04-08-2005 City of South Bend Sprilg Leaf Pickup Service Begins

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CITY OF SOUTH BEND SPRING LEAF PICKUP SERVICE BEGINS Page 2 of 3 0 ORGANIC WASTE PICKUP GUIDELINES Spring ReLeaf CALL IN ONLY for two weeks, Monday, April 11 through Friday,April 22, 2005. Call 235-9244 for pickup of loose leaves raked to the curb. Please follow these guidelines for loose-leaf pickup • Do not contaminate leaf piles with debris (sticks, trash, etc.). Street crews are unable to collect these piles with vacuum trucks. It will be the owner's responsibility to dispose of contaminated piles. • Do not rake leaves into the street.Avoid parking in front of leaf piles to allow access for pick-up. • Please, do not allow children to play in leaf piles near the curb. • There will be no leaf pick-up in alleys. Yard Waste Program Right Now-The Bureau of Solid Waste is collecting bagged or bundled yard waste on a call-in basis only. For yard waste pickup, please call 277-8823. Beginning April 18 - Solid Waste will officially begin its standard Yard Waste Pickup Program. Yard Waste Pickup will take place weekly on a resident's regular trash collection day. Pickup is automatic, call-in is not necessary. Please place yard waste at curbside, in bags or containers, by 6:00 a.m. Please follow these guidelines for the Yard Waste Program: • Yard waste and brush must be bagged or bundled (no more than 3 feet in length). • As always, please place yard waste at the curb and separate from trash and debris. • Do not place yard waste in the alleys. Citizens are reminded that in order to protect our air quality, burning of leaves is completely prohibited in the City of South Bend and is a violation of city ordinance. if you have questions regarding Spring Releaf,please call the Street Department at 2359244. For more information on the Yard Waste Program, call Environmental Services at 277-8823. hap:/hsnvw.ci.south-bend.in.us/Press/Releases 2005/040805 SpringReLea£htm 1/13/2006