Geneva residents can get a head start on their spring yard work with free collection available during the last two full weeks of March.

The free yard waste disposal is part of the City’s refuse contract with LRS. Yard waste bags set out with garbage will be picked up for free – no waste sticker required – on residents’ regular pickup days during the weeks of March 17 and 24.

Yard waste should be placed in Kraft brown paper bags and should not weigh more than 50 pounds. While LRS strongly prefers the use of bags, residents who pay for a designated LRS yard waste cart can use that cart during the free collection period. Accepted yard waste items include grass clippings, vines, weeds, leaves, plants, pinecones, small branches, and garden waste.

Starting in April, a refuse sticker must be affixed to each bag as part of the City’s regular yard waste program, which runs weekly through November. Residents also can combine food scraps with their yard waste beginning in April if desired.

Tree limbs exceeding 1 inch in diameter should be disposed of as part of the City’s monthly brush pickup, which is scheduled to start in April.

More information about Geneva’s refuse and recycling services can be found on the City’s website.