Garbage & Recycling Information
Solid Waste/Recycling Automated Communication Form - Click here for the form to submit to receive direct communication when there will be a change or interruption in service outside your normal collection day.
Recycling Simplified - Household batteries, light bulbs, holiday lights and cell phones are accepted at City Hall.
Waste Oil Recycling - Waste motor oil recycling center is located at the West Allen Street and Macauley Avenue intersection.
Electronics Recycling - City of Rice Lake residents may bring electronic items for recycling to:
Community Services Department
910 S Wisconsin Ave
Hours 8 am - 3pm
Stop in at Community Services Office with your driver's license or proof of residency
City pays 100% of recycling fees for the following items accepted:
- Computers, printers, cables
- Televisions, VCR, DVD/CD players
- Copy machines, typewriters, calculators, telephones
- Audio equipment
Recycling at Home with Your Blue Cart
Yes - Place in your residential recycle bin:
- Newspapers and Newspaper Inserts
- Magazines and Catalogs
- Junk Mail and Envelopes
- Phone Books
- Office and School Papers (colored papers too)
- Boxboard (cereal, cake and cracker boxes)
- Brown Paper Bag (grocery bags)
- Aluminum Cans
- Tin and Steel Cans (rinsed)
- Glass Jars and Bottles
- Plastic Milk Jugs
- Plastic Bottles (with necks only)
No - these items cannot be recycled:
- Plastic Bags
- Food Waste, Garbage
- Food Tainted Items (used paper plates, paper towels or paper napkins)
- Pizza Boxes
- Egg Cartons
- Ice Cream Boxes
- Paper/Waxy Milk Cartons
- Aluminum Foil
- Plastic Cups/Silverware
- Aerosol Cans
- Plastic other than Bottle (clear strawberry containers, etc.)
- Juice Boxes/Bags