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Page 12 | APPLESource www.appleton.org RECYCLE! IN WISCONSIN IT’S THE LAW Recycling is picked up every other week on your regular refuse day. Items should be set out for curbside collection according to the schedule on page 11. SINGLE-STREAM RECYCLING: Single-stream simply means to combine your paper with aluminum, tin, plastic and glass. All recyclables must be placed into the same recycling cart. Recyclable items include: aluminum cans, corrugated cardboard, cereal/cracker boxes, empty aerosol cans (except those that contained hazardous materials), glass bottles and jars all colors, home/office paper, junk mail, newspaper, magazines, catalogs, paper egg cartons, paper towel rolls, plastic bottles and jugs (HDPE #2), plastic bottles and jars (PET #1) and steel/tin cans. Please remove caps or lids and give a quick rinse. DO NOT RECYCLE: #2 tubs, #3-#7 bottles and containers, aluminum pans/foil, empty steel paint cans, gift wrap, motor oil containers, plastic bags, Styrofoam, tissue, waxed paper, window glass and ceramics or china. Residents in the city of Appleton are offered curbside recycling collection. Supply your own reusable bin until May 2013 and please follow these guidelines: • Reusable containers should have exterior handles, must not be over 33 gallons or weigh more than 50 pounds. • Mark your container with an Outagamie County Recycling decal, available at Outagamie County Landfill (1419 Holland Road), City Hall or the Municipal Service Building. How to place recycling at the curb: • Place all recyclable materials in your reusable container. There is no need to separate paper from glass, aluminum, plastic and tin. • Please do not place recyclables in plastic bags and do not place trash in your recycling bin. • All cardboard should be cut to no larger than 3’ x 3’ in size and secured on windy days. • Because refuse and recycling are picked up by separate trucks, please keep your recycling container 4-5 feet away from obstructions such as your garbage container, mailbox, utility poles, trees and parked cars. If possible, put garbage and recycling on opposite sides of the driveway. • Be sure to have recyclables curbside the night BEFORE your collection day (collection begins at 4:30 A.M.). For recycling collection concerns, please contact Inland Service Corporation at 920-759-0501. For recycling questions or information, please contact Outagamie County Solid Waste and Recycling 920-832-5277 (option #2) www.RecycleMoreOutagamie.org or email recycle@outagamie.org FREE COUNTY DROP-OFF SITE Bring recyclables to the Outagamie County drop-off site (1419 Holland Rd.), Mon. – Fri., 7:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. and Saturdays 7:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. Residential Holiday Refuse/Recycling Collection Schedule Your Holiday Recycling Collection may not be on the same day as Holiday Garbage Collection. For dates not listed below, please follow the regular (non-holiday) schedule on page 11. NOTE: Holiday collection times may be earlier or later than your normal collection time. IF YOUR REGULAR COLLECTION DATE IS… Mon., May 27 (Area #2) THEN YOUR GARBAGE DATE IS… EASTER Tue., May 28 INDEPENDENCE DAY THEN YOUR RECYCLING DATE IS… No changes to regular collections schedule. Thur., July 4 (Area #1) Mon., Sept 2 (Area #2) MEMORIAL DAY Fri., July 5 LABOR DAY Tue., Sept 3 Recycling collections this week will slide to the next day (Tue. thru Sat.) Thur. and Fri. recycling collections will slide to the next day (Fri. and Sat.) Recycling collections this week will slide to the next day (Tue. thru Sat.) CITY ITEMS ON eBay The City of Appleton offers used and surplus equipment on eBay. Past items have included automobiles, heavy equipment, radios and survey equipment. Items are placed for sale as they become available. If you wish to bid or watch items the City has for sale, visit www.appleton.org, under “City Highlights”, click on the “eBay City Surplus Items” link. This link will take you directly to the City items currently listed on eBay. TREE FOR A TREE SEEDLING PICKUP Thanks to all who participated in this year’s “Tree for a Tree Program”. This program helps to keep garbage collection costs down and provides mulch available to Appleton residents. To pick up your free White Spruce seedling, bring your “Tree for a Tree” coupon to the Glendale Yard Waste Site at 2625 E. Glendale Avenue during the following: April 1 – April 22 Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday 9:00 A.M. – 6:45 P.M. O D a a w c g n W
