Woodward's Disposal Services Inc

History

Woodward’s Disposal Service, Inc. was founded in 1933 by Arlo Woodward. Arlo started this company with one truck and a lot of hard work. Woodward’s has always been a family business as Arlo’s wife, three sons and a daughter; all had jobs in the company. As the business started to grow, so did the number of trucks and employees. By 1966, Woodward’s Disposal Service had outgrown its original facility on East 2nd Street and relocated to its present location at 1039 S. Burlington. Presently, Woodward’s Disposal Service is in its 80th year of operation and has seen four generations of the Woodward family work there. Woodward’s Disposal Service serves 9 counties in a 100 mile radius in south central Nebraska operating a fleet of 30 vehicles, employing 32 people, and utilizing three separate facilities.

Mission

It is our mission at Woodward’s Disposal Service to be an honest, straightforward company, faithful to our customers and faithful to our employees. It is also our goal to be the solid waste and recycling leader in our area. To provide for all our customers efficient, reliable service that is convenient and affordable.

Employees

We believe that our employees are our greatest asset and we are dedicated to the principal of carrying all relations with our employees in good faith. This guarantee of fair treatment is extended to each employee and forms a ground rule for our method of operation. We believe in working together in an atmosphere of mutual trust and understanding, and we are convinced that by honoring the dignity and worth of an individual, as well as recognizing his/her contribution to our overall effort, Woodward’s Disposal Service will continue to be a satisfying and profitable place to work.

What is Recycling?

• Recycling is the term used to describe an alternative form of getting rid of used materials. Instead of putting used materials in a landfill, it is processed and made into new items. Through Recycling it is possible to reduce the amount of waste going into landfills and it also helps bring prices down on items that are made from using recycled waste.

• Almost anything can be recycled. Recycling has expanded and grown to allow for everything from paper to plastic to batteries to be recycled and made into something useful again.

• Recycling is also great for the planet. It takes items that would just sit in a landfill, taking years to degrade and breaks down, and turns them into new products. The life of an item that can be recycled can go on and on. From its creation this recyclable item begins a long life that may take on many forms.

• Recycling can produce many different new items. For example, an old plastic pop bottle may not become a bottle again; it may instead become a part of a child’s toy or even a part of a new car. As you can see, Recycling goes way beyond traditional uses and explores new ways to make recycled items more useful.

• Recycling is important and has become a key component in waste management. Most cities and towns have some type of Recycling center like Woodward’s Recycling Center that has a very large Recycling container with separate sections for different materials. People can freely put their recyclable materials out for collection or, take them to the facility that is open 24 hours a day.

• Recycling is not a new concept, but initiating it into modern society took some time. People would discard everything without a thought of Recycling. Now most people recycle in some way and don’t even realize it. Have you ever reused a plastic container? If so, then you have recycled. It is contagious and very smart to help make our world a cleaner, greener, better place by cutting down on pollution. The best part is everyone can do it.

  Recycle

We would like to say Thank You for your patronage and ask you to partner with us in our “Curbside” Recycling program. Our hope is that this program gives you the opportunity to make an important contribution in helping protect our environment, and preserving our Landfill by taking recyclable products out of your waste flow.Our service occurs each week on the day selected for your area of town. To participate, all you need to do is to select either a 96 Gallon Toter Cart or, an 18 Gallon Red Bin, YOUR choice.

Recycling Drop Off Center Open 24 hours a day/7 days a week
In 1998, Woodward’s Disposal Service purchased 13 acres located at 1400 S. Baltimore and began its recycling efforts. That business has grown steadily to justify a new 12,000 square foot building that was built in January of 2007. Our facility offers free of charge to the public, recycling containers located at the East end of the building for aluminum, cardboard, news paper, office paper, plastics, and tin cans. Woodward’s is committed to Recycling.

Services

Woodward’s Disposal Service, Inc. offers containers ranging from our residential 96 gallon Toter to a 30 cubic yard 6600 gallon roll off open top steel container. We are equipped to handle all of our customer’s solid waste and recycling removal needs regardless of size while providing weekly residential and daily commercial service. We provide for our customers weekly curbside pickup that utilize our Red 18 gallon recycling bin, and our Green 96 gallon yard waste Toter, as well as allowing the public free access to our Recycling Center drop off containers for their recyclables located at 1400 South Baltimore.

Acceptable

• Newspaper and inserts
• Magazines, Catalogs, Phonebooks
• Cardboard, Clean Pizza Boxes
• Boxboard (cereal, cake, tissue)
• Paper Egg Cartons
• Paper Bags – grocery sacks
• Aluminum Cans
• Tin & Steel Cans

NOT Acceptable

• Garbage
• Yard Waste
• Glass Jars, Bottles
• Food Tainted Items
• Polystyrene Cups, Used Paper Plates
• Motor Oil Bottles
• Hazardous Chemical Containers
• Plastic Toys or Sporting Goods
• Electronics or Batteries
• Food Wastes of Any Kind
• Compact Disks or DVD’s
• Foam Egg Cartons
• Ice Cream Cartons
• Empty Plastic Bags (grocery or produce)