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# Hays announces new time and size limits for annual fall cleanup
- URL: https://www.citizenjournal.us/hays-announces-new-time-and-size-limits-for-annual-fall-cleanup/
- Published: 2026-10-02T17:22:20.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T17:22:20.000Z
- Description: Crews will spend a maximum of 10 minutes collecting debris per household starting Oct. 19
- Author: Greg Loving
- Tags: Hays, dnn, #news

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The City of Hays will enforce a strict 10-minute collection limit per household and restrict discarded tree branches to 6 feet in length and 6 inches in diameter during its [annual fall cleanup](https://www.haysusa.com/303/Annual-Fall-Cleanup?ref=citizenjournal.us), which begins Oct. 19.

Solid Waste Superintendent Joe Billinger said the new rules are designed to keep crews on schedule as they collect properly separated piles of construction debris, scrap metal, municipal waste and woody vegetation.

Residents must have their four distinct debris piles staged at their typical alley or curbside collection spot by 7 a.m. on the start date. Officials ask that items not be set out before Oct. 16 to prevent scattered debris and obstructed roadways.

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