Yardwaste Regulations

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Yardwaste is collected from all households from the first Monday in April, through the week following Thanksgiving. During the winter months, yardwaste is not collected-separately or with garbage. There is no limit to the amount of properly prepared yardwaste that will be collected.

There are city ordinances that regulate how yardwaste is to be prepared for collection. The two sections of the Omaha Municipal Code that relate to solid waste are available as Acrobat documents through the following two links Chapter 33, ARTICLE II, Division 1, Section 33, Items 21-30 and Chapter 33, ARTICLE II, Division 2, Section 33, Items 41-49.

	Grass clippings and leaves. Garden waste such as fallen apples, rotted or excess vegetables and fruit. Trash cans up to 32 gallons and weighing up to 45 pounds, marked with a YW on both sides. Unlimited number of properly prepared marked cans, paper bags or brush bundles. Special yardwaste paper bags weighing up to 40 pounds. Bundles of branches and brush, tied with string or twine. Bundles may weigh up to 30 pounds. Branches may be up to 2 inches in diameter and 4 feet in length.			Mixtures of yardwaste and garbage. No lumber or treated lumber. Litter, trash or garbage. Whole cans of dirt or sod. Street sweeping sand, litter or rocks. Plastic bags of yardwaste. Cardboard boxes of yardwaste. Pet manure or kitty litter. Branches over 2 inches in diameter. Branches over 4 feet long. Plastic twine, nylon twine or wire used on brush. Rope of any kind. Unbundled brush.

Remember:

• Place all materials at your collection point by 6am.
• Leave a couple feet of space between recyclables and garbage containers (and yardwaste when in season).