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2012 Davis Integrated Waste Management Plan
FIGURE 5-5 DAVIS WASTE REMOVAL PICK-UP OF YARD MATERIALS
Yard materials may be placed in piles 18” from the curb or gutter. Piles should not exceed 5’x5’x5’. Yard
materials should be placed directly in front of the property they came from, not across the street or around the
corner; this constitutes illegal dumping and DWR will not pick up these piles. Yard material piles should never
block bike lanes, sidewalks, traffic lanes, fire hydrants, driveways or storm drain inlets.
Acceptable materials in yard material piles include: grass clippings, brush, leaves, prunings, weeds, discarded
floral displays, indoor plants, Christmas trees, and branches up to 8 inches in diameter. Yard material piles may
not contain sod, soil, fruit, flowerpots, florists' wire, stumps, fencing, bricks, concrete, rocks, wood
(dimensional lumber), and branches larger than 8 inches in diameter.
Residents living on “terrace” streets cannot place yard materials in piles on the street as these streets are too
narrow. Residents living on these streets may either place yard materials out on the nearest main street or may
find alternative means to dispose of their yard materials.
5.1.2 Multi-Family and Commercial Service
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Multi-family and commercial customers receive variable rate services, with cost dependent upon the size and
number of the waste bins subscribed and the frequency of pick-up. Recycling service is provided at no
additional cost. Multi-family and commercial customers are currently on the same routes, so it is impossible to
separate waste coming from multi-family from other commercial customers.
Multi-family properties are required to have adequate space for recycling in their waste enclosures by
Municipal Code 32.03.
5.1.3 Street Sweeping
Most areas of town receive weekly street sweeping. This is largely due to the collection of yard materials in the
street in loose piles. After DWR picks-up a yard material pile, there is usually a residue of debris left behind on
the street. DWR typically sweeps the streets the day after yard materials pick-up to remove any remaining yard
material debris as well as other debris.
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