By Andrew Lawson
Public Information Officer City of Manhattan
Spring is here, so it’s time for Manhattan’s annual Spring Cleanup Week! From Monday, April 7 through Friday, April 11, City crews will collect properly bagged and stacked yard waste, tree limbs, and branches from residential neighborhoods.
City crews will follow an assigned schedule (see map below) and pass through each area once to pick up properly prepared yard waste. No construction debris, household trash, or other materials will be collected.
Residents should follow these simple steps to ensure their items are picked up:
- Bag Yard Waste Properly: Use paper yard waste bags (available at local retailers) for grass clippings and leaves. Plastic bags and containers will not be picked up!
- Separate Piles for Limbs and Branches: Place them next to the curb for easy pickup by hand or with equipment, with limbs and brush parallel to the curb. Do not put them in the street or too far back in the yard. Mixed piles that are not properly separated will not be collected.
- Keep Piles Loose: Stack branches in a loose pile (no rope or twine). Scrap lumber or foreign objects will not be accepted. (Participating contractors may pick up scrap lumber on regular trash pickup days.)
- Have Items Ready on Pickup Day: Check the cleanup map below to know what day crews will be in your area. Have all items to the curb before 7 a.m. on that day. Crews will not return for missed pickups.
City crews will not enter private property. Property owners are responsible for moving leaves and bagged vegetation to their curbs.
In addition to the City haul-off effort, participating trash providers — Average Joe’s, B&L, Garibay, Howie’s, and Pick Pink — will collect trash and debris on regular pickup days for their customers only. If you don’t have service with these providers, you are responsible for your own trash disposal.
Items Not Accepted for Pickup:
- Major household appliances
- Tires and batteries
- Concrete, rock, or construction/demolition debris
- Household hazardous waste (paint, thinners, lubricants, pesticides, etc.) — Take these instead to the Riley County Noxious Weed Department, located at 6245 Tuttle Creek Blvd.
As depicted in the schedule map, the cleanup areas and dates are as follow:
- Monday, April 7 — areas south of Anderson and west of Westwood
- Tuesday, April 8 — areas north of Anderson and west of Seth Child
- Wednesday, April 9 — all areas north of Anderson Avenue, between Seth Child Road and North Manhattan Avenue
- Thursday, April 10 — all areas north of Ratone/Ehlers, east of North Manhattan Avenue and Tuttle Creek Boulevard
- Friday, April 11 — all areas south of Anderson Avenue, between Westwood and North Manhattan Avenue, and all areas southeast of North Manhattan Avenue and Ratone/Ehlers.
