Streets, Burn Pile, Recycling & Snow Removal
Street Department
The Street Department oversees the construction and maintenance of all City roadways as well as operation of the City burn pile and Recycling Center.
Personnel
Bob Miers
Street/Transportation & Recycling Superintendent
Municipal Building
142 N 7th St,
Seward, NE 68434
Phone
402.643.2928
(Option 5 for Recycling Center)
(Option 1 for Street/Recycling)
Hours
Monday – Friday
7:30 AM–4:00 PM
Burn Pile and Compost Pile
Burn Pile and Compost Pile
1424 280th Rd
Seward, NE 68434
Hours
April – October: Every Saturday morning (except holidays) from 8:00 AM – 12:00 Noon
November – March: First Saturday of each month from 8:00 AM – 12:00 Noon
Burn Pile Items
Accepted Items
- brush
- pallets
- logs
- trees-under 8 foot lengths
- untreated lumber
NOT Accepted Items
- grass clippings
- leaves
- garden waste
- corn stalks
- fruit waste
- pine needles
- straw
- vegetable stalks
- sawdust
- plywood
- particle board
- painted lumber
- treated lumber
- household furniture
- cardboard
- household garbage
- wood chips
- shredded stems & twigs
- hedge clippings
- food waste
- hay
- diseased plants
- pet droppings
- inorganic materials
- aluminum foil
- glass
- plastic
- metals
- pressure treated wood
- weeds gone to seed
- meat
- bones
- fish
- railroad ties
- dirt
- stumps
- paint
- chemicals
- tires
- batteries
Materials Acceptance Listing in accordance with the Nebraska Department of Water, Energy and Environment Regulations. Anyone in violation of the NDWEE or City regulations will have any burn site usage privileges revoked and will be subject to clean up charges.
Recycling Center
The honor system will be used by the public for deposit of their recyclables. For questions, please call 402-643-4000, Option 5.
Recycling Center
340 South 7th St,
Seward, NE 68434
Phone
402.643.4000
(Option 5)
Hours
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
8:00 AM–3:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM–11:00 AM
Accepted Recycling Center Items
- Newspaper
- Magazines
- Catalogs
- Glossy Paper (tied in a bundle or placed flat in brown grocery bag)
- Cardboard (tied in flat bundles & placed flat in trailer)
- Plastic (Numbers 1 through 7 plastic containers)
- Steel (tin) cans (washed, remove label & lids)
- Computer paper (bag in grocery sacks, separate from other paper & no staples)
- Aluminum
NO GLASS, OIL or BATTERIES are accepted!
Snow Removal
Click on the image on the right to view the full PDF of Seward’s snow removal process and program.
