Concord residents who currently participate in the curbside trash collection program are eligible to participate in the upcoming Spring yard waste collection program.  The program begins April 19, 2010 and will run through May 28, 2010.  Materials will be collected weekly for 6 weeks and must be placed curbside by 7:00 AM on the same day the regular trash is collected.  Residents have two options for pick-up: 1) Yard waste is placed curbside in paper yard waste bags, which are available at local stores (paper yard waste bags MUST be used if this option is chosen); or 2) Yard waste is placed curbside in 30-gallon barrels, weighing less than 50 pounds, clearly marked “Yard Waste”.  NO PLASTIC BAGS CONTAINING YARD WASTE WILL BE COLLECTED. 

Acceptable Materials: Materials that will be collected include leaves, grass, hedge trimmings, weeds, fruit tree droppings, mulch and garden plant waste.  Brush, branches and limbs must measure 3 inches or less in diameter, be cut to 3 feet or less in length and be bundled.

Unacceptable Materials:  Sand, dirt, rocks, bricks and root balls.  Concrete blocks or other masonry items. Anything plastic or metal (including wire).  Painted, stained or pressure treated woods.  Plywood.  Kitty litter or animal waste.