BIODEGRADABLE PAPER BAGS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL BAGGED LEAVES PLACED OUT FOR PICK-UP BY THE TOWN HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT DURING THE SPRING AND FALL CLEANUPS. The leaves are brought to the Compost facility where they are processed into CLEAN COMPOST. ABSOLUTELY NO PLASTIC BAGS WILL BE PICKED UP!

THE TOWN SELLS PAPER LEAF BAGS FOR 47 cents EACH (ABOUT 10 cents MORE THAN THE PLASTIC BAGS USED IN THE PAST). 

BAGS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE LANDFILL OFFICE, TOWN CLERKS OFFICE, AND MANY STORES THAT ALSO SELL THE TOWN GARBAGE BAGS.  (SIMILAR BAGS – BUT NOT SOUTHOLD TOWN BAGS - MAY ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT SOME RETAIL OUTLETS.  THESE ARE ACCEPTABLE SO LONG AS THEY ARE “WET-STRENGTH TREATED” PAPER).

THESE BAGS:

• HOLD UP TO 60 LBS – THEY ARE FOR LEAVES ONLY

• ARE MADE OF HEAVY DUTY, WET-STRENGTH, BIODEGRADABLE PAPER

• WILL KEEP LEAVES AND COMPOST CLEAN AND FREE OF PLASTIC

• WILL LAST 3 – 4 WEEKS AT THE CURB

SOUTHOLD TOWN’S LEAF COMPOSTING PROGRAM – FOR A BETTER SOUTHOLD!