Posted on: May 15th, 2013

2013 Spring Clean Up and Firewise Saturday!

 Saturday, June 15^th, 9 a.m. at the Bluebird Lodge parking lot.

        Four Dumpsters will arrive between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m. – 2 for junk/trash, one for metal, and one for wood – Do not dump before volunteers are on scene        ne       and we are    officially ‘open’ for business’  thank you  in advance.   

Over the years the Town Clean Up has been an affordable & convenient way for us to get rid of trash. In recent years, in hopes of decreasing the amount of trash, the town cleanup has encouraged responsible recycling.  This year, we are adding a Firewise Dumpster for COMPOSTABLE MATERIAL for the removal of pine needles, leaves, and dried grass.  It is the accumulated layers of pine needles, leaves and dried grasses around the home, under decks and porches and around trees, as well as debris in gutters that catch the flying embers of a wild fire that burn homes – yours as well as your neighbors.   Here’s your chance to get rid of this combustible stuff.

We will have compostable bags for sale soon to collect all these needles, etc. – These bags must be used for this Firewise Dumpster.

***And, as always, we need volunteers!***

To volunteer, please contact Kris Gibson at kgkeewee@nullnetzero.net or  Gretchen at gretchend@nullmac.com or call me at 442-3847.

 

        FIREWISE/PINE NEEDLE Container

        Compostable material only  (pine needles, aspen leaves, grass clippings, etc.) – must be in Compostable Bags for sale soon from Kris Gibson or Gretchen Diefenderfer

        METAL Container

No liquids – No fridges* – No tires on rims (just rims are ok!) – No batteries – No paint cans with paint still in them

Wire fencing and barbed wire are ok

        WOOD Container

No chemically treated wood including stains and paint – No nails in the wood (although a few seem to be ok, just not an excessive amount) – No particle board – No plywood

We will also accept electronics, and small appliances for a fee (since they will be charging us).  See http://www.ecocycle.org/charm for what’s acceptable.   And we will need some volunteers with trucks to take this stuff down to CHARM.