired hay bales, cans of dried paint without lids and kitty litter poured in the can, and push mowers, tillers and snow blowers with the oil and gas drained from the machines and left turned upside down.
The garbage collectors WILL NOT pick up concrete, automobile parts, car batteries, tires, cast iron bath tubs, hazardous materials or chemicals, explosives or ammunition, rocks, soil, landscape timbers or treated wood, railroad ties, riding lawnmowers, animal carcasses, garage doors or garage door openers, yard waste, branches, appliances, or electronic items.
