CONTACT: Nancy Gregg Poss, Public Information Officer, 301-360-3842
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, March 10, 2006
CITY OF FREDERICK SPRING BULK TRASH COLLECTION PROCESS AND DATES
The City of Frederick is pleased to announce the dates for the Spring 2006, bi-annual bulk trash collection. The bulk collection has been divided into two areas:
AREA 1 : Includes all areas of town EAST of Rt. 15. All items in Area 1 must be set out by Tuesday, April 4, 2006. Pick up will take place from Wednesday, April 5 through Saturday, April 8, 2006.
AREA 2 : Includes all areas WEST of Rt. 15. All items in Area 2 must be set out by Tuesday, April 11, 2006. Pick up will take place from Wednesday, April 12, 2006 through Saturday, April 15, 2006.
Acceptable materials include: Small amounts of building materials, brush, other acceptable wood products will be collected if cut into no longer than four (4) foot lengths and tied into bundles not exceeding twenty-five (25) pounds in weight, Televisions and electronic equipment, steel pipe, furniture and appliances. Note: It is the homeowner's responsibility to remove any hazardous materials, i.e., refrigerants (gasses), from air conditioning units and refrigerators.
Unacceptable materials consist of: Household hazardous wastes, such as paint, pesticides, solvents, antifreeze, used motor oil, chemicals; tires and batteries; items longer than 7 feet in any dimension; any individual item weighing over one hundred fifty (150) pounds; concrete; asphalt; stones; dirt; sod; rolls of chain (unless cut into lengths no longer than four (4) feet long); propane tanks; oil tanks; compressed gas cylinders; medical waste; automobiles or automobile parts such as engines, radiators, transmissions, fenders, doors, gas tanks; tree stumps and tree limbs or tree trunks larger than six (6) inches diameter; any wood with nails, screws, hinges, or other metal or foreign objects contained therein; metal fence posts with concrete attached; construction and demolition waste except as specified in subsection (e) of Section 10-21. General Service Restrictions of the City’s Solid Waste Management Code; building materials left by a private contractor.
Materials not eligible for the City’s bulk trash pick-up can be disposed of at the Frederick County Landfill. Information for the landfill can be obtained by calling 301-600-1848.
The second bulk trash pick-up in 2006 will be announced in the future. Additional information on bulk trash pick-up can be obtained by contacting the Department of Public Works at 301-600-1440.