Mishawaka Utilities is excited to announce an important update regarding your trash and recycling services. Starting January 1, 2025, Waste Management (WM) will officially take over as the City of Mishawaka’s new solid waste and recycling provider, replacing Republic Services. What’s Changing? • New Trash and Recycling Bins: Beginning December 2, 2024, Waste Management will start delivering brand-new trash and recycling bins to all customers. This process will continue through December 20, 2024. Please set those new WM bins aside until the first of January 2025. • Republic Bin Collection: Your current Republic Services bins should be used until the end of December and will be picked up by Republic by December 31, 2024. Until then, continue using the Republic Services bins for your regular trash and recycling needs. • New Bins, New Year: Please do not use the new WM bins until January 1, 2025, when Waste Management officially begins service. What Do You Need to Do? 1. Watch for Your New Bins: WM will deliver your bins between December 2 and December 20. Once delivered, set them aside until January 1, 2025. 2. Continue Using Republic Bins: Keep using your current Republic Services bins until the end of the year. 3. Leave Republic Bins for Collection: Make sure your Republic bins are accessible for pickup before December 31, 2024.
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Rate SL - Street Lighting Service

To Whom Available

Available to the City of Mishawaka and other governmental agencies for street lighting service.

The utility has begun the process of converting the HPS bulbs to light emitting diode (LED) fixtures. The utility will continue this process replacing the HPS bulbs to make all lighting in the city LED. All existing 100, 250, and 400 watt high pressure sodium and 175 watt mercury lighting will be replaced at the end of life or at the request of the customer at no additional charge.

Character Service

The Utility shall install, operate, and maintain, at its expense, all street lighting equipment and appurtenances.

Rates

The rate for street lighting service shall be as follows:

Rate Per Lamp Per Month

Lamp
Size

Lamp
Type

Rate

D4A

LED RETRO

$8.56

73 W

LED

$6.49

80 W

LED

$8.56

110 W

LED

$8.56

150 W

Sodium

$6.49

175 W

Mercury vapor

$6.49

250 W

Sodium

$8.56

Hours of Lighting

All rates assume that lamps will burn approximately 4,000 hours per year.

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