Sunday, August 18, 2024

Brush and Bulky Directions

 Keep it out of the landfill! Please, donate before resorting to Brush and Bulky. 

TELL YOUR NEIGHBORS!

BRUSH AND BULKY TOMORROW

HAVE YOUR ITEMS FOR BRUSH AND BULKY

AT THE CURB BY 6 AM ON MONDAY!


There is no way of knowing the route the crew will take so you need to have your items at the curb by Aug. 19. Once they go down your street, the crew will not come back. Putting stuff curbside after they have picked up your street, will not get them to come back.  


Brush and Bulky uses a Bobcat to pick up items to put them in the truck, so make a single pile at the curb in an easily accessible spot. Brush and Bulky will NOT enter your property to pick up piles.  Be sure the pile is NOT near a fire hydrant, your mailbox, trees, power poles, your wall, gas meter, etc.  Items in the pile cannot be longer than 5 feet or they will not fit in the truck.

Brush and Bulky

Pick Up

Starts Monday,

August 19. 

 

Please make sure your neighbors are aware of

Brush and Bulky

AUG. 19  


The City discontinued the expense of the notification flyers, 

so no one will receive

a door hanger notifying them.

 

Brush and Bulky uses a Bobcat to pick up items to put them in the truck, so make a single pile at the curb in an easily accessible spot. Brush and Bulky will NOT enter your property to pick up piles.    

   

Be sure the pile is NOT near a fire hydrant, your mailbox, trees, power poles, your wall, gas meter, etc.  


Items in the pile cannot be longer than 5 feet

or they will not fit in the truck.

 

WILL YOUR BRUSH AND BULKY PILE BE PICKED UP? Channel 9 did a great segment a few years ago on making Brush and Bulky easy AND safe for the crews to pick up. Click HERE to view

https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/keeping-tucson-clean-how-to-help-make-brush-bulky-crews-jobs-easier?fbclid=IwAR2Dsfbj4nOE1ln790I0aPIyqcnITFyaLO1NKjv-b9ke81KQkyiij_GOETU


Brush & Bulky will collect:

  • Brush, tree trunks, branches and other green waste (up to 5 feet long and 24 inches in diameter)
  • Lumber (up to 5 feet long and stacked in a separate pile)
  • PVC and metal pipes (up to 5 feet long)
  • Railroad ties (limit 5)
  • Furniture, carpet, and doors
  • Lawn mowers with fuel tank and crank case removed
  • Scrap metal (bicycles, swing sets, etc., broken into 5 foot lengths)
  • Cacti (must be contained - up to 25 lbs.)
  • Appliances (remove freezer/refrigerator doors)
  • Car tires (limit of five automobile tires)
  • Metal drums (empty and cut in half)

 

Brush and Bulky will NOT collect:


  • Any excess over the 10 cubic-yard limit
  • Any items other than those listed above, such as
  • Stone/bricks/concrete/aggregates
  • Construction debris
  • Hazardous waste like paint/oil/pesticides/solvents/liquids
  • Glass/mirrors
  • Television and computer monitors
  • Compressed gas/air cylinder(s)
  • Vehicle parts
  • Commercially generated material

DONATE ITEMS INSTEAD OF SENDING THEM TO THE LANDFILL

BUY NOTHING FACEBOOK PAGE or REALLY, REALLY FREE MARKET at Himmel Park - on the third Saturday of every month.


BRINGING OUT THE BEST THRIFT SHOP on Speedway. Beyond what they can sell, they recycle everything: rags, old shoes, appliances, etc. etc. They don’t even have trash service for the shop. 

 

TUCSON REPAIR CAFE - check with them first through their Facebook page, but they often accept electronics and appliances, small household items, etc, that can be repaired or be taken apart to use for parts.

 

SUBURBAN MINERS is near Garden District neighborhood and located one block west of Alvernon They repurpose and recycle all kinds of electronic equipment. They also accept other household items and have a "Free Store" open to the public. Suburban Miners is located about a mile away on Blacklidge just a block off Alvernon.


ELECTRONICS RECYCLING:

SWS Computers on Speedway, just west of Alvernon quite near us, recycles nearly anything electronic for free.


A few of the many Charities where you can make donations:


Thanks to Meg for sharing this in the Garden District e-letter.