| Item | Now | Beginning in March 2024 with Cart Collection |
| Grass clippings | Place at edge of front yard, off street pavement. Do not bag. | Directly inside your cart |
| Leaves, pine needles | Rake to the edge of your front yard, off the street pavement. Do not bag.
| | Directly inside your cart. During peak leaf season (November-February), any leaves that don't fit in your cart can be left behind the curb for collection on a zone schedule. |
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Small limbs, plant or hedge clippings
| Cut to single stalks no more than 6 feet in length, no more than 6 inches in diameter, and tie with non-plastic biodegradable twine or rope in bundles weighing less than 50 pounds.
| Directly inside your cart. (Do not bundle with twine or rope.) |
| Dead plants/shrubs | Cut limbs from the root ball, and remove all dirt. Cut to single stalks no more than 4 feet in length. Tie with non-plastic biodegradable twine or rope in bundles weighing less than 50 pounds. Place at edge of front yard, off street pavement. | Directly inside your cart. The lid must close with no more than a 6-inch gap between the cart and lid for collection. |
Dirt, root balls, mulch, concrete, rocks, construction debris, pallets, and all sizes of lumber, including mailbox posts.
| Not collected. | Not collected. |
| Large quantities of yard waste | This applies to loads exceeding 2½ cubic yards, about the size of load a pickup truck can carry, or exceeding 50 lbs. Click here for more information. | This applies to loads exceeding 2½ cubic yards, about the size of load a pickup truck can carry, or exceeding 50 lbs. Click here for more information.
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| Debris cut by landscape or tree service contractors or commercial employees | Not collected. | Not collected. |
| Christmas trees | Remove of all decorations and other objects, including tinsel and nails, before leaving the tree at the curb. The trees are chipped for mulch. Trees with objects on them must be left behind since they could damage the chipping machine.
| Remove of all decorations and other objects, including tinsel and nails, before leaving the tree at the curb. The trees are chipped for mulch. Trees with objects on them must be left behind since they could damage the chipping machine.
Don't want to wait for pickup? Consider taking your tree to the yard waste convenience center. |
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