IF YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF LEAVES AND BRANCHES YOU WANT TO GET RID OF, THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE IS OFFERING FREE GREEN WASTE PICK UP FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. BOBBY SISNEROS WITH THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT SAYS RECYCLING GREEN WASTE HELPS EASE THE STRAIN ON THE CITY'S LANDFILL. HE SAYS THEY MAKE IT INTO COMPOST THAT CAN BE BOUGHT AT THE CITY'S MONTESSA PARK LOCATION.
YOU'RE ASKED TO BAG UP LEAVES, GRASS AND BRUSH AND SET IT CURBSIDE ON YOUR REGULAR TRASH PICK UP DAY. THE BAG SHOULD WEIGHT NO MORE THAN 40 POUNDS. SISNEROS SAYS BRANCHES SHOULD BE CUT INTO FOUR FOOT LENGTHS AND SECURELY BUNDLED.
