Curbside Pick-Up For Brush And Branches, Resumes In Palos Heights

PALOS HEIGHTS, IL — The City Palos Heights will commence curbside pickup for brush on April 4 until the last week of October. Collection will be made by the Palos Heights Public Works Department once a week, weather permitting.

Residents are instructed to place the trimmings in an organized pile near the edge of the road or behind the curb in front of their property, with the stub end facing the street. Patience is requested after heavier storms due to large amount of debris collected.

Brush pickup is for branches only (not entire trees) and for branches cut down by residents and not tree cutting services. If you have a tree cut down, the tree service must remove all branches and logs. The city does not have resources or equipment to pick up logs, stumps, or branches more than 6 inches in diameter.

Chipper Service Rules:

• All branches must be out at 7 a.m. Monday to accommodate pick-up the same week.
• After heavy storms or the first route of the year the chipper may take longer to make a complete cycle throughout the city.
• Branches should measure between 3 feet and 8 feet in length and not greater than 4 inches in diameter.
• Place all branches in the parkway and not on streets or in ditches, with cut ends facing the street to aid in their removal.
• Improperly stacked branch piles (cross stacked or bird nest stacked piles) will be passed by and will not be picked up until they are properly restacked.
• Piles of branches should be no larger than 4 feet high and 10 feet in length. Any branches outside of these parameters will not be collected.
• Branch pickup is for branches only (not entire trees) and for branches cut down by residents, NOT tree cutting companies.
• If you have a tree cut down, the tree service must remove branches and logs. We do not have the resources or equipment to pick up logs, stumps, or branches more than 6 inches in diameter.
• Your regular refuse company should pick up all other yard waste such as weeds, flowers, grass etc. Do not mix these with branches or none of it will be removed, and you will be responsible for disposal.
• Branches should not be in the right of way from November to April.

This press release was produced by the City of Palos Heights. The views expressed here are the author’s own.