This just in from the city:
The City of Springfield will extend its operating hours and fee waiver for residential ice storm brush and limb debris at the Yardwaste Recycling Center through Sunday, March 30, 2008.
The YRC will accept ice storm brush and limb debris from Springfield-Greene County residents with a waiver of the normal drop-off fee for residential customers.
The YRC will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays through March 30. The YRC is closed on Mondays.
Brush taken to the YRC should be cut in maximum 4-foot lengths and must be less than six inches in diameter. City and Greene County staff is working jointly to provide the extended service at the YRC.
In order to speed up the drop-off process, the City has placed a short form customers are asked to fill out on the City Web site homepage: springfieldmo.gov. Customers may wish to print and fill out the form in advance of going to the YRC. The form is necessary to keep track of debris dropped off at the YRC for federal damage assessment reports from the February ice storm.
The Springfield Municipal Landfill will continue to accept ice storm debris free of charge from Springfield-Greene County residents.
To conserve limited disposal space at the YRC, commercial customers and residential customers with large loads (trailers with tandem axles) are encouraged to take these larger loads to the landfill. Commercial customers will be charged the standard disposal fees at the YRC, but commercial customers can take storm debris to the landfill at no charge through March 30th.
At the Landfill, there is no restriction on the size of limbs and brush except that individuals must be able to unload their own debris. No stumps and root balls are permitted at the drop-off site, but can be taken to an adjacent area of the landfill. There is a charge of $28.65 a ton for stumps, tree trunks and rootballs.
Both facilities are available to citizens as part of the City’s voter-approved Integrated Solid Waste Management System.
Directions to the Yardwaste Recycling Center – Go west on Sunshine (U.S. 60), turning left (South) onto Farm Road 115. Turn left (East) onto Farm Road 164 and follow the signs to the Yardwaste Recycling Center. Hours of operation are 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday – Saturday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays through March 30.
Directions to the Landfill – Go north on Missouri 13 (Kansas Expressway) 9 miles from the Interstate 44 intersection to Farm Road 34. Go left on Farm Road 34 – follow the signs to the Landfill entrance. Hours of operation are 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday-Friday and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.
