In light of Fire Prevention Month, Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue has sites open for people to bring green waste to safely dispose of.
They say resident should remove dry or dead vegetation from their property that could spark a fire.
Residents must unload their green waste and dispose of it in dumpsters that will be provided by Waste Management at designated locations.
TMFR personnel will be on-site.
Drop-off is available from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., weather permitting, at the following locations:
Saturday, October 18:
Silver Lake
Silver Lake Station, 11525 Red Rock Road, Reno
Red Rock (Dumpster, self-service only)
Red Rock Volunteer Fire Department, 16180 N. Red Rock Road, Reno, NV 89508
Sunday, October 19:
Silver Lake
Silver Lake Station, 11525 Red Rock Road, Reno
Verdi/Mogul (Dumpster, self-service only)
Mayberry Park, 101 Woodland Ave, Reno
Saturday, October 25:
Spanish Springs
Lazy 5 Regional Park, 7100 Pyramid Way, Sparks
Palomino Valley (Dumpster, self-service only)
Ironwood Equestrian Center, 5600 Whiskey Springs Road, Palomino Valley
They are asking that residents bring natural vegetation only
Examples of accepted items include:
junipers, pines, rabbitbrush, sagebrush, and other woody vegetation.
Items NOT accept include:
Household garbage and trash, lumber, hazardous materials, grass clippings, dirt and gravel, stumps with root balls, or tree stumps more than 8 inches in diameter.
Items in bags must be emptied on-site and removed. No commercial waste will be accepted from contractors or landscape companies.
TMFR is reminding everyone that discarding waste outside of operating hours is considered illegal dumping.
