Most of the year your yardwaste should fit in your waste cart where it will share space with your weekly garbage. We recommend that you put it in the cart loose so you fit the most in. We also recommend that you put a bag of garbage in the cart first (yardwaste alone has a tendency to pack in tight and not fall out).

But what about times when you have more than will fit, like the spring and fall?

For six weeks each spring and six weeks each fall, the City is ready to take on that surge of yardwaste through a separate yardwaste collection contract. You can put your excess yardwaste in the paper yardwaste bags outside of your cart for collection.  The paper yardwaste bags may weigh up to 40 pounds.  For these 12 weeks each year that yardwaste, as much as you want, will be collected separately and composted!

What if I have excess yardwaste at other times of the year?

The City has a plan for that, too. You can purchase yardwaste stickers for your yardwaste paper bags or properly bundles brush. The cost of stickers is adjusted annually by contract based on the Consumer Price Index.  The year issued is printed on the sticker.  The sticker color changes annually.  Stickers are valid for that year and the following year, and every bag or bundle you put out must have its own sticker.  Stickers have the year on them and are good for the year issued and the following year.  Once again, there is no limit if all your bags are stickered! This stickered yardwaste will be collected with your carted waste. A list of retailers that sell the stickers may be found by clicking here.  Please read the rules on the sticker for proper placement.