Dick's Sanitation/Lakeville Sanitary

Do's and Don'ts

subject do's don'ts
Time of pick-up Place out prior to 6:30 a.m. Wait for the truck to pass by.
Placement of materials Place your materials on opposite sides of the driveway(curbside) Do not place near mailboxes, trees, basketball hoops and other obstacles.
Yard waste Use paper, compostable bags, a reusable container with a handle, or a 65 gallon compost cart Throw away yard waste in your trash cart. Do not throw stumps, rock, sod dirt or any materials that will be too heavy.
Brush & branches Tie in 3x3 foot bundles and put our cubside on collection day Bundle in large piles: our routes are not designed to handle this
Electronics & Appliances Call our office: several options are available THROW AWAY: TVs, computers, monitors, stereos, VCRs & other electronics contain dangerous heavy metals
Fluorescent Bulbs Call our office for proper disposal options THROW AWAY: These bulbs contain harmful chemicals and/or metals such as mercury
Recycling Items Sort materials into TWO CATEGORIES:
SORT 1:
Glass Green, clear brown, aluminum, tin & plastics
SORT 2:
Mixed mail, newspapers, magazines, and phone books
Mix materials together: Mixing containers with paper causes issues with contamination and markets cannot recycle them into their purest form. Thank you for recycling!
Hazardous/Industrial Waste materials Call our office for proper disposal options Place hazardous waste materials in your trash cart or dumpster
Communication Call us for any questions/concerns, billing issues, or just to notify us that we are doing a great job Sign any other agreements or agree to any special deals from any other haulers without calling us first: we will work with you and/or your business
Holiday Schedule

If your normal collection day falls on or after the holidays listed below, your pick up day will be delayed by one day for that week only. Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day & New Year's Day

IMPORTANT NOTE : If the observed holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, your collection day WILL NOT BE interrupted.

ALL COMMERCIAL DUMPSTER AND COMPACTOR CUSTOMERS are picked up during the observed Holidays listed above. Services are not interrupted.