Yard debris recycling info

Published 5:00 am Saturday, October 26, 2013

Deschutes Recycling is teaming up with FireFree to offer half-price yard debris recycling Monday through Nov. 2 and Nov. 4-9 in Bend.

For $2 per cubic yard, residents can bring in branches, leaves, shrubs and pine needles. Stumps must be smaller than 12 inches in diameter, according to a news release. The yard debris will be recycled into compost and clean-energy fuel.

Deschutes Recycling is located at Knott Landfill, 61050 S.E. 27th Street in Bend.

For more information on creating a fire-defensible space around your home, visit www.firefree.org or www.deschutes recycling.com.

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