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Yard clean up week coming May 8 - 13

Once again the City of Yorkton is offering special considerations at its landfill as part of Spring Yard Waste Clean-Up Week May 8 to 13.
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Spring cleanup week is May 8 - 13 in Yorkton.

Once again the City of Yorkton is offering special considerations at its landfill as part of Spring Yard Waste Clean-Up Week May 8 to 13.
“It has been customary for the City to declare an annual Spring Yard 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 utility trailer,” detailed material circulated the regular meeting of Yorkton Council.
“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,” added Michael Buchholzer Director of Environmental Services & Capital Projects, with the City.
“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 and a reduction in the qualifying loads occurred,” detailed the report.
It was noted, 61 residents participated in the program in 2016 and 106 in 2015, as compared to the 1200 entries in 2013 before program changes were made.
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). School division loads would have identifiable vehicles and staff hauling any acceptable refuse.
• Cars, vans, sport utility vehicles, half-ton truck body styles, and utility 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,” stated the report.
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 is recommended by the Environmental Committee.