Trash & Recycling
These services are contracted through Johnson County Refuse, 319-665-4498.
Trash, recycling and yard waste pickup is every Wednesday, starting at 7AM
Trash Stickers
Every garbage can or bag must have the appropriate sticker(s). Stickers cost $1.20 each and may be purchased at City Hall, Fareway, Casey’s, Gasby’s, and LD Express, Corridor Convenience.
1 sticker = 20-gallon bag/can; up to 40 lbs.
2 stickers = 21-35-gallon bag/can
No cans over 35 gallons will be picked up!
Recycling
A monthly recycling fee is billed on your monthly utility bill at $4.55. We strongly encourage residents to recycle! No need to sort your items, just place your recycling bin at the curb.
Recyclable items include:
- Newspapers, flattened cardboard and chipboard
- Glass food and beverage containers; clean, no lids
- Tin and aluminum cans – please rinse
- Magazines, phonebooks, mixed paper in paper bags
- Plastic containers labeled numbers 1-7
NOT recyclable:
- Plastic bags
- Waxed papers or waxed coated cardboard
- Disposable diapers, tissues, paper towels
- Hard cover books, paperbacks, catalogs
- Anything that contained automotive products
- Any paper with food, fertilizer, etc.
- Windows, light bulbs, mirrors, ceramics, drinking glasses, crystal, etc.
Yard waste
Stickers are $1.20 each, to be placed on a yard waste bag up to 39 gallons/40 pounds.Brush and small limbs: two bundles picked up free of charge each Wednesday. Must be cut approximately four feet long and tied in bundles weighing 40 pounds or less.
Disposal of Other Items
You can get rid of larger items, like appliances, tires and furniture, curbside if you arrange for pickup ahead of time by calling Steve at 319-665-4498.
The City of North Liberty also hosts a Citywide Cleanup Day once per year, when residents can bring large items to the public works facility free of charge. This event is usually the last Saturday morning in April.
