Residents are allowed up to one 33 gallon bag or container per week. Several small bags of garbage or any container larger than 33 gallons will not be collected or emptied. It is mandatory that all garbage (including all individual garbage bags) be placed into one 33 gallon bag or container, even if the bag or container is only partially filled.

     Any garbage in excess to the allowed 33 gallons must be placed in a specially purchased bag, yellow with special markings. These bags can be purchased at City Hall or the Parkersburg Recycling Station, (located north of the Second Street railroad tracks, east of the city shed). Bags are $1 each. Garbage in addition to the allowed one 33 gallon bag or container that is not in the specially purchased bags will not be collected.

     The Parkersburg City Council reminds residents that this is a state mandated requirement. Failure to implement this plan can result in a $5,000 per day fine. This state mandated requirement is in place to encourage Iowans to limit the amount of waste that is sent to its landfills through reducing, reusing, recycling, and renewing. 

Remember -These materials CANNOT go in the garbage! (See other options in the guide)

• Cardboard
• Colored Plastics #2
• Newspapers
• Tin Cans
• Transparent Plastics #2
• White Paper. NO CONSTRUCTION PAPER.
• Magazines
• Plastic Shopping Bags-Garbage bags are not included.