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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />LOOSE- LEAF PICKUP <br />Please follow these guidelines for loose-leaf pickup: <br /> <br />Do not allow children to play in leaf piles near the curb. <br />? <br /> <br />Do not contaminate leaf piles with debris (sticks, trash, etc.). Street crews are <br />? <br /> <br />unable to collect these piles with vacuum trucks. It will be the owner’s <br />responsibility to dispose of contaminated piles. <br />Do not rake leaves into the street. Avoid parking in front of leaf piles to allow <br />? <br /> <br />access for pick-up. <br />There will be no loose leaf pick-up in alleys. <br />? <br /> <br />NOTE: <br /> Residents are reminded that in order to protect our air quality, burning of leaves <br />is completely prohibited in the City of South Bend and is a violation of City ordinance. <br />YARD WASTE PICKUP <br />Bagged leaves and bagged or bundled yard waste pickup is also available, on a call-in <br />basis, through the Division of Solid Waste until Thursday, April 16. The automatic program (no <br />call-in necessary) will begin Monday, April 19. Residents are also reminded to be sure that all <br />yard waste: leaves, branches, etc. is clear of any animal waste. Animal waste will contaminate <br />the recycling of leaves and yard waste for production of organic mulch. All yard waste must be <br />bagged or bundled and placed at the curb, there is no alley pickup for yard waste. Please call the <br />Bureau of Solid Waste at 277-8823 to schedule a pickup. <br />Please follow these guidelines for the Yard Waste Program: <br />Please place yard waste at curbside in bags or containers, by 6:00 a.m., and <br />? <br /> <br />separate it from trash and debris. <br />Yard waste and brush must be bagged or bundled (no more than 4 feet in <br />? <br /> <br />length or 1 foot above edge of container). <br />Please use suitable containers (30 gallon trash container or smaller) - do not <br />? <br /> <br />place yard waste in City automated trash containers or the Borden recycling <br />containers. <br />Do not place yard waste in the alley. <br />? <br /> <br />-30- <br />