Vegetation Amnesty Week

Contact: Jamie Brown, Public Services Director Phone: 561.586.1720
Email: jbrown@lakeworth.org

PRESS ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: Lake Worth Refuse Division
CONTACT: The Refuse Division at (561)533-7344
DATE: April 28, 2015

RE: VEGETATION AMNESTY WEEK.

The City of Lake Worth’s Refuse Division will be having a RESIDENTIAL VEGETATION (ONLY) AMNESTY PICK UP SERVICE beginning May 25, 2015 and will be picked up on the following days: Zone 1 Monday May 25th, Zone 2 Thursday May 28th, Zone 3 Friday May 29th and Zone 4 Tuesday May 26th. The vegetation amnesty week is designed to allow residents to dispose of large amounts of vegetation prior to the commencement of Hurricane Season (not to exceed 12 cubic yards per residential property).

Please place all vegetation curbside on your regular scheduled day and the City of Lake Worth’s Refuse Division will remove it at no charge.

DEFINITIONS OF VEGETATION ITEMS ARE AS FOLLOWS

• Includes bagged leaves, grasses, and tree or shrubbery cuttings incidental to the care of your lawn and garden that are capable of being containerized. (Please use the green container with the black lid for all vegetation that will fit inside the container.)

• Tree branches less than (2) inches in diameter, branches and palm fronds less than (4) feet in length, and stumps less than (15) inches in diameter and or less than fifty (50) pounds.

For more information on this please feel free to call the Public Services Refuse Department at (561) -533-7344