Brush pickup in Oak Ridge begins May 8
The Oak Ridge citywide brush pickup program will begin Monday, May 8.
Tree limbs and bagged yard clippings/leaves will be picked up.
City collection efforts will follow the published schedule as closely as possible.
The schedule is a general guide and can vary considerably from the actual schedule due to weather conditions and/or the amount of participation by residents.
• All limbs should be placed near, but not beyond the curb, with the cut ends near the street.
Keep all material off sidewalks and parking areas and out of gutters.
Residents are asked not to place any brush at the curb more than a week prior to the scheduled pickup day.
• Limb diameter should be no larger than three inches at any point.
• Yard clippings and leaves must be in plastic bags. It should be noted that yard waste will be collected with the regularly scheduled refuse collection throughout the year.
• There is a limit of one truckload of material per residence. A truckload is defined as one pickup truck, or approximately 100 cubic feet maximum.
• Crews will not pick up piles that have brush or limbs mixed with rubbish or trash.
• All materials must be in place no later than 7 a.m. on the scheduled pickup day to ensure pickup. Any materials put out after 7 a.m. on the scheduled pickup day may not be picked up.
The brush pickup schedule can be found on the city’s website, OakRidgeTN.gov.
For more information contact: Waste Connections of Tennessee at (865) 482-3656.
