FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Yard Waste Amnesty Day at North Mason Fiber Company

(Port Orchard, WA) – Kitsap and Mason County residents may bring yard waste to the Yard Waste Amnesty Day at North Mason Fiber Company on May 27, 2007. There will be no fees charged for this event.

Where:   North Mason Fiber Company
               431 Belfair Yard Road
               (on Highway 3 two miles south of Bremerton National Airport
                and Olympic View Industrial Park)

When:     Sunday, May 27, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Cost:        Free

Businesses, landscapers, or commercial vehicles will be charged at normal rate. There is no volume restriction for residential customers. 

Materials accepted:

• woody debris

• brush

• grass

• stumps and branches

• lumber (not painted or treated)

Material NOT accepted:

• creosote treated lumber

• railroad ties

• garbage, plastics

• tires

• scrap metal

• household hazardous waste

Remember to cover and secure your load.

Recycling and garbage facilities will not accept yard waste for free.


This program is part of an ongoing effort by Kitsap County Public Works to provide recycling alternatives to outdoor burning. The public may recycle their yard waste at North Mason Fiber Company year round seven days a week. Call 360-275-0228 for hours and fees.

This event is sponsored by Kitsap County Public Works in cooperation with North Mason Fiber Company.

Kitsap County Public Works
The Open Line
(360) 337-5777 or (800) 825-4940
openline@co.kitsap.wa.us