Brush is collected from residential properties and ground into mulch, which is available to the public at no charge.
Instructions
Call first to check on availability: 309-454-9571.
Enter the Public Works yard at the Electronics Recycling entrance (follow electronic recycling signs), continue to the mulch pile at the southwest corner of the yard.
Information
An employee-driven loader may be available to load mulch during the hours stated below (call first to check availability).
The loader operator has multiple jobs and may not be at the mulch pile when you arrive. Wait at the site and they will be with you within a few minutes. If you wait more than 10 minutes, call Public Works at 309-454-9571.
Hours of Availability
Summer Hours (Memorial Day - Labor Day)
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Monday/Wednesday/Friday
Regular Hours (Labor Day - Memorial Day)
11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Monday/Wednesday/Friday
Location
1301 Warriner Street, Normal, IL
Self-service Mulch
Mulch is available for self-loading 24/7 at the southeast corner of the Landscape Waste Drop Site (while supplies last; we occasionally run out of mulch).