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Free Green Waste Program Proceeding

Posted: Apr. 13, 2020 5:58 AM PDT

While most events are being canceled because of the coronavirus outbreak and the shelter-in-place mandate, the Fire Safe Council and Nevada County Office of Emergency Services is moving forward with their free green waste disposal program. Fire Safe Council Executive Director Jamie Jones said during last week’s YubaNet virtual town hall, that they are planning for three locations this time…

Listen to Jamie Jones 1

The free disposals will run Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays for at least three weeks, but they hope to double that…

Listen to Jamie Jones 2

An estimated 400-tons of green waste was collected during the program’s inaugural run in May of last year. Jones says they hope to announce an expansion to six weeks in the next week or so.

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