City officials are trying to spread the word about the yearly City Wide Clean Up Day. The one-day drive-thru drop off allows residents to look around their yards and homes and rid themselves of unwanted accumulated items.

The City Wide Clean Up Day is set for Saturday, June 1 from 7 a.m. to noon. The rain date will be held on the following Saturday, June 8. The city has provided information on what items will or won’t be accepted on that day.

The following items will not be accepted during clean up day:

Electronic items
Toxic materials
Liquid paint
Cleaning solvents
Motor oil
Batteries
Liquid of any sort
Tires
Landscape waste
Slate siding
Shingles
Concrete, brick, masonry, railroad ties
Construction or demolition materials, roofing materials

The following items will be accepted:

Mattresses, furniture, yard furniture
Water heaters
Appliances
Metal junk items
Scrap wood
Paint with lids removed (use cat litter to dry up the paint)
Carpet
Toilets
Miscellaneous junk/trash that may be cluttering up your yard or has been stashed behind the garage or shed that residents might have been putting off hauling to the transfer station

The clean up event is offered only for Kewanee residents and anyone dropping off trash will need to have a utility bill and photo ID. The clean up drive-thru will take place in the parking lot of the green space on Elliot Street.

Residents are asked to enter on to Elliott Street from West Prospect Street and drive south on Elliott Street before turning West on West Division Street.

Anyone dropping off is asked to have their utility bill and ID ready. Once your ID is verified, you will be able to proceed to the clean-up area lot to empty your vehicle into a trash container. Vehicles should exit the parking lot from Pine Street.