WHO:   Residents living within the city limits of St. Charles will be eligible to participate in a one-time, free Yardwaste Pick-Up Day.  The service, to be provided by Allied Waste Services and paid for by the city, will be available to area residents living in single family units.  There will be no cost for area residents.

WHAT:   In order to participate in the planned pick-up day, residents must have their yardwaste placed at the curb by 6 a.m., and observe the following yardwaste guidelines:
. Yardwaste with trash mixed in cannot be collected.
. Loose yardwaste must be bagged in standard 32-gallon paper biodegradable yardwaste bags or placed in designated 32-gallon or smaller yardwaste cans or placed in Allied yardwaste carts.
. Yardwaste in plastic bags will not be collected.
. Yardwaste carts are to be used for yardwaste only.
. Customer-owned containers used for yardwaste should be marked with the letter "X" or the words "Yardwaste Only."

NOTE:  Any household not having yard waste material properly bundled or bagged and at the curbside when Allied appears in the route area, will not be serviced, and will be responsible for purchasing yard waste tags in order to receive services on the subsequent Wednesday.

WHERE &    City of St. Charles – single family units within the city limits.
WHEN:        Wednesday, May 6, 2009 – yardwaste needs to be at the curbside by 6 a.m.

ALSO:   Tree limbs and branches less than six inches (6") in diameter must be tied (with twine -- no wire) in bundles no bigger than four feet (4') long by twenty-four inches (24") in diameter; however, no bundle is to weigh more than seventy-five (75) pounds.  Limbs and branches six inches (6") or more in diameter are considered bulky trash.

For more information, please call Jeri, the Allied Rep onsite at City Hall (636-255-6142).