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Yard Waste Regulations
Our annual yard waste program was established to reduce the amount of material going into the waste stream, using up valuable landfill space and costing you additional tax dollars for disposal. If you follow the guidelines below you should have no problem with the disposal of your yard waste materials.
Yard Waste: grass clippings, weeds, branches, shrub trimmings (NO DIRT).
- Yard waste must be placed within five feet of the curb, not in the street.
- It must not contain garbage, trash or lumber.
- Must be placed in containers with two manufactured handles, such as garbage cans with the covers removed or in PAPER yard waste bags.
- Containers must not exceed 60 pounds in weight or 40 gallon capacity.
- Branches must be cut to a maximum length of four feet and bundled with biodegradable string or twine if not in containers.
- Logs greater than 6 inches in diameter cannot be accepted.
- Soil, sod, stumps or root balls cannot be accepted curbside.
- Yard waste is not be placed on town islands. THIS IS CONSIDERED DUMPING!
- YARD WASTE WILL NOT BE COLLECTED IN PLASTIC BAGS!
- Loose bulk leaf pick up (without branches) in the right of way, not the street, is done by the Highway Department in the fall between October 15 and December 1st.
- Town garbage tote is not to be used for any yard waste material of any kind.
In addition to the weekly collection, residents may bring any yard waste material to the CJ Krantz Compost Facility located at 560 Smith Road. Call 716-689-1280 for hours.
Starting April 1 residents can put out yard compost materials on their regular collection day. The material must be properly bundled and or packaged for pickup.
Leaves, small trimmings and other yard waste should be put in containers, paper yard waste bags or bundled for collection (NO YARDWASTE IN PLASTIC BAGS) on a weekly basis and will be collected by Modern Disposal.
In addition, the Amherst Highway Department's brush pickup crews will be out picking up large brush piles by appointment; please call 631-7117 to schedule your address for service. Please have brush, logs and stumps out for pickup before you call. Any material placed out MUST be free of any dirt or soil.
The Town Highway will only collect large unmanageable piles of logs, brush (cut to less than 8 feet in length), and tree stumps. NO LARGE MATERIAL GENERATED FROM A COMMERCIAL CONTRACTOR WILL BE COLLECTED. No mixed piles containing lumber, concrete, railroad ties or non-organic materials will be collected.
Alternate Methods
- Residents are encouraged to try proper backyard composting (See The Town of Amherst Town Code 169-32 for official guidelines).
- Grass clippings should be left on the lawn to return beneficial nutrients to the soil and help the lawn resist drought.
- In addition to the weekly collection, residents may bring any yard waste material to any compost facility.
Highway Department
1042 N Forest Rd
Williamsville,
NY
14221
(716)
631-7117
7:30 AM - 3:30 PM (Mon-Fri)
Highway Department
Parks Department
Refuse Control
Highway Department
Floss, Steven
Highway Superintendent
716-631-7117
Stanley, Kurt
Deputy Highway Superintendent
716-631-5990
Anderson, Paul
Deputy Highway Superintendent
716-631-5990 ext.
5917
Beck, Tina
Principal Clerk Typist
716-631-5990 ext.
5922
Bennett, Mark
Working Crew Chief
716-631-7117
Blocher, Eric
Working Crew Chief
716-631-7117
Bryan, Steve
Purchasing
716-631-5990 ext.
7261
Cottrell, Donna
Clerk - PT
716-631-5990 ext.
5916
Creamer, Dominic
Parks General Crew Chief
716-631-7117
Evans, Kathy
Clerk Typist
716-631-5990 ext.
5936
Galvin, Patrick
Working Crew Chief
716-631-7117
Highway, Dispatch
716-631-5990 ext.
5910 or 5918
Hughes, Michael
Working Crew Chief
716-631-7117
Mosquito, Control
716-631-5990 ext.
5926
Noltee, Michael
Working Crew Chief
716-631-7117
Richter, Shelby
Clerk - Seasonal
716-631-7117 ext.
5958
Schoenle, William
Working Crew Chief
716-631-7117
Schreck, Craig
General Crew Chief
716-631-7117
Scott, Beth
Account Clerk Typist
716-631-5990 ext.
5915
Specht, Steve
Sign & Signal Shop
716-631-7117
Spence, James
Laborer
716-631-5990 ext.
5958
Spoth, Al
General Crew Chief
716-631-7117
Stuhmuller, Mark
Shop Crew Chief
716-631-7117
Sykes, Todd
Working Crew Chief
716-631-7117
Therrien, Todd
Working Crew Chief
716-631-7117
Tremblett, Kevin
Shop Crew Chief
716-631-7117
Walsh, Shawn
Working Crew Chief
716-631-7117
Refuse Control
Lawida, James
Refuse Control Officer
716-631-5990 ext.
5944
Licata, Ryan
Senior Refuse Control Officer
716-631-5990 ext.
5943
Paterno, Anthony
Refuse Control Officer
716-631-7117 ext.
5933
Turton, James
Refuse Control Officer
716-631-7117 ext.
5933
Maple Road, New Road lane closures
Erie County Department of Public Works announces upcoming road restrictions: The portion of Maple Road (CR-192) between Hopkins Rd and N. Maplemere Rd will have a single lane road restriction. This restriction will begin on October 16, with an estimated completion date of October 18, or until complete. Work will be performed daily between the hours of 7am-4pm. This restriction is for the purpose of aerial pole surveys. Syracuse Utilities will be performing the work. The portion of New Road (CR-186) from Dodge Rd to Smith Rd will have a single lane road restriction from 7am to 5pm daily. This restriction will begin on October 21 and will continue until winter shutdown. This restriction is for the purpose of roadway rehabilitation and drainage improvements. Concrete Applied Technologies Corp, dba CATCO, will be performing the work. (DPW road work announcements are coordinated through Erie County. Town of Amherst shares this information as a public service announcement for residents.)
Posted on Oct 09, 2024 by the Highway Department.
Highway Dept. Reminder: Do NOT Place Leaf Piles in Roadways
Town of Amherst Highway Department crews continue with Fall Leaf Pickup, which started Oct. 7 (earlier than recent years) in an attempt to better handle this massive undertaking. Town residents can be helpful in this effort by following the guidelines outlined on the Town’s website, found by clicking the link below. Most importantly – please do NOT rake leaves into the street - it is unsafe and illegal. Please place your leaves on the area between the sidewalk and the curb (or adjacent to the roadway for those without sidewalks) and the Highway Department will pick them up. For the next several weeks crews will be cycling through the town’s 1,300 streets to collect leaves. Your patience and cooperation is appreciated.
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Posted on Oct 03, 2024 by the Highway Department.
Highway Announces 2024 Paving Schedule
Town of Amherst Highway Superintendent Steve Floss has announced that the Amherst Highway Department will spend $3.2 million this year to pave and repair 60 Town roads. That money will come from Amherst’s Capital Improvement Project (CIP) bond money as well as funds from New York State that provides money through the CHIPS roads programs. See attached document for complete announcement.
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