"Dump Your Junk" Day
Generally held in the spring, the website and newsletter will inform you of the specific date when it is set.
Recycling Drop-Off
Free recycling drop-off is available at the Watertown Township Hall at 12803 S. Wacousta Road. Items accepted at the drop-off center include the following:
- Food and Beverage Glass—Only clear and brown glass are accepted. Please rinse clean and remove any lids or metals rings. Labels do not need to be removed. No green glass, window panes, light bulbs, Pyrex, plate glass or automobile glass are accepted.
- Tin Cans and Aluminum—Please rinse clean and flatten. No paint cans, appliances, hangers, fencing, scrap metal, aerosol cans or containers with food residue are accepted.
- Mixed Residential Paper—Newspaper, magazines and junk mail are accepted. Please remove any plastic or paper bags, string and twine. No papers containing stickers, coins or plastic; boxboard (cereal boxes, shoe boxes, etc.); or books are accepted.
- Corrugated Cardboard and Brown Paper Bags—Boxes should be broken down and any other materials (Styrofoam, wood or food) should be removed. No glossy or shiny cardboard, wax-coated cardboard or 6-, 12- or 24-pack beverage cases are accepted.
- Plastic—#1 PETE bottles and jugs (e.g., water bottles), #2 HDPE milk jugs and #2 HDPE colored plastic bottles and jugs (e.g., laundry detergent bottles, shampoo bottles) are accepted. No motor oil bottles, Styrofoam, plastic tubs or #3-#7 plastic are accepted.
Other Things to Remember at the Recycling Drop-Off
- Please follow recycling guidelines closely. Putting items in the wrong container or including prohibited items slows down the recycling process and increases the cost of recycling. This includes plastic bags. Please keep all plastic bags out of the plastic containers. These items will need to be sorted out and disposed of as trash. Or many retail stores accept these bags for recycling.
- Help keep the drop-off clean and safe. Be sure your recycling makes it into the container. Take particular care with glass, as broken glass is a danger to human safety and causes flat tires and other damage. Unattended youth have recently smashed recyclable bottles at the drop-off center. If you have any information about this or other vandalism at the drop-off center, please contact the Township Hall or local police.
Your assistance with these items will help keep the recycling drop-off available to our community.