OTTUMWA — After Monday and Wednesday recycling collection was suspended, regular recycling collection in Ottumwa will resume Friday April 7.

Recycling collection was halted while equipment necessary to process recyclables underwent urgent repair at the Recycling Center and there was no space to accept and store new material.

Prior communications from the city attributed the damages to the storms that came through the area last Friday.

“It’s very frustrating for our customers to cancel collection and something we always try our best to avoid,” said Recycling Coordinator Janice Bain. The issue, which impacted a critical baler, took several days of outstanding effort from landfill and recycling mechanic Doug Pilcher and the staff at the Recycling Center. “We want to thank our customers for their patience and our staff for the excellent work they put into getting us back to operation,” said Bain.

Recycling and trash collection service changes are announced by media release and shared on the City and Recycling Center Facebook pages. Customers can also sign up for text message alerts for holiday and emergency schedule changes on the homepage at www.ottumwarecycles.com. Customers may drop off recycling in person at the Ottumwa Recycling Center at 2415 Emma Street from 7:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. Monday through Friday and from 7:00a.m. to noon on Saturday.