09/13/2022

Neighborhood Waste Collection Event | Saturday, October 1, 10am-2pm

Overlook, Arbor Lodge and Kenton Neighborhood Associations invite you to either drive, bike, or walk-thru to drop off your extra household waste at our combined collection event on Saturday, October 1, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at SE Corner of Arbor Lodge Park.

Enter at N. Saratoga Avenue in front of Chief Joseph Elementary. Enter Saratoga from Denver or Newcastle Streets. Traffic on N. Delaware will be one way only – south.

Volunteer: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E044BA9AB28A1FB6-neighborhood

Cost: $10 per “vehicle/bike/person” per load. Money raised goes toward the costs of the collection event and will be divided for other neighborhood activities of the Overlook, Arbor Lodge, and Kenton Neighborhood Associations communities.

Prepare Materials Properly: Please prepare your waste items by separating materials. Use the lists below to know what to bring and what NOT to bring.

What TO bring:

• Household junk

• Metal

• Electronics (anything with a cord or battery) but none with fluids, fuels, or bio-hazards 

• Microwave ovens

• Block Styrofoam – no film or peanuts 

• Tires, sponsored by Les Schwab Tires on Lombard

• Household Batteries, light bulbs, paint, aerosols

• Clear #1 plastic clam shells – Ridwell on site

• Clear plastic such as bread bags, zip lock bags, no colors  – Ridwell on site

What NOT to bring:

• Painted items

• Any Construction/remodeling waste materials

• Yard debris, kitchen waste, dirt, or stumps

• Commercial or hazardous waste, concrete, contractor loads, any form of asbestos

• Car batteries

• Demolition debris:  i.e., tiles, plaster, shingles, ceilings, insulation, electrical wire insulation, fireproofing materials 

• Starch or styrofoam peanuts, PE, PP foam

• Clothing