CALENDAR

BIG TOYS BY THE BAY
      On-going community project to build a playground at the Chambers Creek park
 Our youngest citizens need exercise too! Currently there is no place for tots and their families to play in a safe, interactive environment at the Chambers Creek park. Climbing, sliding, running and jumping on BigToys provide much better exercise than being pushed along the trail in a stroller. Also, BigToys promote important social interaction for our children and their families.

To help facilitate this higher level of activity, the City wants to build a safe, fun, top quality, safe play structure on the North Meadow of the Chambers Creek Properties. The tot lot will provide a much needed playground for families and tots to enjoy the Chambers Creek experience to its fullest in a safe and fun environment.

For more info, or to donate time or money to this great community project, check out this informational page at the city's website.


OPERATION HANDS ON
     Together we can make the world a better place
Operation Hands On is a great community group located at 8427 27th St. W., near the DMV. They began as a group assisting several families from the Hurricane Katrina disaster, and have since grown to be a full fledge, community-driven, non-profit emergency resource referral center that helps both local and national disaster survivors. Operations Hands On is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm. If you're looking for an opportunity to volunteer in our community, if you'd like to contribute monetary or other resources, please stop by during office hours or contact them at (253) 273-9616. Operation Hands On does request that donors not leave items in front of the office due to vandalism and theft. More information is available at their website, www.operationhandson.org.



 VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED
      Commitment and dates vary
You can help make a difference in our city by volunteering for a worthy cause. See the UP Volunteer Center website for more info.

Also, volunteers are needed for one of several public committees that meet to discuss everything from parks to planning to safety/police. Are you a responsible, well-informed UP resident with a desire to become more active in the community? Visit the City of UP website at this page for more information, or call City Hall at (253) 460-2511 for details.



 YARD WASTE COMPOST/SOUNDGRO
      Available Year Round
 Spring is just around the corner...it will soon be time to fertilize your lawn, garden and yard. This year, avoid chemical fertilizers and support a healthy environment and recycling by using UP Refuse's premium PREP Compost and Pierce County's new Sound-GRO fertilizer product.

Northwest gardens and lawns love PREP Compost (Pierce County Recycled Earth Products), a quality-tested, screened, 100 percent recycled yard waste compost. It's guaranteed to be weed seed-free, because we use a controlled, natural heat process during production. University Place Refuse distributes PREP in several quantities for your convenience. Unlike other municipal composts, which may contain sewage sludge and other such products, PREP compost is made entirely from plant materials--providing you with a rich, water-retentive compost that's filled with nutrients and approved for vegetable gardening.

Click here for our informative page about PREP Compost. We can deliver both bags or bulk, or you can stop by our offices to purchase PREP Compost.

Sound-GRO is also available at our offices.  Please check out Sound-GRO's website for more detailed information about this exciting product.



HOLIDAYS
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's day are the ONLY holidays that we do not operate normal collection services. Pickups normally scheduled for those holidays will be picked-up one day later during the rest of that week.

NEED 2010 SCHEDULES?  The 2010 recycling and yardwaste A & B schedules are available HERE.

UP Refuse events and activities are listed in purple. Community events are listed in gold.