DNREC’s Polly Drummond Hill Road Yard Waste Demonstration Site in northern New Castle County will close on Jan. 11, the department announced
From now through the closure date, the site will continue to be open each Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from 8 a.m. until sunset.
At the same time DNREC was announcing closure of the Polly Drummond Hill site closure, the department also acknowledged that funding was made available by the Delaware General Assembly will enable limited operation of the Polly Drummond Hill yard waste site to resume May 7, 2016 – and thereafter open Saturdays only for receiving yard waste material.
Until then, and with Polly Drummond closure, a free alternative for Delaware residents dropping off their own yard waste is the Holland Mulch facility at 1034 S. Chapel Street, Newark, DE.
The privately-operated site, about five miles from Polly Drummond Hill, is open from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday – Friday, and 7:30 a.m. – noon on Saturdays. For more information about Holland Mulch’s South Chapel Street site, please call 302-737-1000.
Area residents wishing to recycle their yard waste on days when the Polly Drummond Yard waste site is closed may manage the material on their own property, arrange for a collection service, or use the options listed below. These private businesses offer yard waste drop-off and may charge a fee for services. For more information, particularly about hours for holiday operations, please contact each business directly.
Commercial businesses, such as landscaping and lawn care companies, as well as municipalities, are not eligible to drop-off materials at the DNREC yard waste site.
Options include:
Holland Mulch South Chapel Yard Waste Site (closest no-cost option for Delaware residents)
1034 S. Chapel St. (Route 72); Newark, DE 19702
Copeland’s Mulch Depot
2 Honeysuckle Drive (Routes 4 & 7); Stanton, DE 19804
302-633-9536; www.copelandsmulchdepot.com
DSWA Cherry Island Landfill
12th Street and Hay Road; Wilmington, DE 19809
Holland Mulch
135 Hay Road; Edgemoor, DE 19809
302-765-3100; www.hollandmulch.com
Robert Gallo Mulch & Tree Service, Inc.
2204 Rodman Road; Wilmington, DE 19805
302-325-2257; 800-BY-MULCH;
More information can be found online at www.dnrec.delaware.gov/yardwaste, or by calling DNREC’s Division of Waste & Hazardous Substances at 302-739-9403, ext. #1.
