BELFIELD GARBAGE GUIDELINES

• Garbage collection is Friday. Have garbage on curb by 6 am.
• Place all garbage inside the cart. Garbage on the side will not be collected.
• Bagging and tying your trash will decrease any trash blowing away and littering the streets.
• Carts must be placed on boulevard or curbside in order to be picked up.
• Allow at least 5 feet of clearance from fences, lampposts, fire hydrants, mailboxes, parked cars second garbage containers and other obstructions.
• Do not block access to or park vehicles in front of the cart.
• Place container so the cart opens on the street side wheels and handle are closest to house) if you place it backwards garbage gets stuck in the lid and catapulted out into yards.
• Container lid should be able to close or partly close. Do not try stacking garbage as high as possible, when our truck grabs the container the garbage will fall to the ground. We will not get out to pick it up. 
• A second container is available for a cost. Please contact the City Auditor to set it up.
   

Cardboard

• Cardboard should be cut or torn into pieces so it can fall freely from the cart.
   

Winter/Spring Garbage Collection

• Please make sure your dumpster area is clear and accessible so our truck is able pick up your garbage. If your dumpster/cart is snowed in, our truck will not be able to pick up your garbage that day and you must wait until the next pick-up date. 
   Blizzards/No Travel Advisories

• MGM will follow current highway road reports. If collection is not possible due to weather, collection will take place as soon as conditions allow. Do not assume we won’t be there always place your garbage out at regular time.
   Yard Waste

• Do not throw potting soil, mud, rocks or gravel in container
   Remodeling/Construction

• Our routes and trucks are not designed to collect large amounts of construction and remodeling debris and will not be picked up.
• Please call for a roll off dumpster if you have a large amount of material.
   

The following waste is not allowed in the trash:

• Iron/steel
• Engine or truck parts
• Batteries (car or truck) - Lead-acid batteries were banned from North Dakota landfills in 1992.  Many retailers that sell these batteries will accept old ones.
• Motor Oil - Used motor oil is banned from all North Dakota landfills.  If you change your own motor oil, please make sure it is recycled properly.
• Tires - We do not dispose of old tires.
• White Goods (Major Appliances) - We do not pick up any white goods.
• Cement/Rocks/landscaping blocks - Pieces of cement can damage the packer and cannot be picked up.
• Paint - Paint must be in open cans and dried solid before throwing in garbage. Please use floor dry or cat litter to solidify the paint or other liquids.
• Animals - Animals of size need to be disposed of properly, we will not empty garbage with skunks, fully intact animals not fitting into container.
• NO OILFIELD WASTE IS ALLOWED