City announces spring yard waste clean-up schedule

City residents must set out brush and leaf bags between 7 a.m. Monday April 15 and 3 p.m. Friday, April 26, to be guaranteed pick-up as part of the city’s annual spring yard waste clean-up program, according to city press release.

 Residents are requested to set out items at curbside earlier than the dates listed as crews may collect yard waste before the designated clean-up day, the release notes. 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. Clean-up services will observe the following rules and conditions observed with previous year services:

• 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

Residential brush may also be delivered to the Public Works Garage 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. The same rules above apply to the material that can be dropped off.

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.