Keeping Clemmons Green

In 2007, the Village of Clemmons began providing Leaf, Limb & Grass Pickup for the entire Village. At the same time, burning was banned.

Your yard waste should be placed at the edge of your property and not in the street. Yard debris should not be placed on or in close proximity to water and sewer covers, storm drains, utility pedestals, fire hydrants, mailboxes, fences or power lines.

• Yard waste placed in the street impedes travel. Vehicles have to go around or through the piles of debris which can cause an accident. Wet grass can cause a vehicle to skid. Limb piles placed in the street can scratch or damage vehicles.

• Yard debris placed in the street can easily be washed into a storm drain, clogging the drain or polluting the local streams.

Clogged storm drains may cause water to sheet or pool in the streets creating a safety hazard for drivers. Yard debris washed into a local stream can cause unwanted vegetative growth that can impact streams in a negative way.

The monthly schedule begins with the first Monday of the month. Please see the Village of Clemmons website for specific pickup schedule information. Yard debris must be at roadside by 7:00 a.m. on Monday morning of your scheduled week. Trucks are unable to return to pick up items that were put out late or improperly placed.

LIMB PICKUP GUIDELINES:

• Limbs should be stacked in one pile with the large end toward the edge of the street, not randomly pitched.

• Only green or fresh cut limbs can be picked up. Rotten wood will not process through the chipper.

• Smaller hedge/shrubbery trimmings can be accepted if they are placed on top of the limb pile.

• Limbs should not be larger than 6” in diameter and no longer than 16 feet in length.

• Any foreign objects such as rocks, metal, lumber, etc. will contaminate pile and will keep pile from being picked up.

• Building materials cannot be picked up.

• This service is for limb removal only.

Taking away entire trees is not covered.

WASTE MANAGEMENT PROVIDES SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLE COLLECTIONS FOR CLEMMONS:

Clemmons residents have weekly collection for trash and every-other-week collection for recycling.

• Carts must be at the street by 6:00 a.m. on the day of collection.

• Carts must be placed within five feet of the road with handles facing away from the street.

• Carts must be three feet apart and three feet from mailboxes, utility poles, shrubbery, etc.

• Bag all trash to prevent wind-blown items and to keep the inside of your cart clean.

• Place all materials inside the carts.

• Trash placed outside of the cart or on top of it cannot be collected.

• Do not overfill the carts – the lid must be fully closed.

• Be aware when parking on the street not to block carts and leave reasonable access to carts.

• Avoid parking in culs-de-sac and street stubs on service days – trucks need these areas to turn around.

• If your cart is not collected on the scheduled day, please leave your cart at the street and contact Village of

Clemmons Public Works at 336.766.9170.

• Contact Public Works if your cart is damaged and requires repair, or if you have additional Waste Management questions or concerns.

LEAF/GRASS PICKUP GUIDELINES:

• Leaves and grass need to be raked close to the road edge, but not in the road.

• Leaves and grass must be in a windrow for equipment to vacuum up quickly. • Absolutely no twigs or sticks should be in leaf/grass piles.

• No tomato vines, corn stalks, flowers or shrubs are allowed.

• No bagging of leaves/grass.

MULCH PICKUP:

The limbs and branches collected from the street are ground and turned into mulch which is available free-of-charge to Clemmons residents. Mulch is loaded at the Public Works facility

Monday through Friday at 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Mulch is not available on rainy days. All trucks and trailers must have sidewalls and be covered (ex. with a tarp) before leaving the yard.

The following items cannot be placed in residential carts: liquids, paints, household hazardous waste, electronic waste, yard waste or construction debris. Contact Public Works for information on how to properly dispose of these items.

Clemmons offers an annual Bulk Item Pickup for items that are too large to be placed in residential carts. Dates for this collection are posted on the Village of Clemmons website.

In conjunction with Waste Management, Clemmons also sponsors an annual E-Recycle Event. During this Saturday morning event, residents can bring electronics to the Public Works facility for disposal.

PUBLIC WORKS HANDLES ALL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH VILLAGE STREETS:

• Issues with streets, sidewalks, right-of-ways, storm drains, street signs or streetlights should be reported to Public Works. Public Works is also responsible for maintaining streets during periods of wintry weather by spreading salt brine and plowing snow, when necessary.

Clemmons works hand in hand with NCDOT to keep traffic moving.

• Throughout the year, Clemmons staff puts up holiday decorations (lights, banners, flags). Most are hung on utility poles along Highway 158 and

Lewisville-Clemmons Road.

• In the event of an emergency, the Village staff works in conjunction with the Clemmons Fire

Department as well as Winston-Salem/Forsyth

County Emergency Management and the

Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office to make sure

Village residents are safe.

CLEMMONS SPONSORS ORGANIZED COMMUNITY CLEANUPS:

• High School Fall Cleanup

(for high school volunteers) is usually the 2nd or 3rd week of October. Students get community service hours for helping to beautify Clemmons.

• Forsyth Creek Week Cleanup

(dates can vary between March and April).

Groups can sign up to help clean up a creek in their neighborhood or be assigned a street rightof-way to clean up.

• Spring Community Cleanup

is usually the last Saturday in April. All volunteers are welcomed to help beautify Clemmons by picking up trash along the roadways. Local businesses sponsor and donate door prizes for our volunteers to win.