Residential Garbage Pickup Information

Midwest Area Refuse Solutions (MARS), operated by the City of Beatrice, provides regularly scheduled automated garbage collection services.

Curbside Garbage Collection Schedules

Our garbage collection service begins at 6:00 a.m. Monday - Friday. Residential garbage customers and commercial customers with automated waste carts will be collected according to the following schedule. ***All waste carts should be placed in front of your home near the street*** Please refer to the maps provided below.

Monday

Westside of 11th Street between the Big Blue River and South side of Ella Street.
West side of Hwy 77 from Ella Street to Dorsey Street.
North side of Dorsey Street from 19th Street to SW 32nd Road.
Includes Bear Creek

Tuesday

East side of Hwy 77 to west side of 13th Street.
North side of Ella Street to South side of Dorsey Street.

Wednesday

Everything South and West of the Big Blue River.
Includes - West Beatrice, Belvedere, County Club, Whispering Pines, South 40 Estates

Thursday

East side of 11th Street between the Big Blue River and South side of Ella Street.
East side of 19th Street to City Limits.

Friday

East side to 13th Street to west side of 19th Street.
North side of Ella Street to South side of Dorsey Street.

Curbside Recycling Collection Schedule

Our residential recycling collection begins at 6:00 a.m., Monday - Friday. Your curbside recycling will be collected on the same day as your garbage is collected. Please remember to place your waste cart and recycling cart in a manner that allows for at least 3 feet of clearance on all sides, to permit automated garbage collection. The collection of your garbage and recycling may occur at different times of the day.

***All waste carts and recycling carts should be placed in front of your home near the street*

Acceptable & Prohibited Items

When bringing items to the Landfill, please have the following items separated from the load:

Yardwaste, brush, and limbs;
Batteries;
Chemical containers;
Paints and solvents (must be DRY, cannot accept in liquid form);
White goods; and
Tires

Items that are prohibited from disposal at the Landfill are as follows:

Uncovered loads;
Hazardous waste;
Flammables, explosives, or corrosive items;
Radioactive waste;
Infectious waste;
Sewer and septic sludges; and
Liquids

Find instructions, regulations, and collection schedules at beatrice.ne.gov/sanitation or 402-228-5211 Option 4.

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