In conjunction with the Goshen Chamber of Commerce’s “Beautify Goshen” Week, the Goshen Street Department will be making additional disposal services available to assist city residents in their “Beautify Goshen” tasks.
This free service is offered only from May 3 – May 10 (an eight-day week with two Saturdays – closed on Sunday), and there is no limit to the quantity of items that may be disposed of.
Residents must make arrangements to transport the items to the site; there will not be curbside pickup. Because this free service is paid by the tax dollars of Goshen city residents, only City residents with house numbers of 4 digits or less are allowed to dispose of items. IDs will be checked to verify residency.
The collection site will be at the Goshen Street Department located at 475 Steury Ave. Hours that items will be accepted are as follows:
Saturday, May 3 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sunday, May 4: CLOSED
Monday––Friday, May 5 to May 9 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 10, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
In order to keep disallowed items from entering the waste stream, the Street Department will have a crew member on hand at all times to monitor the items being disposed of. Items that can be disposed of are:
Non-hazardous refuse, such as furniture, carpeting, lumber, drywall, metal and vinyl siding, windows, fiberglass insulation, mattresses, stoves, landscape timbers, bricks, etc.
White goods, such as refrigerators, air conditioners, freezers, dehumidifiers, etc.; the Freon does not have to be removed
Electronic waste, such as computers, home phones, televisions, etc.
Tires up to 16½”, either on or off their rims
The following items will not be accepted during this large-item disposal:
Pesticides or herbicides (insect or W**d killers)
Unlabeled drums containing any substance
Sealed pressurized containers (propane tanks, etc.)
Paint thinners, oil base or water base paint
Brush and yard waste
Asbestos insulation
Contaminated soil
During the other 51 weeks of the year, Goshen residents may place one or two large items per month with their regular weekly trash for removal. (This does not include electronics, old tube-type televisions, or any cooling appliances containing Freon or any of the items not accepted in the Beautify Goshen disposal.) You will need to contact Borden Waste-Away two days in advance of your normal pick-up day to arrange for the pick-up. For details on the year-long, large-item disposal, contact Borden Waste-Away at (574) 293-5001.
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