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Baldwin Having Spring Yard Waste Pickup Event
Here's a chance to dispose of your lawn and garden debris.
BALDWIN, PA - Have you done your exterior spring cleaning and still have items that you need to dispose of? Waste Management is offering a spring yard waste pickup for borough residents on Saturday.
Yard waste MUST be in paper, biodegradable bags. Items accepted for yard waste collection include:
- Leaves
- Grass clippings
- Branches, tree limbs under 3 inches in diameter and up to 4 feet in length (must be under 40 pounds and securely tied and bundled).
- Brush
- Plants, flowers, roots, and shrubbery with soil shaken off
- Prunings
The following items will not be accepted as yard waste:
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- Material in non-compostable bags or boxes
- Soil
- Sod
- Kitchen food waste
- Garden or orchard food waste
- Excrement, pet droppings, kitty litter
- Plastics or synthetics
- Tree stumps and limbs over 4 inches thick or 4 feet long
- Lumber or construction material
Please make sure to follow these rules when preparing your yard waste for collection. If you have any questions, contact Waste Management at 800-866-4460 or via live chat and email at www.wm.com.
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