Veolia Environmental Services (the City's refuse collector) will collect brush and yard waste on recycling day starting the week of March 31 and ending the week of November 17, 2008. Residents do not have to call in and are not charged for the brush and yard waste collection during this period. Residents with questions about the program may contact Veolia Environmental Services Customer Service at their toll free number 1-262-679-0860.

Yard waste includes leaves, garden debris and small twigs. NO GRASS CLIPPINGS will be collected. Residents are encouraged to use mulching mowers or compost their own grass clippings.

1. Yard waste materials must be placed in either cans clearly marked with the words "Yard Waste" in two locations, or in 30-gallon paper yard waste bags which are available in local hardware stores. Plastic bags will not be accepted.

2. The weight limit of each container must not exceed 50 pounds, or the materials will not be collected.

3. Yard waste mixed with trash will be rejected.

4. Yard waste containers must be placed at the normal garbage collection point, off the road pavement, after 4:00 p.m. the day before recycling day.

5. Yard waste SHALL NOT be placed on cul-de-sac islands, city-owned lots, school property, boulevards or at the end of "dead end" or "no outlet" alleys.

The City's brush collection program is not a tree removal service. Residents can place approximately 3 to 4 cubic yards of brush at the curb for pick-up. Brush includes tree limbs, bush and hedge trimmings.

1. Acceptable brush sizes shall be less than four inches (4") in diameter and four feet (4') in length.

2. Pile brush neatly (not tangled) in one direction with cut ends facing the street or alley. Brush considered unsuitably stacked will not be collected.

3. Brush must be placed at the edge of the street, curb or alley (the same location as garbage pick-up) abutting your property only, not extending onto pavement, by 7:00 a.m. on Monday of recycling collection week.

4. Brush SHALL NOT be placed on cul-de-sac islands, city-owned lots, school property, boulevards or at the end of "dead end" or "no outlet" alleys.

5. The following materials WILL NOT be collected: stumps; root systems or parts of roots attached to brush; brush mixed with garden debris; brush generated from site clearing activities; materials resulting from tree pruning or removal at an address other than the collection point; and tree branches greater than 4" in diameter and 4' in length.

How can residents dispose of tree branches and logs greater than 4" in diameter?

• Offer to friends and neighbors for firewood.
• Put a "Free Wood" sign on the pile (maximum size of sign cannot exceed 4 square feet).
• Contract with a private tree contractor.
• Request a City of Glendale DPW pick-up at a charge of $65 per man per hour plus a $50 per ton landfill fee.

How can residents dispose of stumps?

• Hire a private tree contractor to grind the stump.
• Request a City of Glendale DPW pick-up at a charge of $65 per man per hour plus a $50 per ton landfill fee.
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Brush and Yard Waste Collection
Place brush and yard waste out by
7:00 a.m. on your recycling day
Collection begins March 31 for A Week
and April 7 for B Week

The 2008 Brush & Yard Waste Calendar can be found on page 5, and the Map can be found on page 6 of the Spring Newsletter or on the City's website.