City to Start Picking Up Brush in May

Curbside residential brush pickup will begin this year in May rather than in April, the usual starting time.

Village officials wanted to extend the program though the end of November, and decided the way to do that and not increase the budget is to start later in the spring.

Residents are asked to put brush out no sooner than the weekend before the scheduled pickup day to avoid any code violation. Brush cannot be left out on the parkway between collection dates. The amount of brush that has been placed out citywide dictates how quickly each area will be reached, but each side of town is typically completed by Friday of the scheduled week, according to a press release issued by the city. Major storms may affect the pickup schedule.

Unincorporated residents should contact their township offices regarding the brush collection services that may be available to them. 

The following procedures must be followed to ensure collection:

• Brush/limbs are to be at the curb for collection no later than 7 a.m. on Monday of the scheduled week for pickup;
• Maximum length of limbs is 12 feet and maximum diameter is 10 inches (logs cannot be split);
• Stack brush in large piles with the cut ends facing the curb away from mailboxes, utility poles/boxes, hydrants and parked vehicles;
• Brush should be placed in the front or side parkway and will not be collected from alleys or vacant lots;
• Brush/limbs must not be tied, bundled, in containers, bagged or in the street; and
• Do not place stumps, roots, landscape material, lumber, firewood or foreign objects in the pile.  

For materials that do not meet the above specifications:

• Veolia Environmental Services will collect yard waste bags consisting of twigs, evergreen clippings, roots, stumps, and plants on regular trash collection days beginning in April. Maximum weight is 50 pounds per bag/container. Veolia logo paper bags are prepaid and do not need a sticker; generic bags require a yard waste sticker. 
• Residents with limbs/brush exceeding the requirements for the residential brush collection program have to contact a private service to have them removed at residents' expense. 

This year's schedule follows.

East-side pickup day is Monday. The work begins at 7 a.m. on these dates:

• May 9
• June 13
• July 11
• Aug. 8
• Sept.12
• Oct. 10
• Nov. 28                               
  

West-side pickup day is also Monday, but different dates than east-side pickup. The work begins at 7 a.m. on these dates:

• May 16
• June 20
• July 18
• Aug. 15
• Sept. 19
• Oct. 17
• Nov. 28

For more information, call the Street Division of Batavia Public Works from 7 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays at 630-454-2400.