www.appleton.org APPLESource | Page 13 OVERNIGHT PARKING Why does the City of Appleton not allow overnight parking on city streets? The reasons range from operational benefits for the Department of Public Works, Police operations, to aesthetic reasons. There are various operations that the City performs that occur at night, such as garbage pickup starting at 4:30 a.m., street sweeping which operates all night and snow plowing, all of which are accomplished better and more efficiently without vehicles parked on the street. The police may note a vehicle parked on a street when responding to a call and use that information when investigating a crime. The restriction also keeps neighborhoods looking cleaner by preventing vehicles from parking on the street for extended periods of time. If an emergency arises, such as a mechanical breakdown, home or street construction or overnight guest vehicles, the police can give short-term permission to park overnight on a street. To avoid a citation for overnight parking the Police Department must be notified the day or evening needed. Even with permission from the Police Department there are some restrictions and guidelines: f The vehicle must be parked in a legal parking spot. Permission will not be granted to park in a restricted area. f If the vehicle is going to be parked on the street on the day of garbage pick-up, make sure there is adequate room in the area around the garbage container for our trucks to reach the can. f If the vehicle will also be parked during the daytime, be considerate of the postal workers and do not park near a mail box if they are on the curb in your neighborhood. We are very proud of the way Appleton is a clean and safe place to live. Please help us to maintain these standards. CLEANING OUR STREETS Many of our storm sewers lead directly to the Fox River while some lead to retention ponds, which then lead to the river. It is important to remember that anything placed in the street is in reality being put into the river as well. A cleaner street means a cleaner river, a cleaner lake and a cleaner drinking water source. Washing a car or rinsing the deck of your lawn mower in your driveway puts unwanted material in our streets. Blown grass clippings, paper, trash, dog droppings, antifreeze, gas and motor oil are all unwanted materials flushed into the street and down the storm sewer when it rains. Blowing snow into the street also adds to the problem because it causes our street crews to use more anti-icing agents to keep the roads safe for travel. The City’s Department of Public Works removes over 3,059 tons of street sweepings from our streets each year. Help us reduce this amount and help keep our waterways clean. Remember that in spring, no yard waste should be raked into the street. See collection information on page 9. WATER HYDRANT FLUSHING The Public Works Department will be flushing hydrants in the spring and fall. Water mains are the underground pipes which bring fresh water to your home. Flushing removes natural minerals, like iron, which are harmless but which can discolor your water. If you see our crews working in your area, please try to use as little, or if possible, no water for an hour. Allowing the water to settle ensures that you won’t draw discoloration into your water system. Should you find discoloration in your system, stop using the water, wait about an hour, and then draw off the discolored water through a cold water tap only. We know it’s tough to go without water, but an hour of inconvenience while we flush, can help us avoid problems in the future. ANIMAL LICENSES ARE REQUIRED FOR CATS AND DOGS All cats and dogs must be licensed and rabies vaccinated by age 5 months. Animals 5 months and older that are new to the city must be licensed within 30 days of residing in the city. No person or household shall keep more than 6 animals, the maximum number of dogs being 3, the maximum number of rabbits being 2. Licenses must be renewed each year. Please visit our website at www.appleton.org for more information. The current license fees are as follows: Regular license fees Jan. 1 through Mar. 31 Spayed/Neutered - $6 Unaltered - $11 *With additional late fee on or after Apr. 1 (see note below) Spayed/Neutered - $11 Unaltered - $16 *Please note: a late fee of $5 per animal (see above amounts) will be added to regular fee amounts if owners have not licensed their animal/s (age 5 months that have resided in the city for more than 30 days) by the March 31 deadline. Is your kitten/puppy eligible for the prorated license fee? If your pet is 5 months of age or younger and the date you complete your application is on or after July 1, your prorated amount is as follows: Prorated fees for kittens/puppies July 1 through Nov. 15 Spayed/Neutered - $3 Unaltered - $5.50 MAIL IN APPLICATION ON REVERSE SIDE. Questions? Please call Animal Control at 920-832-6414.
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