The Noblesville Street Department has announced that brush pickup will begin Monday, March 13 and the free service will continue through Oct. 13. Pick up is made on the street side only with no alley collections. All brush must be placed as close to the curb as possible without going in to the street.
Residents are asked to stack brush in small piles that are no more than four feet in length and 18 inches in diameter (4’x18”). The individual limb size should be no more than four inches in diameter. If a resident’s brush pile exceeds the listed size, street department crews will report the address to the office and a knuckleboom truck will be by within a week to pick up the large pile.
“We are pleased to offer this free service to our residents again,” Street Commissioner Patty Johnson said. “Brush pickup is meant for homeowner trimmings and not intended for contractors to utilize when being paid to remove residential trees.”
The street department picks up brush every week on the same day as residents’ regular trash collection day but not necessarily the same time. Because of the large number of limbs lost during the winter wind storms, the street department asks residents to be patient with the timeliness of pickup in the initial start.
After Oct. 14, residents must call the Street Department at (317) 776-6348 to arrange for a special brush pickup.
Starting Monday, the street department also will be collecting bagged leaves during the spring to assist homeowners with yard clean-up. The biodegradable bags must only contain leaves and not twigs or grass clippings. Bagged leaves may be placed next to brush piles and follow the same rules and pickup schedule as listed above.
Free green biodegradable bags are available to Noblesville residents at all fire stations, City Hall (16 South 10th St.), street department (1575 Pleasant St.), parks department (701 Cicero Road) and the Hamilton County Household Hazardous Waste Center (1717 Pleasant St.).
The city wants to remind residents that no loose leaves piles will be collected in the spring.