Recycling

The Village of Brooklyn scheduled pickup day is Wednesday.

Your blue cart is for recycling. The all-in-one recycling system allows you to put all your recyclables in one cart.

Blue recycling carts are picked up every other week. Your calendar/schedule designates which weeks you should put your blue recycling cart out to be serviced along with your trash cart for that week.

The dark brown cart is for trash. It is picked up every week on your scheduled day of pickup.

Do not put any trash to the curb that is not in the cart unless you have made prior arrangements with Pellitteri Waste Systems.

Carts must be set out by 7 A.M. and placed in the correct position for pickup.

All carts are the property of Pellitteri's. Please do not take the carts if you move.

Do not place any hot ashes in the carts - you will start a fire. You are responsible for any damages to the carts.

Placement of the carts: Please place your carts 4 feet apart from each other and never put the carts in front of one another. The carts need to be within two feet of the street. The best placement for the carts is at the end of the driveway or on the grass within 2 feet of the road. We recommend placing carts on opposite sides of your driveway. Carts will not be collected if they are improperly placed.

Give us some room: With the automated collection trucks we need some room away from obstructions like trees, mailboxes and cars.

Loading of your cart: We recommend bagging your trash and recyclables so it won't stick to the inside of the cart. This will also help to keep the carts clean on the inside. Do your best to break down the items inside the cart so they don't lodge themselves inside and make it impossible to dump.

Face the cart towards the street: Put your cart at the street so the arrows on the lid of the cart will point towards the street. The serial numbers on the front of the cart should also face the street. By placing your cart correctly it is easier to dump and it will be much less likely to have waste spill out.

What is Recyclable? All recyclables should be put in your blue recycling cart.

Recyclable Metal & Glass:

Aluminum cans and aluminum pie plates

Tin/Steel cans

Brown, clear and green glass beverage containers

Expanded Paper Recycling Includes:

Cardboard (Empty)

Catalogs, magazines & phone books

Cereal and Cracker boxes (Empty)

Computer & office paper

Envelopes & junk mail

Holiday Gift Wrapping Paper (no foils)

Newspapers

Office paper

Paper egg cartons

Paper grocery bags

Paper milk and juice cartons or boxes

Pizza boxes (empty)

Shredded paper (place in a clear or transparent plastic bag and tie shut; a full bag should be the size of a basketball)

Recyclable Plastic & Glass Includes:

All plastic bottles (no motor oils or gasoline)

Plastic containers/cups #1-7

Glass bottles & jars (clear, blue, brown or green translucent glass)

Recyclable Metal:

Aluminum cans & aluminum pie plates

Metal pots & pans

Small metal appliances (toasters, blenders, etc.) - nothing larger than a basketball

Small metal plumbing fixtures, faucets, valves

Tin & steel cans

Non-Recyclable Items:

Aerosol cans

Batteries and any battery-containing items (fire hazard - check call2recycle.org)

Brake rotors/drums

Construction waste

Electronics

Frozen food or microwave dinner plates

Glassware & ceramics

Metal items heavier than 10 pounds

Mirrors & windows

Motor oil & gasoline containers

Plastic film, wrap & Styrofoam

Propane tanks (fire hazard - check earth911.com)

Recyclable containers containing liquids or food

Misc.: Carpet, clothing, diapers, fishing line, food, hoses, ropes & shoes

Flatten cardboard boxes, cereal boxes and other large items to make room in your blue recycling cart.

Additional recyclables that don't fit in the blue cart may be put in clear plastic bags and placed next to your blue cart.

Your blue recycling cart will not be picked up if it contains trash, yard waste, or prohibited items.

Keep your calendar/schedule in a convenient location for reference.

Blue carts placed outside for pickup on the wrong week will not be collected.

Bulky Items: The following items or types of waste require prepayment and special instructions to follow:

White goods (appliances)

Furniture

Large items

Tires

Construction/Demolition/Remodeling Waste

Roofing

Siding

Basement cleanouts

Please make a list of the items you want to discard, including the type of material it is made out of. Then call our office at (608) 257-4285. We will give you instructions and schedule your pickup on the next available date.

If you have large amounts of material to discard please visit our website or call us about our temporary container services.

We also offer Document Destruction Services if you have confidential papers to dispose of.  Please call our office to make arrangements for this service.

Household hazardous wastes, paint and chemicals are not to be disposed of in the trash.

Items that contain:

Explosives

Gasses

Solvents

Corrosives

Chemicals (including pool chemicals)

Poisons

Biological hazards including needles

All require special handling and disposal. Please use the Dane County Household Hazardous Waste Clean Sweep collection site. For further information please visit www.danecountycleansweep.com.