Services

Garbage Pickup

Garbage pickup is provided by the City of Orleans for residential services only. No containers should weigh more than 50 pounds.

Pickup is curbside on Mondays and Thursdays May thru September and Mondays only October thru April. Garbage is to be placed by the curb by 6:00 a.m.

A City recycling bin is located at 140th Street, Orleans, one block South and 1/2 block East of City Hall.

NOTE: Town and Country garbage cans are provided to each residence by the City of Orleans free of charge. Orleans currently does not bill residents for garbage pickup. In the event a residence is sold, the bin should remain with the property.

Recycling

The City of Orleans has curbside co-mingled recycling and no longer provides a drop off site. What can be recycled in your container? Please read the Recycling flyer [PDF, 472.95 KB] for information and the container lid for what is accepted. Town and Country Disposal will pick up recycling on the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month. You are to have your recycling container at the curb by 6:00 a.m. DO NOT PUT GARBAGE IN YOUR RECYCLING CONTAINER, THEY WILL NOT PICK IT UP.

What is accepted: Paper Products: newspapers, magazines, office paper, junk mail, all cardboard, paper bags (no plastic bags), Metal Cans: aluminum cans, steel or tin cans, empty aerosol cans and Plastic: #1-#7 Plastic bottles, #2 Plastic Food Containers-remove and discard lid, NO Motor Oil Bottles and NO plastic bags. ALL ITEMS SHOULD BE RINSED AND CLEAN.

Plastic grocery bags may be recycled at Walmart, Fareway and HyVee. You can place them in containers at the front of the stores. They are not accepted in the city's recycling containers.

Green Waste Site

The cities of Orleans and Spirit Lake offer the green waste site located East of Orleans on 140th St (on North side of road). The site hours of operation are Saturdays 9-5, Sundays 1-5, & Tuesdays & Thursdays 3-7 and will have an attendant on site. You will need your Water Utility billing showing your address to utilize this site. You MUST be a resident to access the site. No large branches, trees, or tree trunks greater than six” will be accepted. (These larger items can be taken to the Dickinson County Recycling Center and A34 East of Milford.) There is no cost for Orleans residents and property owners to use this facility so please use it responsibly. NO COMMERCIAL USE ALLOWED. Questions? Please contact City of Spirit Lake at 712-336-1871