Spring cleaning time is here once again. To assist residents in cleaning up properties in Bucyrus the city will pick-up 6 (six) extra bags of garbage (a total of twelve bags will be accepted) on your regular garbage day the week of May 5th – May 9th. Junk items such as tires, batteries, and old appliances like refrigerators, water heaters, washers & dryers may be taken directly to the Crawford County Landfill where they will be accepted for a small fee.

Following is a list of fees the Street Department and the landfill charge for accepting some junk items. These and any additional fee(s) for the city’s service will be added to your utility bill.

Bucyrus Street Dept. C. C. Landfill/Recycling Center
Appliances i.e. A/C $20.00 each Free w/o Freon, $15 with Freon
TVs – Under 21” $20.00 each $ 5.00 each at Recycle Center
TVs – 21” – 32” $20.00 each $10.00 each at Recycling Center
TVs – 33” or larger $20.00 each $15.00 each at Recycling Center
Couch or large chair $15.00 each $49.00 per ton
Small furniture/table $10.00 each $49.00 per ton
Car/cycle batteries will not accept Free

Scrap lumber (mixed in) will not accept $49.00 per ton
Scrap lumber (separated) will not accept $20.55 per ton
Car & Pick-up Tires will not accept $ 3.00 each off rim/$8.00 each on rim
Semi Tires will not accept $ 7.00 each off rim/$12.00 each on rim
Tractor Tire will not accept $25.00 each

Other demolition items will not accept $20.55 per ton
Carpet depends on size for price
Bag of leaves $1.00 per bag ————
Bags of trash (in excess of 12) $2.00 per bag ————

The city will grind brush at your curb for a minimum fee based on volume – call the Utility Department to make arrangements for this pick up.

There is no charge at the Recycle Center for scrap metals, household batteries, computers, keyboards, cell phones, fluorescent lamps or used motor oil.

NOTE: All items must be set at the edge of your property. The City will not accept root-balls or go onto your property.

Removing these items from our city lots and alleyways will keep properties and neighborhoods looking neat and clean and keep them healthy by not providing places for rats, mice, mosquitoes or other disease carrying vermin to live and multiply. Remember that those bothersome little mosquitoes transmit more than just diseases such as encephalitis, West Nile virus, yellow fever and malaria to humans. They also transmit encephalitis in horses, anthrax in sheep, and deadly parasites such as heartworms to our canine pets. Think ahead by eliminating items like tires so they won’t accumulate stagnant water and allow mosquitoes to multiply in the first place.