Yard Waste Disposal Guidelines
1. Yard waste includes leaves, grass clippings, woodchips or other easily raked materials. Sticks must be cut in four foot lengths and tied with string. No tree stumps will be accepted.
2. Yard waste must be placed in paper yard waste bags (purchased at local hardware stores and supermarkets) or loose open barrels.
3. No plastic bags or cardboard boxes of any type can be used for yard waste.
4. There are a total of 5 pickups annually, on the same day as your trash pickup. This years 2010 dates are as follows the weeks of May 17, June 21,Sept 27, October 25th and Final week of Nov 29th.
5. Place yard waste seperately from trash.
6. If you miss the regularly scheduled pickup, with proof of Salem residence and a non-commercial vehicle registered in Salem, you may drop off yard waste at the transfer station on Swampscott Road at no cost. Monday-Friday 7:30 am - 4 pm and on Saturday 8:30 am - 11:30 am.
8. Christmas trees will be picked up during regular trash pick up, January 4 - 8 of 2010.
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