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Grant County has new solid waste contractor [UPDATED]
Published 9:08am Friday, January 6, 2012 Updated 11:09am Friday, January 6, 2012West Central Sanitation is the new solid waste contractor for Grant County. The company has some final work to do and said it will notify rural customers by letter when new rural routes have been finalized.
Customers in Elbow Lake, Wendell, Ashby and other communities in Grant County will notice little change. Pickup schedule times will remain the same and people can continue to purchase bags and use plastic containers.
New blue West Central bags are available. They are on sale at Andy’s in Wendell and Dean’s SuperValu in Elbow Lake.
West Central Sanitation encourages its customers to use its Good Neighbor Cart service. Items that can be placed are garbage, household refuse and cold ashes.
What’s not to be placed in carts include hot ashes, fluorescent light bulbs, solvents, paint, motor oil, car batteries, gas or substances that are considered hazardous waste. Minnesota law prohibits West Central from taking any type of lawn debris with your trash, such as grass or leaves.
Customers, on the day of service, are asked to place the carts at the end of driveways by 6 a.m. Wheels should be in back towards the house, one to two feet home from curb or end of drive and not on the street.
As for recycling, customers are asked to contact the West Central office to see if recycling is available in your neighborhood. If you currently have recycling services with West Central Sanitation, reference Residential Recycling for sorting information.
For more information, call West Central at 1-800-246-7630. The website is www.wcsanitation.com
