Food and Yard Debris Collection

Composting your yard and food waste helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve soil quality, reduce the need for chemicals and fertilizers and save water.

Yard / Food Debris is collected weekly year round.

Food scraps and food-soiled paper go only in the Food/Yard cart provided by WM. Food scraps are not accepted in any other containers.

Food Scraps Accepted in Yard Carts:

Collect kitchen food scraps in containers such as:

• Paper bags
• Approved compostable bags
• A reusable container lined with used paper towels. Empty into Food / Yard cart and reuse.
• Other Kitchen Compost Container Options
• Do not put plastic in your cart.

Extra Yard Trimmings There is a charge for additional units of yard trimmings (no food scraps) beyond the basic service. For yard trimmings that don't fit in your yard cart you may use: Paper yard bags (available at home and garden stores), or 32-gal. cans with handles & lids (65 lb. limit) labeled "Yard" or Bundles tied with sisal twine (4'x2' limit) * Yard trimmings are not accepted in plastic bags. Plastic bags are not compostable and cause processing and odor problems at the composting facility.

On Pickup Day

• Place materials at the curb (not in the street) by 6 am on your pickup day.
  
  
• Place your yard waste loosely in the cart so that it falls freely when emptied.
  
  
• When using Kraft paper yard waste bags for extra yard debris, try to avoid putting wet debris at the bottom of bag. Keep bags in dry location until pickup day to prevent bottom from falling out.
  
  
• Tie bundles with string or twine. Bundles must be no larger than one foot by three feet.

Curbside yard and food waste includes:

Leaves Weeds Grass clippings Food waste, including all meat, cheese and bones Items from your garden

Branches* Prunings* * No greater than 4" in diameter and 36" long

Curbside yard and food waste does not include:

Dirt Stumps Metal Sod Lumber

Ashes Household garbage Rocks Plastic Animal waste