Seasonal yard waste collection in Reading will begin March 30.
Pickup is limited to organic biodegradable materials such as leaves, hedge trimmings, leafy plants, small sticks and twigs.
Yard waste must be placed at the curb in brown biodegradable lawn and leaf bags. Tree branches must be bundled.
Yard waste bagged in plastic bags or with normal waste will not be collected.
The following waste also will not be collected: stumps, root balls, limbs larger than 3 inches in diameter, grass clippings, sod, stone, human-made materials and lumber.
The service is intended to collect material generated from minor tree pruning and maintenance. Branches less than 3 inches in diameter may be tied in bundles and secured with biodegradable twine.
All branch bundles must have butt ends placed in the same direction and placed where it is convenient for public works crews to pick them up. Brush piles that are badly tangled or inaccessible will not be picked up.
For tree removal or major landscaping, residents are asked to make arrangements with a contractor to remove the material.
Pickup days are as follows:
• Mondays: Northeast Reading and Hampden Heights neighborhoods.
• Tuesdays: South of Penn Street, east Reading, Hessian Camp and 18th Ward neighborhoods.
• Wednesdays: Northwest Reading, Northmont, Riverdale and Glenside neighborhoods.