Trash Guidelines

Garbage is picked up every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday according to the areas shown on the Garbage Zone Map (click here to see map). Your regular pickup day may be delayed one day in the event of a holiday.

All garbage must be placed curbside by 6:00am.

• Zone 1 Wednesday
• Zone 2 Thursday
• Zone 3 Friday 

Garbage Zone Map

All general garbage along with the following non-recyclables items should be placed in plastic bags curbside:

light bulbs	dishes	drinking glasses	window glass
mirrors	ceramic containers	styrofoam	paint cans
aerosol cans	bottle caps	foil	pie plates
magazines	junk mail	books	newspapers
other paper	plastic items (except #1 & #2 plastics)

Cardboard boxes may also be put out for pickup. Flatten boxes, tie in a secure bundle not exceeding 3 x 3 feet, and place with garbage.

Do not use cardboard boxes as trash receptacles.

Yard Waste (Leaves and Grass)

Yard waste is not picked up as part of Holmen’s refuse collection service, but the Village does provide a site where yard waste can be dropped off for recycling into compost. Our Compost Site  is located on Empire Street about 2 blocks west of Holmen Drive , and it is open during spring, summer and fall.

Hours for 2008 are as follows:

Mondays 2pm – 6pm     Wednesdays 2pm – 6pm     Saturdays 8am – 4pm

Village residents are allowed to take grass, weeds, leaves, sod, wood chips, garden waste and soil to the compost site, and anyone is welcome to take compost soil from the site. No brush, branches, limbs or twigs are accepted at the compost site, and no trash of any kind is accepted.

Starting in 2007, the key for the compost site gate will no longer be given out for access during off-hours.

Village of Holmen Compost Site

Branches, Brush,  and Christmas Trees

The Village provides a curbside brush chipping service beginning on the first Monday of every month. Have your brush and branches (up to 12” diameter), including Christmas trees, stacked cut-side-out at the curb by 7am on that Monday morning, and the Village will chip them up and haul them away. Be sure your branches and trees are free of any metal, wire, rope, tinsel, plastic, stones or other debris that could damage the chipper. Flocked trees and stumps weighing less than 50 lbs will be picked up as large items every other Wednesday.

Tires

Tires with rims removed are collected at the curb every other Wednesday by appointment only by calling by  Hilltopper Refuse & Recycling, 783-6727 (toll free 888-783-6727).

Unacceptable Trash

Remodeling and demolition materials

Items include, but are not limited to: roofing, plumbing, multiple windows, sheetrock, brick, concrete, asphalt, bathtubs, shower enclosures and lumber. Please make arrangements with a private rubbish hauler for disposal of such material. For disposal of glass doors or windows, contact Hilltopper Refuse at 783-6727 (toll free 888-783-6727).
 

Hazardous materials

Cleaners, solvents, gasoline, oil, or other toxic, corrosive, explosive, or highly combustible materials may not be placed in the regular trash. These hazardous materials should be taken to the Hazardous Materials Facility (785-9999). The facility is located at 6502 State Road 16, La Crosse (just east of Woodman's Supermarket).

For drop-off times and additional information, contact the La Crosse County Household Hazardous Materials Facility at 785-9999.

Vehicle oil and batteries

Return to service stations or authorized dealers. A fee may be charged.

Vehicle parts

Vehicle parts and other metal weighing 10 pounds or more will not be collected. Take such items to a salvage yard.

Moving boxes

Call Hilltopper Refuse at 783-6727 (toll free 888-783-6727) for disposal of moving boxes.

 

Trash cans weighing over 60 pounds

Cans over 60 pounds will not be collected.

Recycling Program

The Village of Holmen contracts with Hilltopper Refuse of Onalaska to collect refuse and recyclables. The Village will continue to collect refuse and recyclables on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday depending on your location. Please refer to the map on the inside cover to locate your collection day. Your regular pickup day may be delayed one day in the event of a holiday.

Remember, recycling is mandatory in the Village of Holmen. If you or someone else you know does not understand the Village's recycling program, please call 526-4336. Recycling items including aluminum cans, tin cans, glass jars and bottles, plastic (#1 and #2), newspaper and inserts, yard waste, used oil, car batteries, tires, and appliances shall not be commingled with other trash. Hilltopper picks up tin and aluminum cans, glass jars and bottles, plastic, and newspapers every week on the same day as your trash pickup (See Garbage Zone Map).

Your regular pickup day may be delayed one day during weeks when a holiday occurs.

Trash containing recyclable items will be left at the site and tagged to note the violation. Violators may also be fined.
 

Recycling Bins

The Village has provided each residence with a maroon recycling bin to hold steel, tin and aluminum cans, glass jars and bottles, and #1 and #2 plastic jugs and bottles. To have recyclables collected at your home, they must be placed in the maroon bin. If you do not have a Holmen recycling bin, a replacement can be purchased for $7.00 at the Village Clerk's office. You do not need to separate your recyclables, except for newspapers and inserts. Place cans, glass, and plastic loose in the bin and place bundled or bagged newspapers on top of the bin or beside it.

Do not take bins with you when you move. The bins should stay with the property.

 

How to Prepare Recyclables

GLASS: Jars and Bottles only!

Rinse glass clean. No need to remove label

NO light bulbs, dishes, glassware, or ceramics --put them in regular trash.

TIN CANS: Empty food cans only!

Rinse clean and remove labels. Remove the ends, place in can, and flatten.

NO empty paint or chemical cans, bottle caps, small appliances, empty aerosol cans, or other scrap metal. Put them in regular trash.

ALUMINUM: Cans only!

Drain liquid and rinse cans clean. Crushing cans is helpful.

NO aluminum Foil.

PLASTIC: #1 and #2 only!

Drain liquid and rinse clean.

NEWSPAPERS: Inserts OK!

Bundle or place in a paper bag.

NO catalogs, magazines, phone books, junk mail, flyers, or cardboard.