JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The 2021 Residential Citywide Curbside Cleanup Week begins today, Monday May 10 through Friday, May 14 in Jamestown.
The week allows residents the opportunity to place unwanted debris and items on their curb to be picked up by city crews and taken to the bailer. Sanitation Foreman Shawn O’Neil says that they’re encouraging residents to read up on what can and can’t be accepted during the week before participating in the program.
Residents are asked to place items as close to the curb or shoulder as possible. Materials must be out by 7 AM the morning of your designated cleanup day listed below. These areas are based on residents’ street addresses. This is not necessarily the same day as your garbage collection day.
Monday, May 10th- Southeast (SE) section of the City
Tuesday, May 11th- Southwest (SW) section of the City
Wednesday, May 12th- Northwest (NW) section of the City
Thursday, May 13th- Northeast (NE) section of the City
May 10 through May 15 only; the City Baler/Landfill will be open 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. All items left at a property after the City truck collected accepted items, are the responsibility of the property owner to dispose of. Trucks will not return to collect any remaining items.
The new bulk item pickup program begins June 1, 2021.
WHAT IS ACCEPTED IN CURBSIDE PICKUP
• Materials in neat, separate piles of similar materials so crews can easily collect, or it will be left.
• Basic household items-furniture, toys, mattress, etc. Similar materials in neat, separate piles.
• Small scale building, remodeling, landscaping debris, lumber, carpet & padding, wall board, tile, doors,
windows, gutters, fencing, non-creosoted landscaping timbers, brick pavers, etc. (Small scale means the
approximate volume of a level pick-up truck bed.)
• Wood, lumber, fencing and non-creosoted landscaping timbers – broken apart, tied in bundles, less than 4
feet long, less than 50 pounds per bundle.
• Carpeting and padding must each be rolled, tied, and no longer than 8 feet.
NOT ACCEPTED IN CURBSIDE PICKUP
• No Large Quantities of Clothing/linens or bags of any kind
• No Regular Household Garbage
• No Cardboard
• No Yard Waste (Branches, Grass, Leaves, Trees, Shrubs, etc.)
• No Appliances (for example: no stoves, dishwashers, washers, dryers, refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, water heaters, items that use Freon)
• No Electronics (i.e., televisions, stereos, computers, computer monitors and microwave ovens)
• No Automotive products (antifreeze, 6- & 12-volt lead-acid batteries, any tires)
• No Vehicles, vehicle parts, boats
• No Large-scale Building or Remodeling or Construction Debris
• No Paint, solvents, thinners, primers, varnishes, stains, and similar
• No Power lawn mowers; propane tanks, gas cans with any contents
• No Bio-medical waste (sharps or anything contaminated by human fluid)
• No Metal items unless a part of a material that will be picked up