As a friendly reminder, here is the official code for the Village of Baldwinsville regarding the collection & removal of brush, grass clippings & garden waste:
Article II. Collection from Residential Property
- Schedule. Collection, removal and disposal of yard and garden waste shall be performed by the Village Department of Public Works, or its duly authorized agent, pursuant to a schedule as may be established and amended from time to time.
- Set-out requirements.
(1) Yard and garden waste, other than leaves, shall not be placed outside the curbline or on the paved portion of any street right-of-way.
(2) Yard and garden waste materials shall be so placed so they do not interfere with vehicular or pedestrian traffic on sidewalks.
(3) Brush or leaf piles shall not be larger than 10 feet long, three feet wide and three feet high. Brush shall not exceed three feet in length and five inches in diameter.
(4) Grass clippings must be containerized in an appropriate covered metal or plastic receptacle clearly marked “grass clippings.” The weight of said containers shall not exceed 75 pounds.
(5) Yard and garden waste comprised of hay, straw, garden vines, brush and the like shall be placed in separate piles from leaves.
(6) All yard and garden waste shall be free from excessive dirt quantities or other foreign objects.
- Prohibited items. The following items are excluded and prohibited from being set out with yard and garden waste for pickup: glass, plastics, plastic bags, metals, building materials, tires, concrete, stones, rocks, gravel, sod, dirt, furniture, bedding, hot water heaters, appliances, stumps, construction and demolition debris, hazardous waste, large household furnishings, major appliances, medical waste, material generated by paid tree contractors from residential property.
- Rejected materials. Yard and garden waste materials not conforming to the requirements of this article shall be rejected for pickup. Upon receipt of notice of yard and garden waste rejection, the waste generator shall remove said rejected items within 24 hours from the curb and shall separate, sort, or bring the material into conformance with requirements of this article before it is placed again at the curbline for the next scheduled pickup day.
Please do your best to adhere to this code in order to keep our village beautiful & our neighbors happy. There will be more frequent scheduled brush pickup days beginning in October… thank you all!
Sincerely,
Adrian Boylan
Code Enforcement Official