{"id":1180,"date":"2013-10-16T12:34:09","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T19:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/?p=1180"},"modified":"2013-10-16T12:34:09","modified_gmt":"2013-10-16T19:34:09","slug":"biodegradable-bags-return-fall-leaf-collection-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/biodegradable-bags-return-fall-leaf-collection-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Biodegradable Bags Return for Fall Leaf Collection Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the sixth year in a row, the City of Yakima Refuse Division is giving away free biodegradable bags to Yakima residents as part of its Fall Leaf Collection Program.<\/p>\n<p>The City\u2019s Refuse Division is giving away bags at the Public Works Complex located at 2301 Fruitvale Boulevard from now until supplies run out.\u00a0 Bags can be picked up Monday through Friday between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm.<\/p>\n<p>The Refuse Division has about 40,000 biodegradable bags to give away.\u00a0 When picking up bags at the Public Works Complex, residents will be asked to fill out a form indicating how many bags they have requested and at what address they should be picked up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost people really only need between 5 to 10 bags,\u201d said Refuse &amp; Recycling Manager Loretta Zammarchi.\u00a0 \u201cWe want people to only take as many bags as they really will need so we can get them to as many households as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zammarchi encourages residents who have Yakima Refuse yard waste bins to use the bins to dispose of leaves and other yard debris rather than using the biodegradable bags to do so.\u00a0 She also suggests that rather than sending leaves to the landfill, they be used for mulch and compost.<\/p>\n<p>Refuse Division crews will begin picking up the biodegradable bags filled with leaves on November 4<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0 Crews will be rotating between four designated areas within the city picking up bagged leaves until January 10<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0 Area 1 includes parts of the city that are primarily located west of 56<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue.\u00a0 Area 2 is made up of the section of Yakima between 32<sup>nd<\/sup> Avenue and 56<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue.\u00a0 Area 3 consists of neighborhoods between 6<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue and 32<sup>nd<\/sup> Avenue.\u00a0 Area 4 covers the section of Yakima from 6<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue east to the city limits.\u00a0 A map of the four areas, along with pickup schedules, can be found on the City website \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/services\/refuse\/leaf-bags\/\">https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/services\/refuse\/leaf-bags\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Only biodegradable bags distributed by the City will be picked up this year as part of the free Fall Leaf Collection Program.\u00a0 All other bags, including plastic or paper bags, need to be disposed of separately.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">&#8211; end &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Fall-Leaf-Collection-Program-News-Release.pdf\">Fall Leaf Collection Program &#8211; News Release<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><strong>Refuse &amp; Recycling Manager Loretta Zammarchi \u2013 576-6421<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><b>Communications &amp; Public Affairs Director Randy Beehler \u2013 901-1142<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the sixth year in a row, the City of Yakima Refuse Division is giving away free biodegradable bags to Yakima residents as part of its Fall Leaf Collection Program. 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