North Mankato’s popular junk pickup returned to service on Monday after a two-year hiatus.
Due to the pandemic, the city offered spring and fall drop-offs for 2020 and 2021, and people took their junk to city public works buildings. Usually they do spring pickup and fall drop off.
People have stopped by a lot over the last two years, so it looks like there is a lot less trash on the main street this year.
“Volumes have certainly increased in 2020. It was the height of closures, so people stayed home and had time to clean. Last year’s volumes were also higher than average,” said the public works director. Nate Host said.
Still, he’ll have to see where the volume levels go before this year’s pick-up is over.
A typical year, the spring and fall pick-up events each generate an average of about 20 tons of metal, 200 appliances and 130-150 tons of garbage.
While city crews with front-end loaders, trucks, and crews remove large items such as mattresses, box springs, metal, small engines, and other large parts, West Central Sanitation Trucks are used to remove trash and It was moving under North Mankato collecting small waste.
Garbage is being loaded into the West Central Sanitation Truck on Range Street in North Mankato on Monday morning. Junk pickup continues this week in lower North Mankato.
The city will have Mankato recyclers take back electronics and appliances. Once CFCs and certain other components are removed, GreenTech sends them for recycling.
The city spends approximately $40,000 on each event.
Next week, it will be the residents of North Mankato north to collect the junk.
City employees pick up junk from the main street on Mondays. Lower North Mankato will offer pick-up service this week and Upper North Mankato next week.
There is a limit to the number of home appliances that can be disposed of. Residents are limited to one of each type of appliance (TVs not included) and must call City Hall at 625-4141 for pickup.
Motor oil and other hazardous waste, gas refrigerators, construction and refurbishments are unacceptable.
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Mankato residents will be given a May drop-off date to bring their trash to the Public Works Center.
Service information will be mailed to eligible households.
Mattresses, large appliances, concrete, asphalt, tires, hazardous waste and recycled items cannot be accepted.
Please call 387-8600 for more information.
