FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE WILL PICK IT UP CURBSIDE … FOR FREE. MARCO HOLLOWAY WITH THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT SAYS THERE’S A METHOD TO THEIR MADNESS. THE POINT IS TO DIVERT GREEN WASTE FROM ENDING UP IN THE LANDFILL. HE SAYS THEY ACTUALLY USE IT AS MULCH FOR CITY PARK.
HOLLOWAY SAYS THEY PICKED UP NEARLY 200 TONS LAST YEAR. THEY’LL TAKE BAGGED-UP LEAVES, GRASS AND BRUSH THAT DON’T EXCEED 40 POUNDS. PLACE BAGS FIVE FEET FROM YOUR REGULAR TRASH BIN. BRANCHES SHOULD BE BUNDLED AND SECURELY TIED.
THEY WON’T TAKE CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS OR MATERIALS, TREE STUMPS, DIRT OR GRAVEL.
