City announces fall yard waste clean-up

City residents must set out brush and leaf bags by 7 a.m. Monday, Oct. 30 to be guaranteed pick-up, city officials announced in a press outlining this year’s fall yard waste clean-up schedule.

Pickup will occur through Nov. 10. Residents are required to set out items at curbside earlier than the dates listed as crews may collect yard waste before the designated clean-up day. Residents missing this deadline will be required to haul the yard waste and brush to Oneida County Landfill at their expense.

Yard waste clean-up will be provided for city residents maintaining their yards. The service is not intended for clean-up for residential tree removal contractors, cleaning of vacant lots for developments, businesses, or tax-exempt properties. As in previous years, clean-up services will observe the following rules and conditions: 

• Clear Plastic or paper bags are required. The city will not pick up dark colored or non-see- through bags.

• Brush must be free of rope, wire, lumber, or other debris and neatly piled with cut end of limbs facing the street. Bags containing a mixture of yard waste and household rubbish, or garbage will not be picked up.

• Residents are not allowed to rake leaves or yard waste laying loose in curb line or street. Violators may be billed for clean-up and/or issued a citation.

• Do not stack brush on leaf bags as each item is picked up separately.

It is unlawful for anyone bringing items from outside the city and placing at curbside, violators may be issued a citation.

INVASIVE SPECIES: Please help our city slow the spread of invasive species by separating out Buckthorn, exotic Honeysuckle, and Japanese Knotweed. 

To schedule a pickup of invasive plants, call the City of Rhinelander Department of Public Works at 715-369-4727 and ask to be put on “The Buckthorn List.” 

For help identifying the above invasive species, visit www.oclw.org or call 715-369-7835 for a site visit.