City of Garrett, Indiana

GARRETT - The City of Garrett is now picking up tree limbs and brush. This service assists Garrett homeowners to dispose of limbs resulting from storms or small pruning projects.

The 2011 pick-up schedule is limited to certain weeks during the months of April through September, weather permitting, as follows:

• April 4 - 7
• May 2 - 6
• May 30 - June 3
• June 27 - July 1
• August 1 - August 5
• September 5 - 9
• October 3 - 7
  

The following guidelines apply for this service:

• Properties with Alleys: Limbs are to be placed by the alley in the rear of properties. 
• Properties without Alleys: Limbs are to be placed inside the curb, on the park-strip
  in front of the property. 
• Limbs are not to be placed in the roadway, on the street surface. Limbs must be placed out for pick-up by 7:30 AM on the first day of the pick-up week for each month.

There will be only one pass-through by the City for each area. If you are missed, or forget to place limbs out for pick-up, you may dispose of your limbs at the NISWMD compost site as noted below.

Acceptable items: 

• Limbs and branches up to 4-inches in diameter.
• Bushes, without roots.

Unacceptable items:

• Trees and logs.
• Branches larger than 4-inches in diameter.
• Bushes with roots.

The City reserves the right to refuse pick up for those properties not complying with the
above guidelines.

Garrett residents may still also dispose of brush and limbs by taking them to the Northeastern Indiana Solid Waste Management District (NISWMD) compost site 2.5 miles northwest of Auburn on County Road 36A, just North of the DeKalb County Farm. Their hours are:

• Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM. 
• Monday and Thursday, 8:00 AM - 7:30 PM. 
• Saturday: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  www.niswmd.org/compost.htm

Questions or comments regarding this service may be directed to the Garrett Street
Department at streets@garrettindiana.us, or the Office of the Mayor at 260-357-3836.