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Household refuse in the City of Marion is collected twice per week on either Monday and Thursday or Tuesday and Friday, depending on where you live. Please refer to the map below for your regularly scheduled trash pickup day. Click on the map for a larger view.

Residential service is $8.50 per month.  

Commercial rates are: 

 

2 pickups

3 pickups

4 pickups

5 pickups

6 pickups

7 pickups

2 bags

&17.50

$19.30

$23.50

$26.50

$29.50

$32.50

1.5 yd. Container

$28.50

$37.00

$46.50

$56.00

$65.50

$76.00

2 yd. Container

$36.50

$45.25

$57.50

$69.75

82.00

$94.50

3 yd. Container

$43.50

$53.50

$68.50

$83.50

$98.50

$116.50

 

If you would like to purchase a polycart for your trash, you can buy a 95 gallon one (pictured to the left) from the city. Contact the city offices to purchase one.

 

Download the 2013 Trash Schedule Calendar by clicking >Here<. This calendar will tell you at a glance if your scheduled trash pickup day is on a normal schedule, or if it is changed to an alternate day due to a holiday, and which day it will be picked up in that case. Perfect for printing and posting on your bulletin board, taping to your refrigerator or wherever.

Holiday schedules will affect your regular pickup days. On the following holidays, your pickup day will change as indicated.

2013 Holiday Pickup Schedule

New Year's Day, Tuesday, Jan 1st No Service
Monday, December 31st Regular Monday, December 31st Pickup
Wednesday, January 2nd Regular Tuesday, January 1st Pickup


Memorial Day, Monday, May 27th No Service
Tuesday, May 28th Regular Monday, May 27th Pickup
Wednesday, May 29th Regular Tuesday, May 28th Pickup


Independence Day, Thursday, July 4th No Service
Wednesday, July 3rd Regular Thursday, July 4th Pickup


Labor Day, Monday, September 2nd No Service
Tuesday, September 3rd
Regular Monday, September 2nd Pickup
Wednesday, September 4th Regular, Tuesday, September 3rd Pickup


Veteran's Day, Monday, November 11th No Service
Tuesday, November 12th Regular Monday, November 11th Pickup
Wednesday, November 13th Regular, Tuesday, November 12thPickup
   
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday,November 28th No Service
Friday, November 29th No Service
   
Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25th No Service
Thursday, December 26th No Service
   
New Year's Day, Wednesday, Jan 1st No Service


Cleanup Schedule
Spring leanup
April 15 - 19
Fall Cleanup October 21 - 25

Putting Your Trash Out For Pickup

Unless approved by the city, trash must be placed in the alley behind your residence. Trash must be placed at the alley right of way. Trash left in the yard or in enclosures set back from the alley right of way will not be picked up. When placing your trash out, please follow the following guidelines:

  • Trash must be out for pickup by 8:00am on your scheduled pickup day for guaranteed pickup.
  • Place all trash (except large/bulky items) in a trash bag and tie the bag when placing it out for pickup.
  • If trash containers are used, they must have an air tight, water proof lid and be no larger than 32 gallons in size, unless approved by the city. Loose, unbagged trash in large, oversized trash containers will not be picked up.

The following items will not be accepted by the Marion County Transfer Station and will not be picked up by the trash truck:

  • Yard waste (Grass, leaves, limbs, hay, bushes, etc.
  • Hazardous materials (flammables, chemicals, car batteries, wet paint, etc. Note: empty paint cans or paint cans in which the paint is dried up is acceptable)
  • Large amounts of construction material (boards, shingles, drywall, etc. Note: small amounts of these items are acceptable)
  • Refrigerators, freezers, etc. (Note: you may take these items to the transfer station yourself if the freon has been removed. The permit that is required for the transfer station is available at the city offices or in the online documents library.
  • Tires (Note: you may take tires to the transfer station yourself and they will accept them for a charge)

Cleanup Weeks

Twice a year, the City of Marion has a cleanup week when you may put out for pickup large amounts of refuse, construction material, appliances (with a permit from the city office), heavy metals, furniture, brush, limbs, leaves, etc. The 2013 Cleanup days are scheduled for April 15 - 19 and October 21 - 25.

When placing items out for pickup during cleanup week, please separate your refuse, metals, appliances, construction material and yard waste into separate piles.