The City is doing their Spring yard debris collection next Saturday, the 18th. Below is information from their website about what you can put out for the collection. This is a good time to put out the yard debris, since it is recycled and made into compost. The yard debris you put out with the regular trash goes to the same landfill as the regular trash, and does not benefit anyone. The rules are just like your regular trash pickup: put the trash out the night before in the same place you put the regular trash. So this weekend and the coming week are when you want to gather your yard debris. Put it out Friday night after 6 pm and before 6 am Saturday. You can not put out stones, dirt, rocks, manure, garbage, lumber or food waste. You can not use plastic bags. If you still have your Christmas tree, put it out. Each year, the City will have two major curbside collections for yard debris. This year, Spring Cleanup Collection will be on Saturday May 18 (usually the 3rd Saturday in May). Residents should look for the green Saturday on their collection schedule. To best prepare for this collection, place all loose leaves, lawn clippings, and plants in brown yard/ leaf bags which can be purchased from your local hardware store as well as several supermarkets and department stores. Tie all twigs and branches in bundles not exceeding 5 feet in length. There is no limit to the amount set out for the two special yard debris curbside collections. Throughout the year, residents may continue to take these items to the recycling drop-off center nearest you (check back of calendar for more details). Yard debris is transported to a DEP approved composting site where it is ground up and composted over the Fall and Spring. Some of the compost is returned to the City and used to maintain parks, trails and environmentally sensitive areas.