Manitowoc County Recycling Center

Manitowoc County

Recycling Center

3000 Basswood Rd. Manitowoc, WI 54220
Phone: (920) 683-4333

Mission Statement: To provide materials recycling and recovery services to the citizens of Manitowoc County and to keep the public informed about recycling issues.

Welcome

Welcome to the Manitowoc County Recycling Center Website. The Recycling Center is also known as a Material Recovery Facility (MRF). Material recycling and waste reduction services are provided to the Citizens of Manitowoc County. Many commonly recycled materials are accepted on a year round basis and a variety of special collection and education programs are offered to better serve the community. The Basswood and Woodland Compost sites are operated through the MRF. We provide educational outreach to promote the important role that recycling and materials recovery has for now and the future. The MRF is operated in partnership with Holiday House of Manitowoc, Inc. serving people with disabilities since 1957.

Compost Bin Sale
Attention Gardeners and Homeowners!
Turn your grass, leaves, and kitchen scraps into rich soil for your house plants or garden. The Manitowoc County Recycling Center is selling large capacity compost bins year round for only $45.00 each.
Benefits:
-Takes as little as 10 minutes a week.
-Can reduce gardening water bill by 30%.
-Can reduce garbage by 30%.
-Large capacity for big families!
-Saves the County money on landfill fees.

COMPOST!

Sifted Compost is available for a small fee at the Basswood Compost Site. This compost has been screened to remove large clumps.
Unsifted Compost is available for FREE throughout the year at the Basswood and Woodland Compost Sites. This compost may have larger clumps since it has not been screened.

Many people use compost in their landscaping and gardening projects. Compost has more nutrients than topsoil, and it releases them slowly as organic material breaks down. Compost helps sandy soil retain moisture and loosens and breaks up clay soils. Many of the weed seeds are typically destroyed during the composting process.

Stop at the Recycling Center Main Office during normal operating hours to purchase compost. Loading is available Monday through Friday from 7am to 3:30pm at the Basswood Site only though you must stop in the main office to request it.

Curbside Recycling Guidelines
These guidelines are for curbside recycling picked up by your contracted hauler. Be sure to contact your hauler for specific guidelines or curbside pickup of questionable items. It is recommend to place plastic bottles, glass bottles and cans together in a brown paper bag inside your recycling bin to keep them separate from the cardboard and paper recyclables. That way the paper bag can be recycled once it is emptied.

	Plastic #1 and #2 Bottles - Bottles only; check for a neck. Rinse and flatten. Remove the caps and rings when possible. No tub or pail shaped containers or bottles that contained oil or pesticide. No plastic wraps, films, bags, trays, pails, packaging peanuts, styrofoam, or any other non bottle shaped item. Please do not tie milk jugs together or tie in plastic bags.
	Glass Bottles- Any color glass bottle or jar can be recycled. No lids, caps or rings. Rinse out and remove labels if easy to do so. No window glass, light bulbs, clay, ceramics, drinking glasses or ovenware.
	Cans - Tin, steel, bi-metal, and aluminum. Coated cans, foil and pie tins are ok. Remove labels if possible. Clean well and flatten.
	Cardboard - Should be clean and dry, flattened and boxed, bagged or bundled. No cardboard coated with wax, tin, or plastic.
	Paper - Includes newspapers, junk mail, magazines, construction paper, computer paper, books with metal or plastic binding removed etc.. Paper should be clean and dry and placed in a brown paper bag. No soiled paper, paper coasted with tinfoil or glitter, glues colored with crayons or markers, or plastic wrapping paper.

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Operated in partnership with:
Manitowoc County Department of Public Works	Manitowoc County Expo Center	Manitowoc County Ice Center	Serving people with disabilities since 1957 Holiday House of Manitowoc Inc.