Cottonwood County
Solid Waste/Recycling
   

2010 CURBSIDE RECYCLING CALENDAR
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Cottonwood County Recycling Program Information Packet

Landfill Charges & Fees

Appliances $10.00 each
Appliances (RV) $50.00 each
Asbestos $100.00/ton
Ballasts $1.25/pound
Brush $2.00 (1/2 to 3/4 ton pick-up truck)
  $3.00 (1 ton truck)
  $4.00 (1-1/2 ton truck)
  $10.00 (2 ton trucks and bigger)
Built-in Ballasts $2.00 each
PCB Ballasts $1.50 each
Non-PCB Ballasts $.75 each
Bulbs - Fluorescent 4' or less $.60 each
Bulbs -Fluorescent greater than 4' $.90 each
Compact Fluorescent Free
Circular Fluorescent $.80 each
High Intensity Discharge (HID) $5.00 each
Shatter-Shield Fluorescent $3.00 each
U-Bend Fluorescent $.80 each
Broken/Crushed Lamp $2.50 each
UV Lamps $5.00 each
Neon $5.00 each
Car Tires $1.50 each or $.06/lb.
Computer's   $10.00 (monitors, CPU's, printers/scanners, desktop copiers, fax machines)
  $12.50 (medium copiers)
  $45.00 (commercial fax/copiers)
Keyboard/Power Supplies $5.00
Demolition $14.50/ton
Demo is now rounded to the nearest $0.05 for self-haulers and has a minimum of $2.00 up to 280 lbs.
Iron  2¢/lb.
MSW (Household Garbage) $69.07/ton
MSW is now rounded to the nearest $0.05 for self-haulers (minimum of $10.00 up to 280 lbs.)
Tractor Tires $4.00 each or 6¢/lb.
Truck Tires $4.00 each or 6¢/lb.
TV's $10.00 (19 inches and smaller)
  $13.75 (larger than 19 inches)
  $17.50 (console)

Paint & Recycling is Free of Charge.

Recycling 24-hour sheds

Windom
Located at the Cottonwood County Fairgrounds

Bingham Lake
On County Road 2 in town

Schopper Bush
On County Road 4, 3.5 miles north of Jeffers

Comfrey
On County Road 3 in town

Storden
By the County Highway Shop on Hwy 30

Delft
On White Avenue in town

Talcot Lake
On County Road 62, in driveway of park

Jeffers
By the County Highway Shop in town

Recycling Drop-off Sheds

Westbrook
Located on Main St. in Westbrook
Open 7 days a week from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Sorting Recycling Guide

Aluminum Cans: Can be crushed/uncrushed, but clean and dry.

Glass: Brown, Green and Clear will be accepted. All glass must be rinsed clean, separated by color, and have all covers/lids removed. Place blue or tinted glass in with the green glass. Not Acceptable: broken glass, mixed color glass, ceramics, dishes and drinking glasses.

Newspaper: Bagged or bundled, clean and dry. Not acceptable: Wet paper and books.

Catalogs: Bagged or bundled, clean and dry. Not acceptable: Wet Catalogs

Magazines: Bagged or bundled, clean and dry. Not acceptable: Wet Magazines.

Cardboard: Only corrugated cardboard is accepted. Flatten and/or bundle. Not acceptable: Cereal boxes, pop boxes, etc.

Plastic: Only the following plastic can be taken: #1 PETE which are beverage containers and #2 HDPE which are milk/water jugs, laundry detergent, and shampoo bottles. Not Acceptable: Oil/antifreeze jugs, plastic bags, styrofoam, TV dinner trays, toys, and cover/lids in or on any bottles.

Tin Cans: Clean, dry, and remove any labels, can be crushed.

Office paper: Bagged or bundled. Includes junk mail, envelopes, etc.

 

Contact Information:

Solid Waste Dept.:
507-831-1389 

Landfill:
507-831-3781

Landfill
Cottonwood
County Landfill
43973 County Road 22
Windom, MN 56101

Landfill hours:

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
1st & 3rd Saturday

Recycling

Restricted hours:

Westbrook - Located on Main St. in Westbrook

Open 24/7:

Windom - Located at the Cottonwood County Fairgrounds

Bingham Lake - On County Road 2 in town

Schopper Bush - On County Road 4 (3.5 miles north of Jeffers)

Comfrey - On County Road 3 in town

Storden - By the County Highway Shop on Hwy 30

Delft - On White Avenue in town

Talcot Lake - On County Road 62, in driveway of park

Jeffers - By the County Highway Shop in town

 

 
   

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