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Curbside Collections
The following items are collected curbside on a weekly basis from Mentor Residents on public streets: Rubbish, Bulk Items and Yard Waste. Materials are collected by separate vehicles, and therefore, may be collected at different times of the day (between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.) on your scheduled day. All materials must be at the curbside the night before your scheduled collection day, or by 7 a.m. the morning of collection, to assure that they will be picked up. For program information contact the Public Works Department at (440) 974-5780.

Rubbish & Recycling
The City of Mentor has awarded Waste Management Inc. a new garbage collection contract that takes effect January 1, 2007.

If residents are satisfied with the current size of their garbage containers you don¹t need to take any action. If you currently have one container and would like to increase to two containers (at an increased cost), call Waste Management at (800) 989-9278.

The City will continue to subsidize a large portion of the total cost of garbage collection. However, there will be a small increase over 2007 prices and this will be reflected in the first quarter 2008 invoice.

The City of Mentor has also awarded a contract to Waste Management for an optional curbside collection program for recyclable materials. This cost will be billed directly to residents that choose to participate. If a resident currently contracts with Waste Management for garbage collection the price for curbside recycling collection will be $1.64 per household per month for weekly service in 2008. If you are not a current garbage customer but want to subscribe to curbside recycling collection, the cost will be $2.50 per household per month for weekly service. All billing will be done quarterly.

Residents interested in subscribing to either of these services should call Waste Management at (800) 989-9278. Any other questions can be directed to the City’s Public Works Department at (440) 974-5780 or by emailing pubworks@cityofmentor.com.

Acceptable items:

  • Newspapers
  • Magazines
  • Aluminum and Steel cans
  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Plastic food and/or beverage containers, and grocery bags
  • Corrugated cardboard
  • Cereal box type gray cardboard

Bulk Items
Bulk items can be disposed of on a weekly basis, along with your regular trash collection. Any items too large to pick up by one person (large appliances, furniture and lawn mowers) need to be scheduled in advance with Waste Management. A separate truck will pick these items up and may come at a different time than the garbage truck; however, they will come on your regular collection day. Waste Management can be reached by calling (800) 343-6047.

Appliances with refrigerants need to have the Freon removed, and the appliance needs to be properly tagged by a certified technician. If you can’t find a certified technician – for a fee – Waste Management will pick up the item with the refrigerant still in it. You may also, for a fee, dispose of items with refrigerant at the Lake County Landfill. To contact the Lake County Landfill call (440) 350-2643.

If an item contains gasoline, oil or any other flammable liquid, it will need to be removed prior to collection.

Yard Waste
Mentor’s yard waste collection program runs from the first full week in April through the last full week in December. Items included in this collection are grass, leaves, garden trimmings, brush, twigs and sticks. Items not included are dirt, rocks, or lumber.

Residents may put out 12 units of yard waste on their regular collection day from April through the end of October. The unit limit is increased to 25 units per week, from the last full week of October through the last full week of December. A unit is a paper yard waste bag, a trash can (up to 30 gallons in size), or one bundle of sticks. Bundles of sticks are to be no heavier than 30 lbs. with sticks no longer than 4 feet in length and no thicker than 3 inches in diameter.

The current contractor for this service is Republic Waste Services. They can be reached at (800) 869-4131.

Recycling Tips
NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES
Recycle all newspapers and magazines; bundle together with string and place on top of, or beside, your recycling bin. Do not recycle catalogs, phone books, junk mail or paper products, other than newspapers and magazines. Do not put papers inside plastic bags.

CORRUGATED CARDBOARD
You can recycle all corrugated cardboard from packing and shipping boxes. Corrugated cardboard must be cut into two foot by two foot squares and bundled with string.

CHIPBOARD
You can recycle cereal, clothing, gift or detergent boxes. NOT ACCEPTED are soda or beer cartons, tissue rolls, shoe boxes, frozen food cartons, wax or plastic-coated, or any other types of string or paper board packaging.

GLASS — Clear, Green, Brown
Rinse, remove lids and neck rings before placing in your recycling bin. Paper labels do not have to be removed. Recycle only glass food and beverage containers. Do not recycle light bulbs, plate glass, auto glass, tempered glass, mirrors, ceramics or any glass that is not a container.

ALUMINUM & METAL CANS
Rinse and place in your recycling bin. You do not have to remove paper labels from cans. To conserve space, crush your cans. Do not recycle scrap metal, paint cans, aerosol cans, automotive product cans, aluminum foil, or disposable aluminum plates or pie tins.

PLASTIC
Rinse, remove the lids and neck rings and place in your recycling bin. Recycle only plastic milk containers, all plastic food containers, plastic bottles and containers that have the PETE 1 and HDPE 2 symbols. DO NOT recycle oil, paint or chemical containers.


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