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Tyler residents will be able to drop off bulky trash items at their curb in April.

The city of Tyler Solid Waste Department and Keep Tyler Beautiful are sponsoring a free bulky item collection for City of Tyler residential customers as a part of Spring Cleanup Week, according to a news release.

Solid Waste will pick up items for one week only from April 6 through 10. The city asks that bulky items on the curb by April 6.

The bulky items to be picked up at no charge and include furniture, appliances, carpet, fence material, up to four non-commercial vehicle tires, old toys and other large items that would normally require a special fee.

No liquid waste, limbs or brush will be picked up, and paint must be dried out with oil dry or cat litter, the release states.

Items may be collected on a different day from regularly scheduled garbage collection.

Also, many bulky items will be accepted during regular business hours at the city of Tyler Recycling Center. The center, 418 N. Bois D’Arc Ave., is open from 7:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.

For more information about the free bulky item collection, visit www.TylerSolidWaste.com.

The following items will be accepted at the recycling center:

– Paper – newspapers, magazines, phonebooks, ads and office paper

– Cardboard of any type – broken down

– Plastic – rinsed and crushed #1 and #2 HDPE, lids removed. Examples include water or soda bottles, milk jugs and detergent bottle

– Glass – rinsed clear, green and brown glass bottles and jars with lids removed. No blue glass or mirrors.

– Ink cartridges

– Electronics – computers, TVs, monitors, cell phones, chargers, etc.

– Metal – copper, aluminum, brass and steel

– Aluminum cans – rinsed and crushed. No aluminum pie plates or tin

– Household appliances including air conditioners and refrigerators do not require a disposal fee this week as long as the resident provides a current water bill

– Motor oil/hydraulic fluid

– Automotive batteries/anti-freeze