The annual Delphi Spring Clean-up is scheduled for April 11 and 18 from 7 a.m. until noon. However, the change in the way city trash removal is being done this year, signaled a change in the way the much-anticipated spring ritual will be managed as well.

Residents are now required to take all refuse, trash and throw-a-ways to Riley Park Annex for disposal. Indiana Waste Systems, the same company under contract with the city to provide weekly trash removal, will provide dumpsters, and an employee to help unload items at the drop-off site. Residents must provide proof of residency, such as a utility bill or driver's license, to be able to leave items.

"Going door-to-door would be much more expensive for the city," said street commissioner Aaron Lyons. "The spring clean-up was factored into the contract with Indiana Waste Systems."

Hazardous, liquid, medical or yard waste, whole tires, batteries, metal or fiber drums or large quantities of construction material will not be accepted.

Lyons reminded residents that all yard waste, picked up in front of residences each Tuesday, must be boxed or bagged for removal. He said the city workers will not remove yard waste which is not contained in some fashion.

For further information or questions, call (765) 564- 2097.