The City of Salem Public Works Department has announced that the City Wide Clean Up will be next week on your regular trash collection day. The City’s residential trash hauler, Sunrise Sanitation, will pick up an amount equal to one pickup truck load of normal household items that are set at the curb on your normal trash day during that week ONLY.
Acceptable items include, couches, bedding and other furniture. A total limit of 4 (four) large items will be picked up at a location. Large items include couches, mattresses, or box springs, etc.
Items that CANNOT be picked up include:
Insulation
Paint or Chemical cans
Any Asbestos product
Electronics (TV, VCR, stereo or computer equipment)
Construction or remodel debris of any sort (shingles, toilets, sinks, lumber, carpet etc.)
Car parts, including tires, batteries, auto body parts, etc.
Bricks, concrete, gravel
Complete fences (posts and disassembles panels are acceptable)
Swimming pool liners
Items of questionable or unknown content will be left. If you have items that you are uncertain about you can contact Sunrise directly at 618-740-1701 and they can advise if it can be picked up. If you have an excessive amount of items for pickup, you can contact them to make arrangements for an extra pick up and a fee determined by the hauler.
Absolutely no items can be taken which were not from a source within the city limits.
Due to the excessive work load during this clean up residents are asked not to park in front of pickup areas. Items that are not easily accessible will be left. Any item not picked up due to non-compliance with the above rules will become the responsibility of the property owner/tenant. Alternative sources of pickup can be found via internet search for trash haulers near Salem, Illinois.
