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Saturday is the day — the day that the City of Wyoming will host its once-a-year curbside yard waste pick up.

The City of Wyoming’s yearly curbside leaf pick-up is this Saturday, Dec. 3. (Pxhere.com)

Every year on the first Saturday in December, the City of Wyoming hosts a free curbside yard waste pick up for its residents. This year, that falls on Saturday, Dec. 3.

To participate, residents should have all yard waste out on the curb by 6 a.m. Leaves should be in paper bags. Brush should be tied in bundles and not more than four feet long.

Yard Waste site still open

The City of Wyoming’s yard waste site, located at 2600 Burlingame Ave. SW., is currently open from 7:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. Monday – Friday and 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday. Starting Dec. 12, the hours will change to 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday – Thursday.

At the site, there is a leave and grass pile and a brush pile. Residents are asked to sort items accordingly. To use the area, residents are required to show proof of residency, such as a photo ID or a utility bill, to the guard shack. Residents should enter the site off of Burlingame Avenue.

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By Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
joanne@wktv.org

The summer hours for the City of Wyoming’s yard waste drop-off site are now in effect. Those hours are 7:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. – 5 p.m .Saturday.

Residents may bring sorted yard waste to dispose at the site. There is a leaves and grass pile for leaves, plants, flowers and grass clippings, and a brush pile for sticks, branches less than eight feet long, bushes, sumps less than three feet in diameter.

With the warmer weathers come yard clean up. The City o fWyoming has year around hardware disposal. (Free Domain)

Proof of residency is required to use the site that would be a valid photo ID or a city water/sewer bill, property tax bill or tax assessment.

Enter and exit the site from Burlingame Avenue. The entrance is near the Department of Public Works entrance at 2660 Burlingame Ave. SW. Residents will be asked to show ID at the guard station.

Residents are encouraged to stay six feet apart. Items should be disposed of in the correct piles. All paper and plastic bags must be taken with you.

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