TOWN OF ERWIN

YARD WASTE POLICY

 

ROADSIDE

 

There will be two annual pickups-Brush only-no leaves

 

ROADSIDE PICK-UP DATES

 

2012     Spring- commencing week of April 30-May 4, 2012

 

             Fall-commencing week of September 4-10, 2012

 

ROADSIDE RULES

 

Yard waste placed for curbside pick-up must comply with the following:

 

• yard waste shall be placed by the roadside no earlier than 3 days before the scheduled pick-up;

 

• yard waste shall be no longer than 8 feet; make two (2) separate piles, if necessary;

 

• yard waste must be stacked neatly parallel to the road, not in the road and not in ditches, away from utility poles, fences, planted bushes and other obstructions such as mail boxes that would impede the use of a loader;

 

o       yard waste shall be more than will fit in a pick-up truck; neighbors are encouraged to stack debris in one 8 foot pile, rather than several small ones;

 

o       no grass clippings or leaves will be accepted for roadside pick-up;

 

o       no bags are allowed;

 

DROP-OFF

 

The Town of Erwin will once again begin accepting grass clippings, leaves and branches from Town of Erwin residents, at the site on Route 417 west of Sirianni Hardwood and the Specialty Cellular Ceramics facility.  Any TOWN resident, including Village of Painted Post residents may bring their yard waste every Saturday from 9 A.M. to Noon beginning May 5, 2012  through October 27, 2012 to the site. ONLY yard waste is allowed.  No other objects or dumping will be accepted. 

 

PERMIT REQUIRED

 

A free Waste Permit is available to Town residents from the Town Clerk's office.  The Yard Waste Permit will be required to use the drop off site and will be checked. 

 

A commercial operator is defined as anyone who is paid to remove yard waste from a property owned by others.  Commercial operators will be allowed to drop off yard waste on Saturdays only, and they must have the Yard Waste Permit of the owner of the property from which the waste originated.

 

LEAF PICK-UP

 

In the fall, the Town will publish/announce in the local media, the beginning of the leaf pick-up program.  This date will depend on the weather conditions and when the trees begin to drop their leaves. 

 

During the leaf pick up program, the Highway Department will cover the entire Town each week, and will continue, weather permitting, until the leaves have left the trees.

 

LEAF PICK-UP RULES

 

o       Leaves with trees, branches or grass clippings in them will not be picked up; it is the responsibility of the homeowner to remove them;

 

o       leaves must be raked to the road but not into drainage systems or the path to drainage systems, swales or gutters where the leaves can get into catch basins or plug up drainage ways;

 

o       no bags are allowed;

 

CHRISTMAS TREE PICK-UP

 

In the winter, the Town will begin picking up Christmas trees the week after Christmas Day.  Christmas trees will be picked up through the second week of January.

 

CHRISTMAS TREE PICK-UP RULES

 

o       no bags are allowed;

 

o       no grass clippings, leaves or yard waste permitted;

 

o       Christmas trees must be stacked neatly parallel to the road, not in the road, away from utility poles, fences, planted bushes and other obstructions such as mail boxes that would impede the use of a loader;

 

o       no ornaments, tinsel or other decoration shall be left on the Christmas tree;