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Somerville to pilot extended yard‑waste pickup starting third week of October; city to evaluate at year end

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The public works department will pilot moving the start of weekly yard‑waste pickup back one week in October and add an extra week in December; the change is cost‑neutral and will be evaluated at year end.

The Somerville City Council committee heard an update April 7 that the Department of Public Works will pilot an adjusted yard‑waste collection calendar this year to address constituent requests.

Per an email summarized by Yasmin Udassy, legislative liaison, DPW and its vendor will move the start of weekly pickup back…

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