Naperville Curbside Bulk Brush Pickup Starts May 11

NAPERVILLE, IL — Naperville's curbside bulk brush pickup will begin the week of May 11. The service, which allows for free pickup of branches and other yard waste, will be divided into five districts throughout the city, based on your regular trash pickup days.

The schedule is as follows:

• Those with trash pickup on Mondays should place bulk brush at their parkway for collection by May 10. The brush will be picked up between May 11 and May 15.
• Those with trash pickup on Tuesdays should place bulk brush at their parkway for collection by May 17 to be picked up between May 18 and May 22.
• Those with trash pickup on Wednesdays should place bulk brush at their parkway for collection by May 25 to be picked up May 26 through May 29.
• Those with trash pickup on Thursdays should place bulk brush at their parkway for collection by May 31 to be picked up June 1 through June 5.
• Those with trash pickup on Fridays should place bulk brush at their parkway for collection by June 7 to be picked up June 8 through June 12.

Officials said in a news release that bulk brush collectors will make one pass through each neighborhood. Bulk brush that is not out at the time of pickup will not be collected.

Here are a few tips for bulk brush collection, according to the city of Naperville:

• Branches must measure between three and eight feet in length and be no greater than six inches in diameter. Shorter lengths may be bagged or bundled and placed out on garbage day with a yard waste sticker attached.
• Branches should be stacked neatly on the parkway in front of a home with cut ends facing the street. Brush piles that are badly tangled will not be collected. Branches with thorns should be placed in a separate pile.
• Brush will only be collected from the front of each residence, not from rear or side yards.
  
• Brush piles must not be tied or bundled.
• Willow whips, vines and shorter branches must be bundled or bagged in paper yard waste bags with a yard waste sticker affixed for collection on a resident’s regular garbage collection day.
• Brush that is tangled, tied or contains nails, metal, stones, vines, willow whips, root balls, stumps, plant material or lumber will not be collected. If brush contains anything other than branches, it will not be collected.
• Tree trunks, roots, root balls and logs are also not accepted but may be disposed of with regular garbage according to City regulations. Please note that there is a 32-gallon can and 60-pound weight limit.

If a brush pile is not picked up, it will be affixed with a tag explaining the reason it was not picked up, officials said.