Marblehead Yard Waste Collection Starts This Week

MARBLEHEAD, MA — Marblehead residents looking to get rid of some leftover fall and winter leaves from their yards will have three chances this spring.

This is the first week of curbside yard waste collection. Collection will take place on the regular trash collection day.

Curbside collection will also take place the week of May 16 and June 6.

Yard waste must be in paper bags or barrels. No plastic bags will be collected or emptied. Only grass and leaves will be collected. Bags or barrels containing brush or other debris will not be accepted because this type of material affects the quality of the compost generated from leaves.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)