Village of Balsam Lake Refuse and Recycling
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Refuse in the Village of Balsam Lake is provided by Waterman Sanitation.
Refuse is billed to customers quarterly on the same bill as the water and sewer.
Refuse is picked up curbside every Thursday of the month.
Recycling is picked up curbside every second and fourth Thursday of the month.
Please call the Village of Balsam Lake office for refuse information or changes at 715-485-3424. Village office is open Monday-Friday 8:00 to 4:30.

The following is the Schedule of Rates
35 Gallon     $36.00 a quarter
60 Gallon     $42.00 a quarter
90 Gallon     $49.50 a quarter

General Info:
Recyclable and garbage containers must be placed at the curb by 7:00 am on the date they are scheduled to be picked up, but no more than a day in advance of the scheduled collection. The empty container must be removed from the curb within 12 hours after collection.

Recycling Regulations

Preparing items for Recycling:

1. Steel containers must be rinsed with paper labels removed.
2. Bottoms of steel containers must be removed.  All cans must be flattened.  Cut out bottom can be recycled.  Containers with rounded bottoms don’t have to have the bottom removed and need not be flattened.
3. All plastic containers should be flattened.

Rules for placing curbside:

1. Glass containers must be placed in a bucket (plastic or metal) with caps and rings removed.
2. Newspapers, cardboard and magazines must be placed in a container or bundled together.  Don’t use a paper bag as a container as they are not longer recyclable.
3. Aluminum containers, steel containers, PETE plastic containers, HDPE plastic containers and bi-metal containers must be placed in a bucket or container.  (You can no longer use a plastic bag to contain these recyclables.)  These items don’t need to be separated and should be placed in the same container.