HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-15-10 Solid Waste and Christmas Tree Pickup Week of 1-18-10
Office of the Mayor
MEDIA ADVISORY
Friday, January 15, 2009
10:00 AM
Contact:
Mikki Dobski, Director, Communications & Special Projects, 235-5855 or 876-1564
Andre Price, Div. of Solid Waste, 277-882 or Sam Hensley, Div. of Streets, 235-9244
Solid Waste and
Christmas tree pickup next week
The City of South Bend advises all residents that Solid Waste trash pickup
will continue according to the normal schedule on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
Monday, January 18th. All City departments and operations will be open that day.
Residents are asked to set out their trash on their regular days and times next week.
For questions or more information, please call the Bureau of Solid Waste at 277-
8515.
Live Christmas Tree Recycling Continues
In addition, due to efforts directed at snow removal over the last two weeks
curbside pickup of Christmas trees, for recycling, has been delayed. The Division
of Streets will continue the program for an extra, beginning on Monday, January
18, in the southwest quadrant – west of US 31 and south of the river. Crews will
work clockwise around the entire city next week. Trees should be placed at the
curbline, not in the street.
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Residents are also asked to pull trees out of snow banks to help crews
identify trees for pickup. Residents can also call the Div. of Streets at 235-9244,
to request a pickup.
A third option is also available for recycling Christmas trees. Residents can
also drop off their live trees at the following locations:
Rum Village Park
- - Ewing Ave. at Gertrude St.
Pinhook Park
- - 2800 block of Riverside Dr.
Veterans’ Memorial Park
- - Twyckenham at Northside Blvd.
Please Note: Drop off is for Christmas trees ONLY - no trash is permitted
under any circumstances! Placing of any items other than Christmas trees is a
ticketable offense under the South Bend Municipal Code.
The drop-off locations are open seven days a week from 7 am to 5 pm and
signs will be posted to direct residents to designated drop-off points at each park.
All trees are recycled as Organic Resources into high quality mulch, which is
provided, free, to South Bend residents.
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