Yorkton residents will once again have free access to the local landfill for spring cleanup.
Yorkton Council unanimously declared the week of May 11th to May 16th be declared Spring Yard Waste Clean Up Week.
“It has been customary for the City to declare an annual Waste Clean Up Week to encourage residents of the City of Yorkton to clean up their properties to help improve the image and appeal of our community. To encourage participation, City Council has previously waived the landfill tipping fees for residential refuse hauled in by city residents by car, half-ton truck or single axle utility trailer. This campaign has been strictly for schools and City of Yorkton residents hauling in their own debris that has accumulated on their yard over the winter months,” explained Michael Buchholzer, Environmental Services Director, with the City at the regular meeting of Yorkton Council Monday.
“Program adjustments were made in 2014 to restrict the qualifying loads as originating from City of Yorkton residents and allowable materials limited to yard debris such as broken tree branches, grass clippings or litter accumulated in yards during the winter months. As a result of these changes, the program was easier to control at the gate.
“The program proposed for 2015 would have the same restrictions, while still promoting the clean-up of residential properties in the city.”
For Yorkton residents to be eligible for the program they must meet the criteria as indicated below:
*Present to the scale attendant, a valid driver’s licence with a Yorkton civic address (no box numbers will be allowed under the program).
*Cars, vans, sport utility vehicles, ½ ton truck body styles, and single axle trailers are eligible.
*Material being disposed of must meet the “winter debris” criteria.
“Winter debris” will be identified as broken tree limbs, grass mixed with garbage and debris collected in your yard during the winter months. This program will not cover tree disposal, tree pruning, construction or demolition debris, household garbage such as furniture, lumber, rugs, beds, or household items. The landfill operator will evaluate the load, the type of vehicle and address to determine if it is acceptable under the free program. Any loads not qualifying under the program will be accepted with the appropriate charges applied, detailed a report circulated to council.
The program, which would run during regular landfill hours Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 7:00 pm and Saturday, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm., has been reviewed and approved by the Environmental Committee.
