Sanitation Tips & Guidelines

Container Maintenance & 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:

• Bag all trash. This will keep your container free from odor and mess. It is also a City of Mills ordinance.
• 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.
• 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.

Items Not Accepted

• 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/gasoline/explosive materials. Please contact the Household Hazardous Waste Facility to make arrangements for possible disposal of these items.
• Pesticides/herbicides/cleaning products/chemicals/paint. Please contact the Household Hazardous Waste Facility to make arrangements for possible disposal of these items.
• Batteries/florescent lights/PCBS/oil-filled transformers and capacitors. Please contact the Household Hazardous Waste Facility to make arrangements for possible disposal of these items.
• Liquids.
• Metal items including appliances.
• Furniture (including lawn furniture).
• Yard waste.
• Construction materials. This includes concrete, bricks, drywall, lumber, fencing, dirt, sod, and other such items.
• Hazardous materials (needles, blood-stained materials, dead animals).
• Items weighing in excess of 50 lbs.

Extra Trash Collection Guidelines

• No more than three items.
• Items must weigh no more than 50 lbs.
• Branches must be cut to 5′ lengths and bundled with twine, tape or rope.
• Unbundled branches will not be collected.
• Place all items at the curb no more than 24 hours prior to collection.
• Leaves must be bagged securely and free of trash.
• There is no limit on the number of bags of leaves on these days.
• Items not allowed on extra collection day (dispose of properly):
  • Concrete.
  • Dirt.
  • Rocks.
  • Oil/batteries/antifreeze/other hazardous materials.
  • Metal.
  • Appliances (all appliances must be hauled to the appropriate facility by the owner).