For Cincinnatians lucky enough to have a yard, this is big news. Especially if you — like many — have been actively re-landscaping for hours on end just to get out of the house during quarantine.
The City of Cincinnati is resuming its yard waste pick up on Monday, May 4. This is about a month earlier than the original suspension date because of COVID-19, which pushed services to June 1. Pick-up traditionally begins in April.
“The stay at home order from Gov. DeWine has likely given residents the opportunity to do a lot of spring cleaning, resulting in higher volumes of regular trash and yard waste,” said Mayor John Cranley during a COVID-19 new conference on April 20.
And if you happen to have piles of brown yard waste bags just sitting around, it’s time to thank the Department of Public Services (DPS) for reassigning their staff and making operational changes to bring pick-up back early.
DPS wants to remind residents who may have collected copious amounts of yard waste to follow these guidelines:
- Yard waste will be collected every-other-week on the same day as your recycling.
- Yard waste must be properly prepared in paper bags or a can clearly labeled “Yard Waste”.
- Loose yard waste such as grass or leaves should be in containers that have lids or in bags that are closed to prevent blowing.
- Sticks and branches may be tied into bundles of no than 3’ lengths and 2’ in diameter. No tape, plastic rope or metal wire may be used to bundle.
- Yard waste containers and bags exceeding 25 lbs. in weight will not be collected.
Bulk item collection is still suspended until June 1.
This article appears in Apr 15 – May 5, 2020.
