As a courtesy to Perry residents only, the city will reopen the Perry Yard Waste Disposal Site at 14325 Ivy Place beginning Monday, Oct. 18.
The disposal area is located just west of the Garbage Department Shop, the Recycling Center and the city dog pound.
The yard waste disposal site will operate on a trial basis, according to the Perry City Hall. The site was closed several years ago due to chronic illegal dumping at the site.
The Perry Yard Waste Disposal Site will be open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon. The site will open Monday, Oct. 18 and operate until Friday, Dec. 10. The disposal site will be closed on city-observed holidays.
Items ALLOWED at the Perry Yard Waste Disposal Site:
- Leaves
- Lawn clippings
- Garden waste
- Shrubs
- Bushes
- Tree limbs not longer than 8 feet
Residents may use biodegradable paper yard waste bags for disposal, but plastic bags will not be allowed at the site. If plastic bags are used for transporting the yard waste, the bags must be emptied out and removed from the disposal site.
Items NOT ALLOWED at the Perry Yard Waste Disposal Site:
- Stumps with root-balls
- Tree limbs longer than 8 feet
- Construction materials
- Concrete
- Bricks
- Dirt
- Garbage
- Furniture
- Appliances
- All other household waste
The Perry Yard Waste Disposal Site is for Perry residents only. Non-resident and commercial use of the site is not allowed. The disposal site will be monitored and recorded by security cameras. Rules for use of the dump site will be posted. All violators will be charged a minimum fine of $500 for illegal dumping. No warnings will be issued.
If the rules are followed at the Perry Yard Waste Disposal Site, the city will consider opening the site for extended dates and times. The site will be monitored for compliance with the rules and regulations. Residents should be prepared to provide proof of residency if asked upon entering the site, such as a driver’s license or other acceptable proof.
The regular three-week fall season for the open burning of yard waste will begin Sunday, Oct. 31 at 10 a.m. and end Sunday, Nov. 21 at sundown.
All burning of yard waste must take place between 10 a.m. until sundown. Burning is restricted to private property, must occur in the rear of the property and must be supervised at all times.
All burning must be at least 30 feet from any building inhabited by persons other than the landowner or tenant conducting the open burning.
The city of Perry encourages residents to find alternative methods to open burning for yard waste disposal, such as transporting their yard waste to the Perry Yard Waste Disposal Site or bagging up the waste for curbside pickup.
For curbside service, all yard waste except tree, bush or brush materials should be placed in paper yard waste bags with a maximum weight of 40 pounds and set near the street curb in front of the residence.
All tree, bush and brush materials should be bundled and tied in maximum lengths of four feet and with a maximum weight of 40 pounds and set near the street curb.
To assure prompt pickup, please have your yard waste at the curb by 7 a.m. Residential curbside yard waste pickup will occur on the following dates:
- Oct. 13 South Side of Willis Avenue
- Oct. 20 North Side of Willis Avenue
- Oct. 27 South Side of Willis Avenue
- Nov. 3 North Side of Willis Avenue
- Nov. 10 Week of Veterans’ Day – No Yard Waste Pickup
- Nov. 17 South Side of Willis Avenue
- Nov. 24 Week of Thanksgiving – No Yard Waste Pickup
- Dec. 1 North Side of Willis Avenue
- Dec. 8 South Side of Willis Avenue
For more information, contact the Perry City Hall at 515-465-2481.
