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Curbside Yard Waste Pick Up and Yard Waste Center Hours
With winter finally behind us, here are some important dates to keep in mind as you are cleaning your yard for spring.

The snow is on its way out and you can finally see your yard again following the unprecedented winter. With that, spring cleanups are underway or certainly on the radar and the town has announced spring yard waste pick up weeks, as well as the schedule for when the town’s yard waste center will be open for drop off.
Here’s what you need to know:
Yard Waste Center Drop Off Information
Wilmington’s yard waste center on Old Main Street will be open on Wednesdays and Saturdays during selected dates for the drop-off of leaves and brush.
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Residents will need to purchase a punch-card for $15 in order to enter the yard waste center. Punch-cards will be available for purchase through the Collector’s Office at Town Hall and will allow up to 5 vehicle trips to the yard waste center per card. Please note: no grass clippings or stumps are accepted at the yard waste center and commercial vehicles are not allowed. Make sure to bring photo identification to show you are a Wilmington resident.
The yard waste center will be open no the following dates in April and early May:
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- April 1, 2015 (Wednesday – 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.); April 4, 2015 (Saturday – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
- April 8, 2015 (Wednesday – 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.); April 11, 2015 (Saturday – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
- April 15, 2015 (Wednesday – 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.); April 18. 2015 (Saturday – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
- April 22, 2015 (Wednesday – 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.); April 25, 2015 (Saturday – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
- April 29, 2015 (Wednesday – 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.); May 2, 2015 (Saturday – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
- May 6, 2015 (Wednesday – 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.); May 9, 2015 (Saturday – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
Curbside Collection Dates
Wilmington’s yard waste curbside collection begins the week of April 6. Resident shave three weeks for curbside leaf and grass collection:
- Week of April 6
- Week of April 20
- Week of May 4
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