Collection of yard waste begins April 13

MARION – Mayor Scott Schertzer is announcing that weekly yard waste collection at curbside for 2015 will begin on April 13.

Curbside pick up for yard waste generally occurs on the day following each resident’s regular trash collection day. With limited personnel, this schedule may vary. Residents on the City’s “Pink Sign Program” as the result of a currently delinquent sanitation and sewer account are not eligible for curbside pick-up of yard waste.

There is a limit of three bags and/or three bundles of limbs/branches that will be collected from each residence per week during the 2015 yard waste season. Branches must be tied in bundles no larger than two feet in diameter and five feet in length. As in the past, the City will not collect grass clippings as yard waste material at curbside.

Residents are encouraged to drop off grass clippings and yard waste materials, free of charge, to Park Enterprise Construction Co., Inc., located at 560 Barks Road W., between South Prospect St./Ohio. 4 S. and the Barks Road overpass. Requirements for grass and yard waste drop off are: Must stop at office or other designated location to verify proof of City residency, i.e. license, utility bill, etc.; items being dropped off must be weighed by Park Enterprise employee before materials are discarded; and residents using plastic bags are required to remove waste from bags and then discard of plastic bags properly. Paper biodegradable bags are available at most local retail stores.

Also note that the City of Marion is not responsible for the collection and/or disposal of trees or large amounts of brush cut and/or removed from personal property. Disposal of trees and/or large amounts of brush from personal property is the property owner’s responsibility. These items may be taken, free for all city residents, to Park Enterprise Construction, 560 Barks Road W., for disposal.

Call Park Enterprise at 740-223-7275 for additional information on acceptance program or for hours of operation.