CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Clarksville Street Department will begin its annual fall cleanup -- essentially free removal of residential yard waste -- on Oct. 19.
Pickup service will be available to residents within the City limits through Nov. 30 and will include removal of normal yard waste such as grass clippings, leaves and limbs. The Street Department will not pick up tree stumps, tree limbs from topped trees, or limbs trimmed by a commercial company.
To have yard waste picked up, contact the Street Department from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at (931) 645-7464, or you may choose to call the pickup line (931) 472-3353 and leave your address with details of what you want picked up. Residents must call within the designated time period, Oct. 19 to Nov. 30.
Yard waste for pickup must meet the following criteria:
Grass clippings, leaves and small limbs must be placed in biodegradable paper bags or cardboard boxes.
Larger limbs must be cut to 8 feet in length or shorter, and be 18 inches or less in diameter.
The pickup address must be within the City limits.
Yard waste must be placed within 10 feet of the roadway, and not in the street, and not block a drainage ditch or a driver’s view of traffic.
Tree stumps or limbs cut by a commercial company will not be accepted.
If you have questions, contact the Clarksville Street Department from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at (931) 645-7464.
CLEANUP DO’S: During the annual Fall Cleanup, the Clarksville Street Department will
pick up smaller limbs, left, and clippings and leaves placed in biodegradable bags or boxes.
CLEANUP DON’TS: During the annual Fall Cleanup, the Clarksville Street Department
will not pick up tree stumps, tree limbs from topped trees, or limbs trimmed by a
commercial company.