After the recent cooler and windy days, it’ll be time to clean up the yards, rake the leaves, and prepare for the cold winter months ahead. Each municipality has different disposal regulations, so be sure to plan ahead and know what days you can take care of the yard waste.
Please note, all these towns prohibit burning on Halloween night.
Prophetstown – Suggested burn days are Tuesdays and Saturdays, wind and weather permitting. Fires should be attended to at all times and be completely extinguished before the homeowner or tenant goes inside for the day or night.
Lyndon – From October 1 through November 30, the burning of landscape waste is permitted on any day of the week from 8 a.m. until sunset. Burning is not permitted on the surface of any street or alley, and no burning is allowed if wind speeds exceed 10 mph. All fires must be fully extinguished at or before sunset. All fires and burning activities must be supervised and attended to at all times. From December 1 through September 30, burning is permitted on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 8 a.m.-sunset.
Tampico – Burning of leaves or yard waste is permitted between the hours of 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sundays only when conditions are favorable, i.e. not too dry, not too windy, and so as not to endanger others. Burn barrels and the burning of trash, construction material scraps, tires or other items that give off a noxious odor shall be prohibited. There shall be no burning of any kind from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on Halloween Day.
Erie – Burning is permitted between 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. No burn piles are allowed on village streets or right of ways, and the burning must not occur within 6 feet of any street, alley, sidewalk, or public ditch. The burn pile must be attended to and supervised until extinguished.
Morrison – Open burning of landscape waste is permitted between 3 p.m. and sunset on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and from 9 a.m. – sunset on Saturdays. Burning must not occur within six feet of any street or alley, or on any street, alley, or public ditch. The burn pile must be attended to at all times and not create a visibility hazard.
