Yard Waste Collection Resumes March 15

Press release from the City of Peoria:

The city of Peoria yard waste pickup season kicks off next week, beginning Monday, March 15. Peoria Disposal Company (PDC) will pick up yard waste weekly, on the same day as trash collection. While services were only put on pause for the winter season, some residents may need to brush up on the do’s and don’ts of yard waste collection.

When to Set Out Yard Waste
As with recycling and trash services, all materials must be set out by 6 a.m. on collection day and any yard waste carts or cans must be removed from the curb or alley by 5 p.m.

Accepted materials include grass clippings, leaves, tree limbs, and brush. If it is not bagged, bundled, or in a can marked “yard waste only,” it will not be picked up.

How to Set Out Yard Waste:

• Use plastic or metal garbage cans that are between 40 and 45 gallons in size, marked for “yard waste only,” with two handles, and a tight-fitting lid.
• Use wheeled carts that are either 65 or 95 gallons in size and marked “yard waste only.”
• Paper yard waste bags which may not exceed 30 pounds in weight.
• Tree limbs and sticks can be bundled with nonmetallic cord, such as twine, but must be less than five feet in length and less than 50 pounds.
• Make sure bags, containers, and bundles are three feet away from carts and other obstacles such as cars, mailboxes, etc.
• Do not use city of Peoria trash carts for yard waste. The limbs and branches damage the carts and reduce their lifespan.

Yard Waste Only Labels
Label cans or carts with “yard waste only” stickers. Green stickers are available at City Hall, Public Works, your local fire station or any Peoria Disposal Company (PDC) location.

You can check out more information under the Yard Waste tab at peoriapicksup.com. And if you have any questions, contact PDC at 309-674-5176, option #1.

This press release was produced by the City of Peoria. The views expressed here are the author’s own.