After 24 years of service to the Monmouth community and surrounding area, Maple City Recycling closed its doors in late November 2013. The closure created a service void for rural residents who want the ability to recycle.  

The City of Monmouth, in partnership with its new curbside recycling provider, Eagle Enterprises, Inc., is now providing a commingled recycling service at its transfer site located at Landfill Road off South 11th Street.

The following items are accepted curbside and at the transfer site:

• Newspaper - everything that comes in the newspaper, including inserts
• Corrugated cardboard - includes chipboard boxes, ie. cereal, tissue boxes. NO JUICE OR WAX-LINED BOXES.
• Magazines
• Books - telephone, hardback and paperback
• Office paper - no construction paper
• 3rd Class or junk mail - includes envelopes with plastic windows
• Aluminum cans
• Steel tin cans - rinsed of food waste, labels may be left on
• Light steel - such as coat hangers, bicycles, etc.
• Plastics #1, #5, and #7 - acceptable plastics need to be rinsed and are designated by a number inside the recycling triangle
• Plastic grocery bags (#2 and #4), bubble wrap
• Glass - clear, green or brown unbroken glass jars, bottles and jugs that contained food or beverages; labels do not have to be removed. NO WINDOWS, AUTOMOTIVE GLASS OR DISHES. 

The Village of Matherville has awarded its new solid waste services contract to Jackson Disposal, LLC operating out of Seaton, Illinois. The village solicited bids for its current level of service consisting of four 32-gallon containers and weekly curbside recycling. Alternative bids were also solicited for a 96-gallon toter service on both the household refuse and recycling services. After careful consideration of the alternatives, the Village Board elected to contract with Jackson Disposal to continue its current 32-gallon refuse and curbside recycling service at an average cost of $14.86 per household each month.