Sanitation Information

The following services are provided to residents for the fee listed on the monthly water bill:  

• Once a week trash collection
• Thursday extra collection (rules apply; see Thursday extra collection below.)
• A free balefill pass once per month. The pass is good for one car, pick-up or 8 foot trailer load of garbage.
• Free recycling at 9 different depots.

Service is provided to residents at the curb. All trash must be bagged and securely tied or taped closed, by City ordinance. This prevents litter when a container is emptied or knocked over.

Curbside Service
Residents are provided one 95 gallon roll-out container per household. Containers need to be rolled to the curb by 7:00 a.m. on collection day. Roll the container into the gutter next to the curb.

Items not acceptable in trash containers:

• Cooking/vegetable oil. Pour into a sealable container and take to the Household Hazardous Waste Facility. Since cooking oil is a liquid at room temperature, wait until oil completely cools before pouring it into your container.
• Oil, Gas, Cleaners, Cleaning Products, Pesticides, Herbicides, Propane Tanks, Batteries, Fluorescent Light Bulbs Explosives, Liquids, Paint, Hazardous Chemicals, No PCB's, Oil filled Transformers, Oil filled Capacitors. Please contact the Household Hazardous Waste Facility to make arrangements for possible disposal of these items.
• Metal items such as metal fence posts, bicycles, grills, metal furniture
• Furniture, televisions, electronics and appliances
• Tree limbs, rocks, sod, dirt, and other such items
• Construction material including concrete, bricks, drywall, lumber, fencing
• Biohazard materials such as needles, blood stained materials, dead animal carcasses
• Any item weighing more than 50 pounds

Container Maintenance and Care Report broken lids and wheels to the City Hall at (307)234-6679. The office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. To keep your container clean, follow these tips:

1. Bag all trash. This will keep your container free from odor and mess. It is also a City of Mills ordinance.
2. Double bag pet wastes. When you clean your yard of dog wastes or empty a cat litter box, double bag the waste. This keeps the bag from breaking in your container or when it is emptied into the garbage truck.
3. Do not put dead animals, fish guts, or other animal remains in your trash can. Take these items to the animal waste cell at the landfill. You can utilize the free balefill pass to dispose of these wastes.

If your container happens to become dirty or have odor you can clean the container. Clean the container using dish soap, baking soda and water. Use an old broom to scrub the container and then empty the contents on your lawn. Remember, bagging your trash will prevent odor and mess.

Thursday Extra Collection Guidelines and Requirements for Items Placed at the Curb:

1. Three items or less
2. Place at curb not more than 24 hours prior to pickup.
3. Items may weigh 50 pounds or less per item.
4. Smaller items must be bagged and securely tied closed.
5. Branches must be cut in 5 foot lengths or less, bundled with twine, rope or tape and weigh less than 50 lbs. for pickup. Unbundled branches will not be picked up.

Certain items are not picked up on extra collection days These items must be disposed of properly by the owner:

1. Appliances: washers, dryers, water heaters, stoves and dishwashers, CFC containing units (refrigerators and air conditioners) All appliances must be hauled to the regional solid waste facility by the owner.
2. Unbundled branches, leaf or grass piles or sod
3.  Leaves can only be placed on leaf collection days in November and must be bagged and securely tied closed (no limit to number). Leaves need to be free of trash.
4. Concrete, dirt, or rock
5. Batteries, oil, antifreeze or hazardous chemicals
6. Metal items

Residential Holiday Trash Collection schedule:

The City does not collect trash on Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day, or on New Year’s Day.                                                                                            

*All businesses with dumpster’s collection will be delayed one day on all holidays.