Allied Waste Services will be providing a spring multiple item collection.  Residents will be able to put a multiple number of refuse items out for collection on SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 2008.  This is a one-day only collection.

All items must be bagged - no loose items will be taken.  Also, cardboard cartons may not be used as containers.

No Freon-containing items, household hazardous waste, or yard waste will be collected as part of this unlimited item collection.

Refuse includes the following:

All perishable waste, including vegetable and fruit wastes; animal manure (securely bagged), household waste; clothing, old appliances; water heaters; furniture; mattresses; carpeting (cut in 4 foot lengths, rolled and tied no thicker than 2 inches in diameter); dismantled swing sets (cut in 4 foot lengths and tied, with concrete bases removed).

Refuse shall not mean and shall not include:

Lumber; construction, building and remodeling materials; tires, stones, rocks or dirt; steel or iron; motor oil; pesticide containers; paint and paint-related items; automobile parts; tree stumps or other forms of yard waste; or dead animals.

The City website (www.maumee.org) has information regarding what items will be collected during the multiple item collection.

To get rid of household hazardous waste, Lucas County residents should call the Lucas County Solid Waste Management District at (419) 213-2230.  Workers will then pre-register the resident's material, schedule a time, and advise where to drop the material off.

Household hazardous waste is described as:  Paint, paint-related items such as brush cleaner, turpentine, and mineral spirits; pesticides, insecticides, and herbicides; chemical cleaners; and auto fluids such as gasoline and motor oil.