Pellitteri will strictly enforce the existing policy that yard waste bags must NOT be tied shut going forward. Bags that are tied shut will not be collected. This has always been the policy but has not been strictly enforced. Tying your plastic bags shut requires the crews to cut each one open, which greatly increases the time of collection and expense. Please leave the lids off reusable containers and poly bags untied as well. Compostable bags can be shut, however, as the whole bag will be taken.