Free Yard Waste Pickup Available For 2 Weeks In March

GENEVA, IL — Geneva residents looking to get a head start on yard work this spring won't have to pay to have the waste picked up during the last two weeks of March.

On regular pickup days during the weeks of March 17 and March 24, residents can set yard waste bags to the curb — and no refuse sticker is required. The free yard waste disposal is part of the city's contract with Lakeshore Recycling Systems, officials said Wednesday.

Starting April 7 and 8, refuse stickers will once again be needed on each bag of yard waste, ending the two free weeks. Residents will have until November to continue bringing yard waste bags to the curb.

Filled Kraft brown bags should not weigh more than 50 pounds each, city officials noted. Accepted items include grass clippings, vines, weeds, leaves, plants, pinecones, small branches and garden waste.

Tree limbs more than an inch in diameter should be disposed of during the city's monthly brush pickup scheduled to start in April.

"While LRS strongly prefers the use of bags, residents who pay for a designated LRS yard waste cart can use that cart during the free collection period," Geneva's announcement reads.