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 is a free service May 7–14 only (an eight-day week with two Saturdays), and there is no limit to the quantity of items that may be disposed of. Residents must make arrangements to transport the items; there will not be curbside pickup.
The collection site will be the Goshen Street Department, 475 Steury Ave. Hours that items will be accepted are:
- Saturday, May 7 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Sunday, May 8: CLOSED
- Monday––Friday, May 9–13 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Saturday, May 14 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 monitoring the items being accepted. Items that can be disposed of are:
- Non-hazardous refuse, such as furniture, carpeting, lumber, dry wall, 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 weed 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.) For details of the year-long, large-item disposal, contact Republic Services at 522.1331.
Because this program is paid for by Goshen residents’ tax dollars, items cannot be accepted from individuals who live outside the Goshen city limits.
We are grateful to two area organizations for providing free or reduced fees for their services during Beautify Goshen Week. OmniSource Goshen disposes of the white goods at no charge, and Lewis Salvage, Warsaw, disposes of computers and certain electronics at a reduced rate.
Identical program information is posted on the City of Goshen’s web site and Facebook: www.goshenindiana.org; www.goshenindiana.org/street-department and www.facebook.com/CityOfGoshen/. Residents may also contact the Street Department at 534.9711 or streets@goshencity.com.
