Recycling and Garbage Info

ELECTRONICS, HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE, ETC.

Please see the Berrien County Recycling Guide for more information on disposing of electronics, household hazardous waste, and more.

RECYCLING AND SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES

The City of New Buffalo has a contract with Reliable Disposal for recycling and solid waste collection services.  If you have any customer service issues please feel free to contact them at 800-677-1083.  They can be faxed at 269-465-3924, and they are located at 7227 Reliable Path, Stevensville, MI 49127.

COLLECTION TIMES

The City's contract for recycling and solid waste collection services states that collection services shall only take place between the hours of 7:00 AM and 6:00 PM ET.  Recycling and solid waste must be placed and ready for collection prior to 7:00 AM ET on collection days.

City Ordinances state that all recycling and solid waste collection service which does not take place between 7:00 AM and 6:00 PM ET is an unlawful public nuisance.

COLLECTION DAYS

Reliable Disposal conducts solid waste collection services every week on Tuesdays.  However, for 2010, on the week of Memorial Day and the week of Labor Day collection service will run on Wednesdays.

Reliable Disposal conducts recycling collection services every other week on Tuesdays, for 2010:

January 12 and 26
February 9 and 23
March 9 and 23
April 6 and 20
May 4 and 18
June 1, 15, and 30
July 13 and 27
August 10 and 24
September 8 (Wednesday, due to Labor Day) and 21
October 5 and 19
November 2, 16, and 30
December 14 and 28

COLLECTION CONTAINERS

Each City customer is entitled to one brown, ninety-five (95) gallon roll-out cart for solid waste at no charge.  

Recyclables should placed in either:

1) A blue, eighteen (18) gallon recycling bin, which is available at City Hall (the initial container is available without charge, but additional containers are available for a one-time charge of $7.00 each); or,

2) A blue, ninety-five (95) gallon recycling roll-out cart, which is available by calling Reliable Disposal at 800-677-1083 for a one-time charge of $55.00 each (Reliable Disposal will send a separate, one-time bill for this charge); or,

3) Additional amounts of recyclables beyond the amounts in the recycling container(s) may be placed in either brown paper grocery bags or transparent plastic bags. There is no limit to the amount of recyclables which may be placed out by customers for collection.

Collection containers must be placed at ground level on the customer's property, on or adjacent to the curbing or pavement edge and within the right-of-way of an opened public street abutting the front side of the unit's property to be accessible not more than six (6) feet from the side of the street from which collection is made.

RECYCLING

Recycling collection service handles the following items:

"Recyclables".  Waste, including newspapers and inserts, paperboard, cardboard, corrugated paper, magazines, telephone directories, clear, brown and green glass, aluminum, steel and tin cans, lids and foils, and PETE (No. 1), HDPE-1 (No. 2) and HDPE-2 (No. 2) plastic containers and lids. Also includes any material(s) which may become mandated as a recyclable by any local, state, or federal agency.

BULKY WASTE

The contractor for the City's solid waste collection service is also responsible for collecting Bulky Waste which may be placed along the normal solid waste collection area; however, customers need to notify Reliable Disposal at 800-677-1083 prior to collection day.

"Bulky Waste". Any items excluding prohibited materials which, combined or separated, are over and above any volume, length, size, and/or quantity restrictions required for normal collection.

PROHIBITED MATERIALS

The City's contractor for recycling and solid waste collection services is not required to collect Prohibited Materials:  

"Prohibited Materials".  All appliances containing chlorofluorocarbons (C.F.C.'s) including but not limited to refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, and dehumidifiers. Also includes large amounts of scrap metal, lumber, and construction or demolition debris which is more than two cubic yards (2 cu. yds.) in volume, longer than four feet (4 ft.) in length, and/or unbundled. Also includes compostible organic matter resulting from the maintenance of lawns, gardens, landscaping, and trees, including grass clippings, tree branches, brush, and leaves. Also includes tires and any other material which is or may become unlawful to place in a landfill by any local, state, or federal agency.

Some Prohibited Materials may be collected by Reliable Disposal under certain conditions at their discretion.  Please contact them for information regarding specific needs, 800-677-1083.  Please make other arrangements for materials which will not be collected by Reliable Disposal.

The City Street Department operates a yard waste and brush collection service to handle those materials.