First Area Pickup This Week For 2010 Neighborhood Cleanup

It’s cleanup time again!  Beginning this week, City of Yuma residents will start setting their unwanted items at the curb and have them removed for no additional charge during the annual City of Yuma Neighborhood Cleanup, which will run through April 1.

This is the popular annual program where City of Yuma Public Works employees make weekly rounds through Yuma neighborhoods and pick up bulky items that are no longer wanted, such as broken furniture, appliances, tree trimmings, and lawn clippings.
For residents’ convenience, listings and maps of the areas are available on the City’s web site. Residents lacking internet access may call (928) 373-4500; please keep in mind this program is for residents inside the Yuma city limits only.

Examples of items that will be accepted:

• Old furniture, mattresses, carpets, and appliances;
• Lawn clippings that are bagged;
• Tree limbs that are no longer than 4 feet in length, tied and bundled and weigh no more than 50 pounds;
• Five (5) tires without rims per residential location (please, no commercial or farm tires).

Examples of items that will NOT be accepted:

• Roofing and construction material;
• Tree stumps;
• Concrete or dirt;
• Household hazardous waste such as motor oil, pesticides, and other chemicals;
• Tires with rims;
• Abandoned or commercial vehicles or farm equipment;
• Materials from commercial enterprises.

Please follow these rules:

• Place all items at the curb for collection at the beginning of your neighborhood’s designated week.
• Please do not block, or place items near, trash containers and water meters.
• Loose items must be bagged, boxed, or tied, and must be easily handled by two people (not to exceed 50 lbs).
• Place appliances, tires, bound limbs, and miscellaneous items into separate piles for easier handling.
• Please do not place items in alley ways; the only exception is for homes facing Avenue A.
• Be sure to keep any items that you don’t want picked up well away from the rights of way surrounding your home.

PICKUP SCHEDULE FOR 2009
January 25 to January 28 – AREA 1
Colorado Street to West Main Canal and
Avenue A to west city limits

February 2 to February 4 – AREA 2
West Main Canal to 8th Street and
East Main Canal to west city limits

February 8 to February 11 – AREA 3
Colorado Street to 8th Street and
Avenue A to east city limits

February 16 to February 18 – AREA 4
8th Street to 16th Street and
Avenue A to west city limits

February 22 to February 25 – AREA 5
8th Street to 16th Street and
East Main Canal to east city limits

March 1 to March 4 – AREA 6
16th Street to 24th Street and
East Main Canal to west city limits

March 8 to March 11 – AREA 7
16th Street to 24th Street and
East Main Canal to Pacific Avenue

March 15 to March 18 – AREA 8
East Main Canal to west city limits and
24th Street to south city limits

March 22 to March 25 – AREA 9
East Main Canal to Pacific Avenue and
24th Street to south city limits

March 29 to April 1 – AREA 10
Pacific Avenue to east city limits and
16th Street /Highway 95 to south city limits

For questions about Neighborhood Cleanup, please call  (928) 373-4500.