Welcome to the Dumpster Diary

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None of the dumpsters, recycling nor trash, should be filled beyond the top of the dumpster itself!

Not everything that is recyclable can be placed in our dumpsters. In particular, no plastic bags or plastic film; nothing that would get caught in a sorting machine.

All boxes should be broken down (flattened).

All recycling should be loose in the bin, not contained inside other recyclables.

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Here is the recommended viewing of this site, not necessarily in this order:

Most recent dumpster house sign.

WM Recycle Right Poster to learn the basics. Each picture's caption has a translation in your selected language. Also, the 7Oct Flyer.

Revamp of OTT Recycling to see local illustrations of what constitutes "contamination", for which Waste Management charges us a hefty fee.

Plastic Bag/Film Recycling, Styrofoam to get you started on alternate ways to recycle things that WM does not accept in our dumpster.

Recycling Quiz using our photos to see if you've "got it". 

Note these are all accessible from the navigation bar to the right.

Blog Archive > August 2020.

Avoid WM fine$

• Do not fill ANY dumpster beyond the top of the bin.
• Place large items OUTSIDE the bins (but don’t block the sidewalk). We have a weekly service for big items.
• All boxes must be CUT flat, not just crushed.
• No trash in the recycler: scrape food containers clean. No soiled paper.
• Do not pack recycling inside other recycling. Empty any bags, and...
• No plastic bags/film, even if they have a recycle symbol.

OTT 4000 Recycling 1Jul2021+

 click image to view as slide show. when there, you can right-click to open in new tab.

taken in early am, usually between 6-9. All from year 2021.

Since 5Aug2020, we've been on a MWF pickup schedule for both trash and recycling. 

Prior days: 1Apr-30Jun2021

Missed recycler pickup: Fri 23Jul, Fri 3Sep

Current month: see this page for link to appropriate google photo album.

If we have missed pickups, I'll post photos here.

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door stuck, no 4000 dumpsters emptied

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