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ALPENA — Beginning this year, the composting bags will be required for lawn waste to be picked up curbside. Plastic bags will not be collected. The use of the bags brings multiple benefits to the city’s composting program which include being less labor intensive, eliminating landfilling the black plastic bags, and speeds up the composting process. The most common brown paper composting lawn bags are locally available at several retailers.

– June 22 – bagged & brush

July – None

– Aug.10 – bagged & brush

– Sept. – None

– Oct. 5 – bagged & brush

– Nov. 2 – bagged & brush

– Nov. 30 or Dec. 7, weather dependent, bagged only

The above schedule is subject to change. A news release will be issued announcing any changes or clarifications.

Bagged Lawn Material Drop off at DPW Building (1001 Long Lake Avenue) NO BRUSH

Monday-Friday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For clarity of the overall program, the following procedure has been established:

· All bagged lawn waste material & brush shall be placed on the curbline by Monday at 6 a.m. Any material

placed at the curb after Monday, at 6 a.m. will not be collected. Material shall not be placed more than

48 hours in advance of Monday morning.

· Bagged lawn waste material & brush pickup is for residential properties only.

· Please remember that the bags may sit in front of your house for up to 4 days before being collected.

· Bagged lawn waste shall contain lawn waste only. No soil, bushes or household waste will be accepted.

· All brush shall be stacked with the cut edge facing the street.

· All brush piles shall be no larger than 6 ft by 6 ft. For reference, this would be a pile not larger than a

standard size couch or three sections of standard size sidewalk sections about waist high.

· Brush piles and bagged material should be piled separately.

In the event that a pile has not been removed for any of the above reasons, City employees will place a door

hanger at the residence explaining the reasoning. Any material left within the right of way shall be removed

within seven days to prevent code enforcement involvement.

CONTACT: City Engineer Steve Shultz, 989-354-1730 or steves@alpena.mi.us

DPW Service Line, 989-354-1780.