HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 2018 Utility InsertA reminder, yard waste stickers are no longer required in Iowa City. Starting in 2018, a $2 fee is being charged to monthly utility bills, alongside trash and recycling fees. Residents can use their own 20-to-35 gallon container, limit 50 pounds. Continue to set out bundled yard waste as in the past. Official City yard waste bags are also no longer required. Any equivalent paper yard waste bag can be used. Yard waste and food collection are one and the same in Iowa City. To participate, simply combine food scraps and yard waste in the same container. For more information about food and yard waste collection, visit www.icgov.org/organicsNo more yard waste stickersA reminder, yard waste stickers are no longer required in Iowa City. Starting in 2018, a $2 fee is being charged to monthly utility bills, alongside trash and recycling fees. Residents can use their own 20-to-35 gallon container, limit 50 pounds. Continue to set out bundled yard waste as in the past. Official City yard waste bags are also no longer required. Any equivalent paper yard waste bag can be used. Yard waste and food collection are one and the same in Iowa City. To participate, simply combine food scraps and yard waste in the same container. For more information about food and yard waste collection, visit www.icgov.org/organicsNo more yard waste stickers
A reminder, yard waste stickers are no longer required in Iowa City.
Starting in 2018, a $2 fee is being charged to monthly utility bills,
alongside trash and recycling fees. Residents can use their own
20-to-35 gallon container, limit 50 pounds. Continue to set
out bundled yard waste as in the past. Official City yard
waste bags are also no longer required. Any equivalent paper
yard waste bag can be used.
Yard waste and food collection are one and the same in Iowa
City. To participate, simply combine food scraps and yard
waste in the same container.
For more information about food and yard waste collection,
visit www.icgov.org/organics
No more yard waste stickers
Protect our water: Do not put grass down stormwater drains!Want to know how you can help improve local water quality? Make changes to the way you mow to ensure your grass clippings do not end up in stormwater drains! When mowing, direct your lawn mower so that the cut grass stays in the yard — and when the yard is finished, don’t blow or rake grass clippings into the street, either. When it rains, grass that’s dumped in the street is carried into the storm drains and on to local bodies of water such as lakes, ponds, and streams. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the phosphorus in grass clippings is a major source of pollution and the primary cause of water quality problems, because the nitrogen and phosphorous found in the clippings contribute to the uncontrolled growth of algae and aquatic weeds in waterways. Ever notice the “green scum” on ponds? That’s an overabundance of green algae, caused by too much phosphorous. Help protect our waterways and aquatic life by leaving grass clippings in your yard or bagging them in an approved yard waste bag. For other stormwater questions, contact Ben Clark, Senior Engineer, at 319-356-5436. Have a storm sewer emergency? Call our storm sewer hotline, available 24 hours a day, at 319-356-5177.Protect our water: Do not put grass down stormwater drains!Want to know how you can help improve local water quality? Make changes to the way you mow to ensure your grass clippings do not end up in stormwater drains! When mowing, direct your lawn mower so that the cut grass stays in the yard — and when the yard is finished, don’t blow or rake grass clippings into the street, either. When it rains, grass that’s dumped in the street is carried into the storm drains and on to local bodies of water such as lakes, ponds, and streams. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the phosphorus in grass clippings is a major source of pollution and the primary cause of water quality problems, because the nitrogen and phosphorous found in the clippings contribute to the uncontrolled growth of algae and aquatic weeds in waterways. Ever notice the “green scum” on ponds? That’s an overabundance of green algae, caused by too much phosphorous. Help protect our waterways and aquatic life by leaving grass clippings in your yard or bagging them in an approved yard waste bag. For other stormwater questions, contact Ben Clark, Senior Engineer, at 319-356-5436. Have a storm sewer emergency? Call our storm sewer hotline, available 24 hours a day, at 319-356-5177.
Protect our water: Do not put grass down stormwater drains!
Want to know how you can help improve local water quality? Make changes to the way you mow to ensure
your grass clippings do not end up in stormwater drains! When mowing, direct your lawn mower so that
the cut grass stays in the yard — and when the yard is finished, don’t blow or rake grass clippings into the
street, either. When it rains, grass that’s dumped in the street is carried into the storm drains and on
to local bodies of water such as lakes, ponds, and streams. According to the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), the phosphorus in grass clippings is a major source of pollution and
the primary cause of water quality problems, because the nitrogen and phosphorous found
in the clippings contribute to the uncontrolled growth of algae and aquatic weeds in
waterways. Ever notice the “green scum” on ponds? That’s an overabundance of green
algae, caused by too much phosphorous. Help protect our waterways and aquatic life
by leaving grass clippings in your yard or bagging them in an approved yard waste bag.
For other stormwater questions, contact Ben Clark, Senior Engineer, at 319-356-5436.
Have a storm sewer emergency? Call our storm sewer hotline, available 24 hours a day, at 319-356-5177.