Compost Center Opening For Bedford Residents

Press release from the Town of Bedford:

April 16, 2020

Beginning this upcoming Saturday, April 18, 2020, the Department of Public Works is temporarily opening the Compost Center for two weeks to give Bedford residents an outlet for the tree debris generated from the Monday, April 13, 2020 storm. Residents will also be able to drop off yard waste on the compost pile.

The Compost Center, at 108 Carlisle Road, will be open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Saturday through May 2. The Compost Center is open to Bedford residents only. Commercial vehicles and businesses are prohibited from using the site.

Acceptable Materials:

For compost pile, in Paper bags - Leaves, grass clippings, garden clippings, pine needles and branches less than one inch in diameter.

For Brush Drop - Tree branches larger than one inch in diameter (not exceeeding 3-foot in length) can be put in the brush pile.

Unacceptable Materials: Plastic bags, Rocks, Sand, Soil, construction debris

To promote social distancing, the DPW is staggering the schedule using an odd/even household number system to control the number of vehicles that enter the site.

• On Saturdays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, residents from ODD numbered households can come to the site.
• On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, residents from EVEN numbered households can come to the site.
• The Compost Center will be open to ALL residents from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 2.

Odd Numbered Households

Saturday, April 18

Tuesday, April 21

Thursday, April 23

Saturday, April 25

Tuesday, April 28

Thursday, April 30

Even Numbered Households

Monday, April 20

Wednesday, April 22

Friday, April 24

Monday, April 27

Wednesday, April 29

Friday, May 1

All Households

Saturday, May 2

Saturday, May 2

Saturday, May 2

This press release was produced by the Town of Bedford. The views expressed here are the author’s own.