It’s that time of year again, Yard Waste and Leaf Pickup in North Andover! Time for the clean up of leaves, tree limbs and other yard waste. Yard waste is one of the materials that is banned from disposal at incinerators and landfills. To help keep yard waste out of the trash, the town of North Andover has set up some great programs to make it easy for residents by providing free yard waste pickup and drop off.
There are two ways you can dispose of your yard waste in the town of North Andover.
1. Drop it off at the Cyr Recycle Facility on Sharpners Pond Road.
Their hours are Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 8-2:45pm mid April through mid December. Residents of North Andover are required to purchase a seasonal sticker every year in order to enter the Cyr Recycle Center on Sharpners Pond RD. This resident sticker is for the dumping of grass, leaves or brush, you can purchase one at the DPW for $10 per passenger vehicle(over age 65 $7) There is a per dump permit of $30 needed to bring overloaded trailers to the site, or $750 for a commercial vehicle.
2. Curbside Leaf Collection.
Yard waste and leaf pickup in North Andover is collected curbside in both spring and fall, the exact dates depend on the weather. This fall it will be picked up during the weeks of October 28th, November 4th, November 11th and November 18th, and December 6th. The pickup happens on each street only ONCE a week (not necessarily on trash day), so please put your bags curbside prior to 7am on Monday(The DPW recommends placing bags curbside Sunday so you won’t miss the truck). Just set your bags out in front of your home and the truck will come by your house. You’ll need to use Brown Biodegradable Yard Bags, and sticks and branches must be included INSIDE the bags only.
For more information visit Curbside leaf collection in North Andover and the Cyr Recycle Facility in North Andover. or call the DPW at 978-685-0950 option 2
