The city's annual spring clean-up begins on Monday.
Director of Public Works Mike van Alstyne says the three-week project allows them to pick up larger yard waste items that otherwise would not fit into the green yard waste bins.
"In the green bins, we can not take any larger branches or anything like that. During the spring and fall clean ups we are able to take away limbs and branches of trees as long as they are not longer than eight feet in length. But we are able to take some of those larger items away."
Residents are encouraged to put their yard waste in neat, identifiable piles close to the back lane of their property.
"If you do not have a back lane, they should be placed as tidy as possible near the curb in front of your property. The tidier it is and the closer it is to your back lane - the better, It just makes clean up easier and since we use a large loader for picking up the material, it will reduce the chance of damaging property significantly."
The clean-up begins in the day one waste collection area on Monday, with the city making one pass through the entire city over the course of the three weeks.
