Residents in a Yakima neighborhood will have the opportunity for some spring cleaning on Saturday, May 3rd, during a free Community Cleanup event.
Households located from Nob Hill Boulevard to Tieton Drive between 16th Avenue and Landon Avenue can participate in a free cleanup from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm on May 3rd. Residents in this area can bring their items to a temporary collection site on Arlington Avenue just north of Yakima Valley College where large dumpsters will be available.
Volunteers will also drive trucks through the neighborhood from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm to assist with properly disposing of trash, brush and other bulky items.
No commercial waste, construction or demolition debris, concrete, or hazardous waste will be accepted at the temporary disposal site. No loads will be accepted after 12:00 pm Saturday.
In addition:
- Each household will be limited to no more than two tires (passenger car and small truck tires only).
- No household hazardous waste will be accepted during the cleanup event.
- Friday evening or early Saturday morning before 7:00 am, gather the items you want to dispose of and stack them in separate piles next to the curb adjacent to your home.
- Items not at the curb by 8:00 am Saturday, May 3rd or blocked will not be picked up.
- If you do not live in the area referenced above, please do not set items out.
- Metals (i.e. washers, dryers, stoves, hot water tanks) must be kept separate for recycling by Poor Boys Auto Wrecking.
- Yard waste clippings and trimmings will be accepted. No sod or stumps. Brush and branches should be cut into 4-inch lengths and bundled.
Click City of Yakima Refuse Division Homepage (yakimawa.gov) for more about the City’s Refuse Division.