Full Notification

PRESS RELEASE
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 9, 2018
Contact:  Department of Public Service, (607) 432-2100
 
The City of Oneonta Department of Public Service announces that curbside residential brush and yard waste pick-up will resume soon.Residents should have brush and yard waste out no sooner than the weekend before the scheduled pick-up to prevent possible code violation. The 2018 schedule is shown here:

2018 City of Oneonta Residential Brush and
Yard Waste Collection Schedule
Mon – Fri, the weeks of:

Wards 1-4 Collection	Wards 5-8 Collection
April 16	April 23
May 14	May 21
June 18	June 25
July 16	July 23
August 13	August 20
September 17	September 24
October 1	October 8
October 15	October 22
November 5	November 12
November 26 – Citywide

Brush and yard waste must be at the curb for pick-up no later than 7:00 a.m. on Monday of the scheduled week.

Brush:

• 3” max diameter (logs cannot be split)
• 4’ max limb length
• NO contractor removals or trimmings, residential brush only
• Brush/limbs must not be tied, bundled, in containers, bagged, or in the street

Yard waste:

• Must be in closed biodegradable yard waste bags, max 50lbs per bag – do not overfill
• Bags may contain leaves, twigs, evergreen clippings, roots, stumps, and plants
• Bags shall not contain rocks, dirt, lumber, firewood, household trash, or foreign objects

Placement:

• Place in the median, between the sidewalk and the curb, or behind sidewalk if no median
• Keep away from mailboxes, utility poles/boxes, hydrants, and parked vehicles
• Separate brush piles from bags of yard waste

To drop off brush and yard waste, visit the Central Garage office, 18 Silas Lane, M-F 8:30am-3:30pm (except holidays).For questions, call:Department of Public Service, 607-432-2100, Monday-Friday 7:30am-3:30pm.