The City of Mentor has a contract with Waste Management of Ohio for the weekly, curbside collection of household garbage from single-family households on public residential streets. Residents must call Waste Management at (800) 989-9278 to set up service. Residents are billed directly by the company on a quarterly basis; the City of Mentor continues to subsidize a large portion of the total cost of garbage collection. To download a copy of the Mentor Residential Curbside Services pamphlet, click here.

If you’re satisfied with the current size of your garbage container you don’t need to take any action. If you currently have one container and would like to increase to two containers (at an additional cost) call Waste Management.

The following items are collected curbside on a weekly basis: garbage, bulk items and yard waste. Materials are collected by separate vehicles, and therefore, could be collected at different times on your scheduled day (between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.). Make sure all your material is set out at the curb by 7 a.m. the morning of your collection day. There are no callbacks for service. Please remove your trash cans from the right-of-way before 7 p.m. that same day.

HOLIDAYS THAT IMPACT CURBSIDE PICK-UP DAY:
New  Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.  If a holiday falls on a weekday, your service will be conducted the day after your regular pickup day. If the holiday falls on a weekend, your service will not be delayed. If in doubt, put it out.

Your weekly service also includes the collection of bulk items. Subscribers can dispose of excess materials that might not otherwise fit in their container(s) including appliances, furniture and other large bulky items. Call Waste Management ONE DAY BEFORE your collection day to insure pick up. Prohibited materials include tires, hazardous materials, yard waste, construction or demolition debris, large auto parts or dead animals. CFC’s in air conditioners and refrigerators MUST be removed prior to pick up and the appliance must be property tagged by a certified technician. You can call the Public Works Department for other disposal options.

Recycling

The City of Mentor also has a contract with Waste Management for optional curbside recycling collection for single-family residential homes on public streets. The cost is billed directly to residents that choose to participate. If a resident currently contracts with Waste Management for garbage collection, the price for curbside recycling collection will be $1.74 per household per month (.40/wk)  for weekly service in 2010. If you are not a current garbage customer but want to subscribe to curbside recycling collection, the cost will be $2.73  per household per month (.63/wk)  for weekly service. All billing is quarterly.

Yard Waste & Brush Collections

Yard waste collection is available as part of your rubbish collection service and is offered to those single-family residential homes on public streets only. The program runs from the first full week of April to the last full week of December. In 2010, the program would run from April 5 through December 31. Collection is limited to 12 units per week; the limit is increased to 25 units per week from  October 25  to  December 31. Each unit should weigh less than 35 lbs.

Brush should not exceed three inches in diameter and must be cut into four foot lengths and tied in bundles. Grass clippings, plants, leaves, small twigs, hedge trimmings, etc. can be contained in paper yard waste bags or rigid containers up to 32 gallon capacity with holes drilled on the side near the bottom to allow for water drainage. Leave the lid off and mark the container with YW. For customer service issues, please call Republic at (800) 869-4131.

Residents interested in ordering Rubbish and Recycling Collection should call Waste Management at (800) 989-9278. Any other questions can be directed to the City’s Public Works Department at (440) 974-5780 or pubworks@cityofmentor.com.

Lake County’s 2010 Special Collections

Drop Off Recycling Centers

The City of Mentor maintains a drop-off center for recycling centrally located at the Center Street Ballfield & Sledding Hill at 8350 Carpenter Drive (west of Center Street). It is open year-round during daylight hours.

This drop-off site is only for the specific  materials listed. You do not need to separate items; they are separated at the processing center because it is more efficient to transport a full bin than a partially filled bin.

Aluminum cans
Steel cans
Plastic food/beverage containers labeled #1 – #6
Glass bottles and jars
Newspapers
Magazines
Corrugated cardboard
Chipboard (gray boxes for cereal & crackers, etc.)

In addition to the city-sponsored recycling drop off center, there are private paper collection bins located around Mentor for the collection of junk mail and office paper. These green and bright yellow collection bins with the “Paper Retriever” logo on the side are offered as a fundraiser for local schools and churches by the Abitibi Company. A list of acceptable materials is posted on each bin.

CHRISTMAS TREE DROP-OFF SITES

Residents can take their tree to one of four drop-off sites: Bellflower Park at 7221 Bellflower Road (behind the Farmington Meadows development); Eleanor B. Garfield Park at 7967 Mentor Avenue; Donald E. Krueger Park at 7556 Chillicothe Road, or Morton Park at 9325 Rosemary Lane.

Please remember to remove all decorations before depositing your tree in the designated area. The drop-off sites will remain open until January 31st.