Wapello Services

Garbage pick-up for North Side is every Tuesday and South Side is every Thursday. Please have the cart out by 6:00 AM.

Recycling pick-up is every other week (See Chart Below). Please have it out by 6:00 AM.

2026 North Side Schedule

North – January 13th & 27th

South – January 2nd, 15th, & 29th

North – February 10th & 24th

South – February 12th & 26th

North – March 10th & 24th

South – March 12th & 26th

North – April 7th & 21st

South – April 9th & 23rd

North – May 5th & 19th

South – May 7th & 21st

North – June 2nd, 16th, & 30th

South – June 4th & 18th

North – July 14th & 28th

South – July 2nd, 16th, & 30th

North – August 11th & 25th 

South – August 13th & 27th

North – September 8th & 22nd 

South – September 10th & 24th

North – October 6th & 20th

South – October 8th & 22nd 

North – November 3rd & 17th

South – November 5th & 19th

North – December 1st, 15th, & 29th

South – December 3rd, 17th, & 31st

 

Cart Placement

Carts must face the street with wheels towards the house. Carts must be 5 ft away from and other objects, including each cart.

Holiday Schedule – 2026

New Years Day- North Hwy 99 : Will be collected on Normal Schedule

      South Hwy 99: Friday January 2nd, 2026

Labor Day- North Hwy 99: Wednesday September 9th, 2026

           – South Hwy 99: Friday September 11th, 2026

Thanksgiving Day – North Hwy 99: Will be collected on Normal Schedule 

                  – South Hwy 99: Friday November 27th, 2026

 

The following holidays will be collected on your normal scheduled day:

Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Columbus Day, Veteran’s Day, Christmas Day

 If you are uncertain about your holiday schedule, please place your garbage out by 6:00 AM on your regular collection day, and we will ensure to pick it up by 4:00 PM the next day. 

 Spring Clean-up Schedule

     Friday May 8th, 2026

ITEMS NEED TO BE CURBSIDE BY 6AM 

ITEMS ACCEPTED: 

  • Misc. household unwanted items, including (2) furniture items.
  • Window & Door (1 of each, per household)
  • Regular household food waste
  • Carpet rolled and tied in 6ft length (1 roll per household)
  • “Limit 2” Appliances – washers, dryers, water heaters, refrigerators, a/c units, microwaves, and stoves. (No food waste or trash in appliances)
  • Misc. Scrap Metal items
  • Used oil – 5.gl limit.
  • Dried latex paint only – no other chemical waste will be allowed.
  • Misc. trash must be bagged or boxed “Loose trash will not be taken.”
  • Piles cannot exceed 8.ft Length x 8.ft width x 3.ft Height
  • Tv’s and Monitors require bulk sticker $30.00 sold City Hall.
  • Items must be bagged or boxed so the collectors can pick them up from the curbside. We will not rake or scoop up loose piles of trash thrown at the curb.

ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED:

  • Oil base Paint
  •  Any & all Chemicals
  •   Concrete, Bricks or Ashes
  •              
  • No construction or demolition material.
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  •   We will not rake or scoop up loose piles of trash thrown at the curb

  • No Pianos – Organs – Hot Tubs

    If the item is so big that it would require a trailer to haul it off, we cannot accept such items.

Questions?
Call: 319-385-4849
or 319-986-6919.