The S-D area will have its major trash pick-up during the week of April 30. This is the city’s annual program to get rid of items not normally picked up by trash collectors. Flyers will be distributed later but the basic regulations are: Items should be placed at the regular trash collection point on April 29th, the day before the program begins; items must be bundled or placed in containers other than the usual trash cans; no bundle should be more than 8 feet long or weigh more than 100 pounds; Big Sweep bundles must not obstruct alleys.
Neighborhood representatives are urging all residents to take advantage of this free city service to rid their homes, garages and yards of large unsightly objects, items which could be fire hazards or attractive to bugs and rats. Residents are asked to keep an eye on their alleys during Big Sweep so that loose trash is not blowing around or torn into by dogs. Block units are urging neighbors to tidy up their section of alley after Big Sweep. A few minutes sweeping will put all the alleys in good order.
Originally published in The Paper, April 1973.
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