Utica DPW runs seasonal bulk green-waste collection (spring and fall) for grass, leaves, weeds and bundled branches under 4 inches thick and 50 pounds, set out in open 30-gallon containers. Large piles of trees, stone or dirt require an OHSWA fee quote first.
The City of Utica Department of Public Works collects bulk green waste seasonally, roughly April-May and October-November by zone. Allowed material includes grass clippings, leaves, weeds, flowers, and bundled limbs and branches no longer than 4 inches thick, set out in open 30-gallon plastic or metal containers under 50 pounds on the night of your regular garbage collection. Not allowed: household garbage, plant pots, soil, shrubs, stumps, logs, trees, plastic, bricks, cement, lumber, construction debris, or hazardous waste. For large quantities of trees, stone or dirt piles, residents must call OHSWA (315-731-0238) for a service fee quote before setting them out. Green waste piled outside the scheduled window is cited by the City.
Bulk green waste piled outside the scheduled pickup window is cited by the City; containers with trash or wood mixed in are left uncollected.
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