The City of Bucyrus has released the list of fees the Street Department and the landfill charge for accepting junk items. These and any additional fees for the city’s service will be added to your utility bill. Please the call the Utility Department to make arrangements for all pick-ups. The rates are effective Oct. 1, 2014.
| Items | Bucyrus Street Department | County Landfill/Recycling Center |
| Appliances (i.e. A/C) | $30 each | Free w/out Freon, $15 with Freon |
| TVs – under 21″ | $20 each | $5 each at Recycling Center |
| TVs – 21′ to 32″ | $25 each | $10 each at Recycling Center |
| TVs – 33″ or larger | $30 each | $15 each at Recycling Center |
| Couch or large chair | $25 each | $49 per ton |
| Small furniture/table | $15 each | $49 per ton |
| Car/cycle batteries | will not accept | Free |
| Scrap lumber (mixed in) | will not accept | $49 per ton |
| Scrap lumber (separated) | will not accept | $20.55 per ton |
| Car/truck tires | will not accept | $3 each off rim/$8 each on rim |
| Semi tires | will not accept | $7 each off rim/$12 each on rim |
| Tractor tire | will not accept | $25 each |
| Other demolition items | will not accept | $20.55 per ton |
| Carpet | depends on size for price | depends on size for price |
| Bag of leaves | $1 per bag | |
| Bags of trash (7 – 11 bags) | $1 per bag | |
| Bags of trash (over 12 bags) | $2 per bag | |
| Bags in excess of 35 lbs. | $2 each (limit $5 per week) |
Fees for bags of leaves and trash are set by City Ordinance 931.02.
The city will grind brush at your curb for a minimum fee based on volume. The city will not accept root-balls.
Junk items such as tires, batteries, and old appliances like refrigerators, water heaters, washers, and dryers may be taken directly to the Crawford County Landfill where they will be accepted for a small fee.
There is no charge at the Recycling Center for scrap metals, household batteries, computers, keyboards, cell phones, fluorescent lamps, or used motor oil.
All items must be set at the edge of your property. The city will not go onto your property.
Removing these items will keep properties and neighborhoods looking neat and clean and keep them healthy by eliminating places for rats, mice, mosquitoes, or other disease carrying vermin to live and multiply. Mosquitoes transmit more than just disease 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. Removing items like tires that accumulate stagnant water and allow mosquitoes to multiply reduces their population.
Questions pertaining to fees and junk items can be directed to the Bucyrus Utility Office at 419-562-6767 Option 2, the Crawford County Recycling Center at 419-562-4169, or the Crawford County Sanitary Landfill at 419-562-4039.