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Posted April 02, 2021
Curbside Yard Waste Collection Resumes April 5th
Tag It, Bag It, Or Wheel It
Posted March 15, 2021
Your Lawn & Garden Slam Dunk
Try our Grow Gold Compost on your lawn and garden.
Posted March 12, 2021
Tag it, Bag it, Wheel it!
The 2021 Compost It! season starts April 5th.
Posted March 02, 2021
2021 Spring Cleanup
Get rid of items right at your curb!
Posted February 26, 2021
Be a Recycling Rock Star
Keep the wrong things out!
Posted February 24, 2021
Cart Overloaded?
Drop-it-Off!
Posted February 23, 2021
2nd Saturdays are back in Grimes!
Come visit us the 2nd Saturday of March from 8 AM - Noon!
Posted February 10, 2021
Choose to be green this Valentine's Day!
Show your loved one AND the planet how much they mean to you with these gift ideas.
Posted February 10, 2021
Show Your Driver Some Love
Show your driver some love and learn the basics for successful collection.
Posted January 27, 2021
We Want Your Used Motor Oil
Bring us your used motor oil so we can heat our building!
Posted January 13, 2021
Stickers, Stickers Everywhere. Stickers, Stickers Let's Compare
You've got to get rid of it, and we know which sticker will do the trick!
Posted December 10, 2020
Bah HumBAG
Learn if bags are accepted in your Curb It! cart!
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