Mount Pulaski landscape waste pickup schedule

[April 01, 2013]  MOUNT PULASKI -- City pickup dates for landscape waste in Mount Pulaski this year are April 8, May 6, June 3, July 8, Aug. 5, Aug. 30, Oct. 7, Nov. 4, Dec. 2.

On the above dates, Mount Pulaski city crews will remove landscape waste that has been placed in the area between the sidewalk and the edge of the street. If the weather is bad on the scheduled dates, then the city will pick up the landscape waste on the next day with good weather.

The following rules must be followed:

• Have your landscape waste ready for pickup by 7 a.m. on the scheduled dates.

• All small debris, grass, leaves, etc. must be in bags. This is a new requirement.

• Do not place any material in the street or on the sidewalks.

• Place all material within 6 feet of the edge of the pavement.

• Do not remove entire trees from your private property and place them for the city pickup.

• If you hire a contractor to remove your trees, have your contractor haul the material to the sewage treatment plant and place the material in the proper location.

• Excessive amounts of material will not be removed by the city.

A separate notice for leaf pickup service in the fall will be published later.

For more information, contact City Hall at 792-3222.

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