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RECYCLING
The
Public Works Department, assisted by the Recycling Ad-Hoc Committee, oversees
the day-to-day operations of the Town of Wickenburg’s Recycling Program. This
new program consists of a drop-off center at its new location, Sickles
Sanitation, at the west end of the industrial park. The Town’s Greenwaste
(brush) drop-off program at the old landfill site has been closed.
THE RECYCLING DROP-OFF CENTER HAS MOVED TO
SICKLES SANITATION
53412 N. Industrial Road (on the west end of the
Industrial Park)
New Hours of Operation at Sickles
Sanitation:
Monday – Friday 8:00 am –
4:30 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – Noon
Recycling Hotline (Public Works Department):
(928) 684-5660
E-mail:
Materials
Accepted at the Recycling Center:
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Aluminum
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Household
aluminum products, such as beverage cans, foil baking pans and aluminum
foil.
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Brown
Paper Bags
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Grocery
bags
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Cardboard
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Moving
and packing boxes. Please break down boxes to conserve space. No Styrofoam
packing materials are accepted.
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Cartons
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Milk,
juice and creamer containers.
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Chipboard
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Cereal,
cracker, cake mix and other food boxes. Please remove plastic inserts.
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Glass
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Glass
of any color is now being accepted and can be added into the mix. Remove
any lids and add them separately.
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Newspaper
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Including
advertising inserts.
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Paper -
Mixed
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Magazines,
junk mail, office paper, catalogs and phone books.
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Paper -
Shredded
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Please
place shredded office paper inside a white or clear plastic bag to contain
the material. This is the only time plastic bags are accepted in the
mix.
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#1
Plastics (PET)
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Water
bottles and soda bottles (look for the number 1 on the bottom of the item
inside the recycling arrows).
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#2
Plastics (HDPE)
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Milk
jugs and detergent bottles (look for the number 2 on the bottom of the item
inside the recycling arrows).
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Steel /
Tin Cans
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Fruit,
soup, vegetable and pet food cans.
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NO PLASTIC BAGS OR GROCERY BAGS
ARE ACCEPTED AT THE RECYCLING CENTER!
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Grocery
bags can be returned to both Bashas and Safeway Food Stores in Wickenburg.
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RECYCLING TIPS:
NO PLASTIC BAGS!
Please drop off your recyclables
loose (not bagged, except for shredded paper).
You may co-mingle (mix) all of
these materials, NO NEED TO SORT!
Please drain beverages and rinse
food particles out of recyclables to minimize odor and flies.
Thank you for your cooperation!
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