*****Notice*****
GREEN WASTE Outside Village, TOWN ONLY
YARD WASTE RULES
THERE ARE A FEW CHANGES TO GREEN WASTE PICK UP THIS YEAR, PLEASE SEE THE SPECIFICS BELOW. THANK YOU
GREEN/YARD WASTE COLLECTION [GREEN/YARD WASTE MUST BE CONTAINERIZED OR TIED/BUNDLED]
- Set out Sunday night for Monday pick-up beginning April 13th (weather permitting) and continuing through the 1st Monday in November. Pick up will START at 6:00AM. Pick-up will be the 1st and 3rd Monday's in June, July & August.
- Green waste (grass clippings, leaves, garden waste and shrub clippings) must be placed in a reusable container only. Green waste should be free of stones, wood, paper, plastic pots/trays, and animal waste. Absoulutely no dirt or rocks.
***Limit of 4 containers per property.*** NO LAWN CARTS! ALL containers must have handles (NO cut out handles).
No container is to exceed 50 pounds.
- DO NOT place green waste in TARPS, plastic bags, galvanized barrels, laundry baskets, cardboard boxes, brown paper bags or compost paper bags.
- Green waste should be free of stones, wood, paper, plastic pots/trays, and animal waste.
- Lumber and other construction debris IS NOT considered brush or yard waste.
- Brush and shrubs cannot exceed four feet (4') and must be placed in a reusable container or tied and bundled.
- Christmas trees can be brought to the Town Garage for disposal through the month of January.
For further information, please call 315-866-1803 to speak with
Ken Ward, Highway Superintendent, Town of Herkimer.