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Recycling in Beatrice, NE

Beatrice holds a free once-a-year Clean City curbside pickup of large items for city residents, runs a 24-hour self-service recycling site at 3rd and Ella Street with cardboard roll-offs, and offers $12-a-month MARS curbside recycling. Trash goes to the BASWA landfill on SW 32nd Road.

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Checked October 26, 2026

  • 2026 Scrap Tire Cleanup Events Funded by DWEE's Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Grant Program (opens in new tab) · Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment · effective June 3, 2026
    • For 2026 DWEE funded 32 scrap tire cleanup events across 36 counties. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Events are organized by the grant recipients; questions about a specific event go to that applicant. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • $9.8 Million Awarded to Waste and Litter Reduction, Recycling, and Scrap Tire Grants (opens in new tab) · Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment
    • Scrap tire grants are funded by a $1 fee on new tires; 2025 grants funded 22 scrap tire cleanup events. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • City of Beatrice: Clean City Event (opens in new tab) · City of Beatrice
    • The City of Beatrice offers a free large item pickup event once a year for residential properties within city limits; registration is required. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Acceptable Clean City items include large appliances (refrigerators, washers, dryers), furniture (couches, recliners, dressers), rolled carpet, push mowers and exercise equipment. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The Street Department collects up to one truckload per residence. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Mattresses and box springs are not collected at the curb but can be dropped off free at the City Compost Site during the three days of the event with a driver's license as proof of residency. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • A current driver's license is required as proof of residency for mattress and box spring drop-off. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Tires, batteries and household hazardous waste such as paint are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Items go curbside in front of the address by 6 a.m. on the scheduled day; no alley collection. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • City of Beatrice: Recycling (opens in new tab) · City of Beatrice
    • Beatrice residents may take recyclables to the 3rd and Ella Street site west of the City Auditorium, which has two roll-offs for corrugated cardboard only; open 24 hours. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The self-service site is for household recycling only. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Cardboard must be clean, dry and flattened with packing material removed. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Midwest Area Refuse Solutions (MARS) offers weekly curbside recycling; residential service is $12.00 per month. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • City of Beatrice: Landfill (opens in new tab) · City of Beatrice
    • The Beatrice Area Solid Waste Agency (BASWA) landfill is at 31229 SW 32nd Road and accepts municipal waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Batteries, paints and solvents, white goods and tires must be separated from the load when brought to the landfill. Checked October 26, 2026.

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