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Household refuse in the City of Marion is collected once per week on either Tuesday or Thursday, depending on where you live. Please refer to the map below for your regularly scheduled trash pickup day. Click on the map for a larger view.

Residential service is $8.50 per month.  

Commercial rates are: 

 

2 pickups

3 pickups

4 pickups

5 pickups

6 pickups

7 pickups

2 bags

&17.50

$19.30

$23.50

$26.50

$29.50

$32.50

1.5 yd. Container

$28.50

$37.00

$46.50

$56.00

$65.50

$76.00

2 yd. Container

$36.50

$45.25

$57.50

$69.75

82.00

$94.50

3 yd. Container

$43.50

$53.50

$68.50

$83.50

$98.50

$116.50

 

If you would like to purchase a polycart for your trash, you can buy a 95 gallon one (pictured to the left) from the city. Contact the city offices to purchase one.

 

 

Holiday schedules will affect your regular pickup days. On the following holidays, your pickup day will change as indicated. If you would like to download the Holiday Trash Schedule as a PDF so you can print it, please choose one of the PDF's:

2012 Residential Holiday Pickup Schedule

   
Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 22nd  
Thursday, November 22nd No Service
Friday, November 23rd No Service
   
Christmas, Tuesday, December 25th  
Tuesday, December 25th No Service
Wednesday, December 26th No Service
   
New Year’s Day, Tuesday, Jan 1st, 2013 No Service
Wednesday, Jan 2nd Regular Tuesday, Jan 1st Pickup

2012 Commercial/Business Holiday Pickup Schedule

New Year's Day, Sunday, Jan 1st  
Observed Monday, Jan 2nd No Service
Tuesday, Jan 3rd Regular Monday, Jan 2nd & Tuesday, Jan 3rd Pickups
   
Memorial Day, Monday, May 28th No Service
Tuesday, May 29th Regular Monday, May 28th & Tuesday, May 29th Pickups
   
Independence Day, Wednesday, July 4th No Service
Thursday, July 5th Regular Wednesday, July 4th & Thursday, July 5th Pickups
   
Labor Day, Monday, September 3rd No Service
Tuesday, September 4th Regular Monday, September 4th & Tuesday, September 5th Pickups
   
Veterans Day, Sunday, November 11th  
Observed Monday, November 12th No Service
Thursday, November 10th Regular Monday,November 12th & Tuesday, November 13th Pickups
   
Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 22nd No Service
Friday, November 23rd No Service
   
Christmas, Tuesday, December 25th  
Tuesday, December 25th No Service
Wednesday, December 26th No Service
   
New Year’s Day, Tuesday, Jan 1st, 2013 No Service
Wednesday, January 2nd Regular Tuesday, January 2nd & Wednesday, January 3rd Pickups
   

Putting Your Trash Out For Pickup

Unless approved by the city, trash must be placed in the alley behind your residence. Trash must be placed at the alley right of way. Trash left in the yard or in enclosures set back from the alley right of way will not be picked up. When placing your trash out, please follow the following guidelines:

  • Trash must be out for pickup by 8:00am on your scheduled pickup day for guaranteed pickup.
  • Place all trash (except large/bulky items) in a trash bag and tie the bag when placing it out for pickup.
  • If trash containers are used, they must have an air tight, water proof lid and be no larger than 32 gallons in size, unless approved by the city. Loose, unbagged trash in large, oversized trash containers will not be picked up.

The following items will not be accepted by the Marion County Transfer Station and will not be picked up by the trash truck:

  • Yard waste (Grass, leaves, limbs, hay, bushes, etc.
  • Hazardous materials (flammables, chemicals, car batteries, wet paint, etc. Note: empty paint cans or paint cans in which the paint is dried up is acceptable)
  • Large amounts of construction material (boards, shingles, drywall, etc. Note: small amounts of these items are acceptable)
  • Refrigerators, freezers, etc. (Note: you may take these items to the transfer station yourself if the freon has been removed. The permit that is required for the transfer station is available at the city offices or in the online documents library.
  • Tires (Note: you may take tires to the transfer station yourself and they will accept them for a charge)

Cleanup Weeks

Twice a year, the City of Marion has a cleanup week when you may put out for pickup large amounts of refuse, construction material, appliances (with a permit from the city office), heavy metals, furniture, brush, limbs, leaves, etc. The 2009 Cleanup days are scheduled for April 16 - 20 and October 15 - 19.

When placing items out for pickup during cleanup week, please separate your refuse, metals, appliances, construction material and yard waste into separate piles.