City Offering Free Mulch to Brecksville Residents

After only a couple of days of the city's wood-chipping round-up, there's a large mountain of mulch outside of the Brecksville Service Department.

And, it's free for the taking.

Instead of just stockpiling the wood chips, the city has decided to offer it to residents again this year.

The mulch is available in the municipal lot by the Fire Station and the Service Department.

People can help themselves — there is no cost, but the city is not helping people load it, either. The city will keep piling up the mulch as long as they have it, said service director Ron Weidig said. 

Following the extensive damage to trees from Hurricane Sandy, the city is expecting more limbs than ever its limb collection.

The program will last all of next week, but may be extended as needed. 

Several streets around Brecksville have large piles of wood stacked ready for the city's wood chipper.