City Digs Out, Asks Residents to Help

As city crews continue to remove fallen trees and other green storm debris from Pasadena streets and parks, residents are being asked to help by moving their debris out to the street for easy pickup.

The city plans to recycle 100 percent of the green material collected.

A systematic east-to-west green debris removal process is now underway and will follow existing Solid Waste Collection routes the day after normal refuse collection dates.  Residents are asked to place their green debris out as soon as possible.  The deadline for getting rid of green recyclable waste by taking it to the curb will be on residents’ normal trash pickup day the week of Dec. 12.

In order to recycle all the green material and to avoid contamination of the resulting mulch, please place only unbagged green material out for pickup.  Other debris resulting from the windstorm will be collected separately, by scheduling a bulky-item pickup.

Green waste drop-off locations will also be established at Eaton Blanche Park, 3100 E. Del Mar Boulevard, and Jackie Robinson Park, 1081 N. Fair Oaks Avenue, from Dec. 7 through 16.  Green material must be placed inside the large bins placed on site.  The debris stations will be open Monday through Saturday, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Free recycled mulch from the recycling effort will be available to the public at both drop-off locations beginning Thursday, Dec. 15.

For more information, please contact Environmental Programs Manager Gabriel Silva at (626) 744-4721.