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Brush Collection Resumes May 9 In Naperville For 2022 Season

Naperville residents can unload unbundled branches and other yard waste during the city's brush collection, which kicks off May 9.

NAPERVILLE, IL — Naperville residents can unload branches and other yard waste once the city's brush collection resumes on May 9.

The brush collection will be separated into cycles for five districts, which coincide with residents' weekly trash pickup. Each collection cycle lasts a week and residents should put their brush on the curb the day before collection is scheduled.

Below is a list of upcoming brush collection dates, listed by a district's typical trash pickup day:

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  • Monday: Brush collection May 9 through May 13
  • Tuesday: Brush collection May 16 through 20
  • Wednesday: Brush collection May 23 through May 27
  • Thursday: Brush collection May 31 through June 3
  • Friday: Brush collection June 6 through June 10

The following requirements will be in effect for brush collection:

  • Branches must be three to eight feet long and smaller than six inches in diameter
  • Branches should be neatly stacked on the home's front parkway with the cut ends facing the street
  • Piles of brush should not be bundled
  • Thorny branches should be in a separate pile

Brush items that are not collected will be tagged with information explaining why it was not picked up. The following items will not be eligible for collection during brush pickup:

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  • Brush piles with items other than branches
  • Vines, willow branches and shorter branches
  • Tangled brush piles; piles that contain stones, nails, metal, plant material and other debris
  • Tree trunks, logs, root balls

Click the link for more information on brush collection in Naperville.

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