Smith County residents have until noon Saturday to participate in the annual Smith County-Wide Clean Up, which allows residents to take bulky items to the landfill for free.

Smith County residents can use vouchers available at several county facilities to redeem at the Greenwood Farms Landfill, 12920 Farm-to-Market Road 2767 in Tyler. The vouchers will be good through the rest of the week, until noon Saturday.

Residents can take 3 cubic yards of solid waste, which fills the bed of a regular sized pickup, and/or bulk items to be disposed of at the landfill. Vouchers are available at the Smith County Annex Building, 200 E. Ferguson, or at any Smith County Constable or Justice of the Peace Office.

The annual County-Wide Clean Up is part of an effort to clear property of bulky items that collect water and breed mosquitoes. As warmer weather approaches, the threat of mosquitoes increases.

Swimming pools, tires, flower pots, wheel barrows and other items that can collect stagnant water are a preferred breeding ground for mosquitoes. Mosquitoes can breed in items as small as the cap of a water bottle. Getting rid of these items can help protect from mosquitoes that could carry viruses such as Zika and West Nile.

Among the items that will be accepted are furniture, toys and tree trimmings.

Items not accepted include: hazardous waste, pesticides, herbicides, solvents, gasoline, oils, paint, acid, batteries, Asbestos, wet paint, Freon, whole tires, televisions, computers, refrigerators and freezers.

 

VOUCHER PICKUP LOCATIONS:

Smith County Annex Building, 200 E. Ferguson, Suite 100, Tyler

JP Pct. 1: 200 E. Ferguson, Suite 501, Tyler

Constable Pct. 1: 308 E. Ferguson, Tyler

JP/Constable Pct. 2: 15405 Highway 155 South, Tyler

JP/Constable Pct. 3: 313 E. Duval St., Troup

JP/Constable Pct. 4: 14152 Highway 155 North, Winona

JP/Constable Pct. 5: 2616 S. Main St., Lindale