Kent Runs out of Mulch

The city of Kent has run out of mulch.

City officials announced Thursday that Kent's supply of finished wood mulch, available to residents, has been depleted "due to the unusually early and warm spring experienced in the region, which has the mulch production contractors working overtime attempting to keep up with the high demand," according to a press release from Kent Service Director Gene Roberts.

The city is working with its contractor to process more mulch, Roberts said.

While the city waits for its mulch contractor to grind up the existing yard waste residents can still drop off branches and other debris at Kent's yard waste transfer site next to .

For now, residents should know:

• The front-end loader used to load mulch will not be scheduled for loading
• If you bought a loading pass it will be honored when more mulch is available
• When more mulch becomes available, a second press release will be issued to notify the public

For more information, call the at 330-678-8105.