New Passes for 2022 will be coming with the 2021 Tax Bills. Contact the Treasurer for tax bill address corrections. The more recycling Pitt Lake receives instead of garbage, the lesser the cost to the town. Please recycle.
PASSES Required: HOURS OF OPERATION: 7 AM - NOON SATURDAYS, 1PM - 6 PM WEDNESDAYS. N2723 440TH ST outside of Downsville. REPLACEMENT PASSES $20. OUT OF TOWN PASSES $200
We are now taking Fridge and Freezer Cardboard, pop and beer boxes. Please place Empty aerosol cans in steel bin only
We are now accepting hearing aids, glasses, cell phones and sharps - Lions Club will manage
At the August 27th meeting with the county, The county informed the municipalities that the waste and recycling program for each town household would have had to pay $329.15 per year. That is $85/person. They have since reported in newspapers and handouts at the site that it was $68/person or $170/household.
The town held an Emergency meeting on August 31, 2020 where the town board voted to pull out of the Dunn Co. Solid Waste and Recycling Program and take over the Dump Site at N2723 440th St for all households. This decision created many meetings to determine haulers, town cooperation with other government(s) and RU paperwork responsibilities.
On September 22, the Town of Dunn signed an agreement with the Town of Weston to use the site. Town of Weston will bring in more per capita and reduce the cost of the program.
Beginning January 1, 2021, Pitt Lake will provide Garbage and Recycling services at N2723 440th St, Menomonie, WI. Depending on when renovations can be completed to the site, there will be 3 compactors for dual stream recycling and garbage.
Related Documents
2023 Solid Waste and Recycling Newsletter
FIBERS CONTAINER
Please note what can and cannot be put in the Fibers container. The more exceptions that are in the container, the more expensive it is to haul away. Please save you and your neighbors money by recycling properly. Thank you
RECYCLING CONTAINER
Please note what can and cannot be put in the Recyclable Container. Please know that the more no recyclable material in the box, the more expensive it is to haul away. Please save you and your neighbor some money, so passes can get cheaper. Thank you
2021 Recycling Guide (normally sent with taxes)
CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lamp) Safety
Compact Fluorescent Lamps contain Mercury. Please bring to the Pitt Lake Collection Site. We will not charge for most lamps. There is a charge for the town to get rid of these lamps. Thank you for recycling.