GALENA—Now that spring is here and residents are working in their yards, the City of Galena is offering curbside yard waste pick up each Tuesday in May. For pick up, call Galena City Hall at 815-777-1050 before noon on Monday.
Dates include: Tuesdays, May 6, 13, 20 and 27. For the May 27 date, because of the Memorial Day holiday, call city hall before noon on Friday, May 23.
The following rules apply to the free curbside pickup of yard waste:
• Yard waste includes only organic materials, including grass, leaves, plants, brush, sticks and limbs.
• Grass, leaves, and plants must be in either plastic or paper bags.
• Sticks and limbs must be cut in lengths of four feet or less and bound with twine, if possible, for easy lifting.
• Brown yard waste bags and bound sticks and limbs should be set at near the street and separate from garbage and recycling containers.
• The service is being offered at no cost to residents.
Additionally, the old landfill site on Donegan Street is open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The site will remain open daily through mid-May, at which time it will return to being open Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday during the same hours.
Trees, branches, brush, leaves, and grass are accepted at the site. Residents are responsible for transporting and unloading the debris. No garbage or other materials are accepted at the facility. Note that only landscaping debris generated on properties in the City of Galena and transported by the owner of the property where the debris was generated is accepted at the landfill. State law prohibits contractors from depositing landscape debris or any other materials at the old landfill site. No garbage, lumber or other materials are accepted at the facility.
For more information, visit cityofgalena.org or call Galena City Hall at 815-777-1050.
