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.