Yard Waste Pickup In Marlborough Starting This Month

MARLBOROUGH, MA — If you're planning to clean up your yard this spring, better get to work.

The Marlborough Department of Public Works will pick up spring yard waste in May over two weeks. Residents can place yard waste in biodegradable paper bags at the curb with two important rules: no sticks, and no grass clippings.

The pickups will take place May 6 to May 10, and then again May 13 to 17. Residents who want waste collected at the curb should put their bags out by either May 6 or May 13, according to DPW.

And speaking of spring cleaning, DPW will also be holding a hazardous waste collecting event on May 11 at the Easterly Wastewater Treatment Facility, 860 Boston Post Road East. The event runs 9 a.m. to noon, and residents can bring items like automobile fluids, pesticides and fluorescent light bulbs. See a full list of acceptable items here.