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If you are interested in having your utility bill paid directly from your bank account each month, contact City Hall to fill our the necessary paperwork. You will receive your utility bill as usual, but the bank will withgraw the funds from your account on the 15th of each month. 
If you are interested in paying the same amount each month on your utility bill, please contact City Hall at 515-924-36183 about budget billing.

Garbage Collection: Garbage is picked up on Tuesday morning. Please have curbside by 8:00 AM. Each household is allowed to set out 1 bag a week without a sticker, for any additional bags a sticker is required. Maximum size bags are 33 gallons. Please do not overfill the bag. Please try to make your recycling visibly different than your garbage. Stickers can be purchased at City Hall or Library

Recycling: Collection of recycling is the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Pickup at 8:00 a.m. No stickers are needed but items need to be sorted (Paper, tin, plastic, glass) separately.

Utility Payments: A night deposit box is provided for your convenience by the front window of City Hall. Utility bills are mailed out the first of each month and due on the 20th of each month. Click here for online payment option. There is also an automatic bank withdrawal option that is taken out on the 15th of the month. Please contact City Hall to fill out the necessary paperwork if interested.

Post Office Hours: Monday through Friday 7:30a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday 8:00 to 9:45 a.m. Lobby is open 24 Hours.

Dumpsters: May be rented for $30.00 per dumpsters load. Dumpsters are to be used for cleaning and building projects not regular garbage. Contact City Hall for this service. *The City of Burt has decided to give every garbage customer (who is current on their bill and doesn’t use dumpster service regularly) one free dumpster for the year in lieu of a Clean Up Day. Have your items pretty well ready to go before you call City Hall.*

Yard Waste Collection: Yard waste will be collected once a month from April through November starting at 8:00a.m. Yard waste is to be placed in bags. $1.00 stickers are required that may be purchased at City Hall.

City Hall Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to Noon & 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Budget Billing: If you are interesting in paying the same amount each month on your utility bill, please contact City Hall at 515-924-3618 and ask about budget billing.