Buff Up Bluff is Oct. 16

Tuesday, September 21, 2021
DAR FILE/Brian Rosener

Poplar Bluff city officials have scheduled what has now become an annual fall spruce up, Buff Up the Bluff.

The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Poplar Bluff Leaf Disposal Site.

This is located at County Road 604 and South F Street, behind the Twin Towers. Signs will be posted directing residents to the site.

Everything from bulk metal items to furniture and carpet will be accepted.

Proof of city residency is required and can include utility bills or mail.

Curbside pickup will be provided Saturday by volunteers. This service is available only to residents 65 and older and there is no charge.

Those who qualify must call between Oct. 11-14 to schedule pickup. Residents should call 573-686-8622 between 9 a.m. and noon, and 1-4 p.m. to schedule the service.

Street department workers will be on-site during the event to help direct residents.

Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission also will be at the event to receive tires. A fee of $3 will be charged for passenger vehicle tires. No tires will be accepted if they are on a rim. No truck tires will be accepted.

The following items will be accepted at the dumpsite:

• Bulk metal items. Refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners must have the compressors removed or they will not be accepted.

• Bulky items, including furniture, carpeting and construction materials.

• Limbs and brush. (These will be accepted at the collection site, but cannot be accepted through pick-up service.) No logs or stumps, wire or metal will be accepted in the brush.

• Leaves will be accepted, but cannot contain any plastic bags or foreign material.

The following items will not be accepted:

• Asphalt shingles

• Trash from businesses or construction sites

• Paint

The city also offers a monthly bulk curbside trash pick up for a fee.

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