FireFree yard debris recycling events underway

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- FireFree yard debris recycling events are underway at Knott Landfill and local transfer stations. Over the first three days, these five locations saw 3,912 vehicles come through for the event.

Central Oregonians still have time to take advantage of this service during extended dates through May 24.

Now is the time to clean up your yards, create defensible spaces around homes and recycle that debris at FireFree collection sites FOR FREE in Deschutes and Jefferson counties.

Check the dates below for an event near you:

Saturday, May 9 through Sunday, May 24 during regular operating hours and days at Knott Landfill in Bend and the Deschutes County transfer stations:

• Knott Landfill, Bend: 7 days a week, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Expanded summer hours begin May 1).
• Negus Transfer Station, Redmond: Monday - Saturday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Northwest (Fryrear) Transfer Station near Sisters: Wednesday - Saturday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Southwest Transfer Station near La Pine: Wednesday - Saturday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• NEW Westside Collection Site in Bend: Saturday & Sunday, May 16-17 and 23-24 Discovery West/Brooks Resources. Off Skyliners Road, just west of Miller Elementary and Crosby Drive, near the Tree Farm subdivision. From Bend, turn west on Skyliners, then north onto the construction road to the right.

Sunriver Compost Site in Sunriver: Friday & Saturday, May 15-16.
Box Canyon Transfer Site in Madras: Saturday and Sunday, June 13-14 and 20-21

Visit the FireFree website at www.firefree.org for more information about how you can prepare your property for wildfire season.