The annual Poplar Bluff, Mo., city clean up will be held Saturday, rain or shine.
Residents can drop off unwanted items from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the city's leaf disposal site on County Road 604, behind Twin Towers. Signs will be posted.
Buff up the Bluff will go ahead despite forecasts of rain, said city planner Dennis Avery.
The city rents several large construction dumpsters for this event. The dumpsters are already on site and the trash company already has other events scheduled that need the containers, Avery said.
Volunteers are also still scheduled to pick up unwanted items from residents aged 65 or older.
Any items not picked up Saturday will be collected the following week, Avery said. Residents had to call before the end of business Thursday to arrange for pick up
Volunteers can gather at First Presbyterian Church at 301 N. Main St., starting at 7:30 a.m. Volunteers and vehicles are needed to collect items from the homes of about 180 elderly residents, Avery said.
The following items will be accepted at the dump site:
* Bulk metal items. Refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners must have the compressors removed or they will not be accepted.
* Bulky items, including furniture, carpeting and construction materials.
* Limbs and brush. (These will be accepted at the collection site, but cannot be accepted through pick-up service.) No logs or stumps, wire or metal will be accepted in the brush.
* Leaves will be accepted, but cannot contain any plastic bags or foreign material.
The following items will not be accepted:
* Asphalt shingles
* Trash from businesses or construction sites
* Paint