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Brush must be stacked neatly in the
parkway by the Sunday evening prior to the scheduled pick-up week. Crews will begin Monday
morning and will make only one pass through each neighborhood. Brush placed
after Village crews have passed will not be collected.
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Brush should be neatly piled in one
direction, unbundled, with the larger trunk portions or cut ends facing the
street. Brush piles should not be taller than three feet high and should
not obstruct the sidewalk.
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For safety reasons, branches must be no
smaller than 1 inch—but no larger than 4 inches—in diameter and no shorter
than 3 feet in length. Public works crews will not pick up piles that
include bushes with roots and dirt attached, grape or other vines, lumber,
plywood or construction materials (including but not limited to metal
objects, concrete/stone chunks, etc.). Piles that are not neatly stacked or
contain any of these items will not be picked up.
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Twigs, leaves and smaller yard debris need
to be placed in yard waste bags for removal by the Village’s regular
garbage hauling service, DC Trash of Illinois.
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The Brush Removal Program is not intended to
handle branches, logs or tree stumps as a result of large scale tree
trimming or removal.
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This service is provided to residential
properties only. Public works crews will not remove brush from commercial,
industrial or other non-residential properties.
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If your brush pile is not picked up, a tag
will be left behind explaining the reason it wasn’t collected.
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Brush must be placed on the parkway in
front of the property from which it originates (Village of Montgomery
Code, Section 9-45). Brush piled in the right of way behind
your address, or brush not originating from the address that it is
placed in front of, will not be collected.
Brush may be placed in the parkway for removal up to one week before
the scheduled pick-up dates.
Keep in mind that DC Trash of Illinois will collect bundled brush every week on your regularly scheduled collection day between April 1st and November 30th of each year. Bundles must be tied with jute twine (not wire), they should not exceed 2’ wide by 2’ high, and cannot exceed 4’ in length. Each bundle must not exceed 50 pounds. Residents can put out an unlimited number of yard waste bags and properly bundled brush piles each week for no additional charge.
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