NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

Vol. 40, No. 375                                   

Contact: Jim Short, Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances, 302-739-9403; or Melanie Rapp, Public Affairs, 302-739-9902.

                                   DNREC’s DART yard waste site 
                      will close for grinding maintenance Nov. 15 - 19

BEAR (Nov. 4, 2010) – DNREC’s DART Community Yard Waste site, located on the southwest corner of the intersection of U.S. Route 13 and Route 72 near Bear, will temporarily close for grinding maintenance on Monday, Nov. 15 and will reopen at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 20.

Residents wishing to recycle their yard waste while the DART site is temporarily closed may use the Polly Drummond site near Newark.

Polly Drummond Hill Community Yard Waste Demonstration Site
Regular Hours: Daily; 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., unless otherwise posted.
Located near Newark in the Pike Creek area on Polly Drummond Hill Road about ½ mile north of the Kirkwood Highway.

Commercial businesses, such as landscaping and lawn care companies, as well as municipalities are not eligible to drop-off materials at the DNREC yard waste sites.

The following private businesses offer yard waste drop-off and may charge a fee for services. For more information, please contact each business.

Copeland’s Mulch Depot
2 Honeysuckle Drive (Routes 4 & 7); Stanton, DE 19804
(302)633-9536; www.copelandsmulchdepot.com

DSWA Cherry Island Landfill   
12th Street and Hay Road; Wilmington, DE 19809
1-800-404-7080; www.dswa.com

Holland Mulch
135 Hay Road; Edgemoor, DE 19809
302-765-3100; www.hollandmulch.com

Robert Gallo Mulch & Tree Service, Inc.  
74 Christiana Road; New Castle, DE 19720
 (302)325-2257; 800-BY-MULCH;
www.1800bymulch.com

Wilmington Organics Recycling Center
612 Christiana Ave.
Wilmington, DE  19801
302-266-7278; www.peninsulacompostcompany.com

More information can be found online at www.dnrec.delaware.gov/yardwaste, or by calling 302-739-9403.