Environmental Services to waive brush fees starting July 1 to address storm debris

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Following widespread tree damage caused by the June 29 storms, Springfield Environmental Services will waive brush disposal fees at the Yardwaste Recycling Center and Noble Hill Sanitary Landfill facilities beginning Tuesday, July 1 – Saturday, July 26 to accommodate community cleanup efforts. 

At this time, these facilities will be open during normal operating hours:  

Yardwaste Recycling Center – 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Tuesday – Saturday
Noble Hill Sanitary Landfill – 7 a.m. – 4 p.m., Tuesday – Saturday

Both facilities will be closed on Friday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. 

Those with small, residential loads of tree limbs and brush are advised to go to the Yardwaste Recycling Center (3790 S. Farm Road 119, Brookline, MO) for disposal. Larger, commercial scale debris including large diameter trees and root balls are directed to a burn site at the Noble Hill Sanitary Landfill (3545 W Farm Road 34, Willard). 

For more information about Environmental Services Solid Waste facilities, visit springfieldmo.gov/solidwaste. 

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Media Contact: Senior Communications Coordinator Kristen Milam at 573-819-3713 or [email protected].