Oak Creek Fall Cleanup Coming Up

OAK CREEK, WI -- For Oak Creek residents who are looking to get a little extra fall cleaning done, the Oak Creek Department of Public Works is conducting their fall cleanup beginning on Thursday, Nov. 15 for homes or condos that have City-provided garbage and recycling pickup.

There is no charge for this pickup, but there is a charge for freon appliances and televisions.

Items that will be picked up are as follows:
• Garden Clippings (excluding leaves, grass and branches)
• Furniture
• Wood
• Appliances (Doors need to be removed from refrigerators & freezers)
• Construction Materials [not resulting from a contractor]
• Metal
• Mattresses
• Televisions ($20/each)
• Carpeting/Rugs/ Padding (rolls no greater than 4 feet in width)

Items that will not be picked up are as follows:
• Paints
• Tires
• Batteries
• Hazardous Materials
• Grass Clippings
• Leaves
• Concrete
• Branches
• Fluorescent Lights
• Concrete/Stone

People need to have their items at the curb or roadside by 6:45 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15 in order to be guaranteed a pickup.

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