Garden City Spring Cleanup begins April 2

Garden City Public Works Department will be conducting the annual Spring Cleanup April 2-13.

To accommodate the needs of residents, as well as the City collection crews, the City has been divided into eight collection areas to be serviced throughout the cleanup:

· April 2: North of Kansas Avenue to South of Mary Street between Fleming Street and By-Pass, and North of Mary Street to North City Limits between Main Street and By-Pass.
· April 3: North of Drainage Ditch to North City Limits between West City Limits and Main Street.
· April 4: North of Kansas Avenue to south of Mary Street between Main Street and Fleming Street.
· April 5: North of Kansas Avenue to Drainage Ditch between Taylor Ave. and Main Street.
· April 6: General collection day to give adequate coverage to those areas that may not have been completed during scheduled collection days in week one. For those individuals who feel they may have been missed during their scheduled collection day, please call 276-1270 by Thursday, April 6, to make arrangements to have your items collected.
· April 9: South City Limits to Fulton Street between Taylor Avenue and Center Street; South City Limits to Kansas Avenue between Center Street and Jennie Barker Road and Chappel Heights Addition.
· April 10: North of Fulton Street to South of Kansas Avenue between Main Street and Center Street.
· April 11: North of Fulton Street to South of Kansas Avenue between Taylor Avenue and Main Street.
· April 12: North of Fulton Street to south of the drainage ditch between West City Limits and Taylor Avenue.
· April 13: General collection day to give adequate coverage to those areas that may not have been completed during scheduled collection days in week two. For those individuals who feel they may have been missed during their scheduled collection day, please call 276-1270 by Thursday, April 12, to make arrangements to have your items collected.

Because of landfill regulations, the City asks homeowners to separate tree trimmings, (no longer than eight feet) into one pile, old furniture and boxes into another, and old appliances into a third pile.

Please note the following regulations:
• The cleanup is for residential areas only.
• All items for pickup must be placed by the street curb before your designated pickup date. There will be no alley pickups.
• Appliances with refrigerants (refrigerators & air conditioners) will not be collected unless the unit has been decharged – the Street Department does not have the capability to decharge them. A copy of the certification must be attached to each unit. City crews will leave notices on any appliances that do not have the certification attached to them.
• Special care should be taken to ensure that old refrigerators and similar appliances are child proofed (remove or tie the doors shut) to prevent the chances of a serious mishap. Refrigerators should also be laid on their side.
• Tree trimmings must be no longer than 8 feet in length and are limited to one truckload of tree trimmings/brush per home.
• Grass clippings and leaves will not be accepted.
• Vehicle motors or batteries will not be accepted.
• Shingles or roofing materials will not be accepted.
• Building demolition debris will not be accepted.
• The cost of all tire and rim removals will be charged back to the address the City crews collect them from.
• Any waste created by a contractor for tree trimming, home remodeling, appliances, etc. will not be accepted. The contractor is responsible for the removal service.
• Concrete, bricks and sod will not be accepted.
• No vehicle motors, batteries, liquid paints, hazardous waste materials, or any petroleum products will be accepted.