Leaves, Grass & Small Branches

Place your grass, leaves and small branches at the curb by 6:30 a.m. on your recycling and yard trimmings collection day. Please keep about five feet of space between your yard trimmings, your recycling and your garbage cart, if they are collected on the same day.

Small branches (less than 5 ft. long and 3" in diameter)

Tie small branches in bundles with string or twine. The bundles must be small enough for one person to pick up. If you put them in small, reusable containers, please make sure they don't protrude by more than a foot.

Grass Clippings and Leaves

Place grass clippings and leaves in brown, kraft paper yard bags or in small, reusable containers. The paper yard bags are available from most hardware and garden stores. Do not use plastic bags or you will be charged for the collection of extra garbage.

The easiest way to dispose of grass clippings is not to bag them in the first place. The clippings will return nutrients to the soil and make your lawn healthier.

Leaves can be recycled at home by adding them to your compost pile. They're a great carbon source.

Thorny Branches

Wrap cactus, rose branches and other thorny vegetation in cardboard or several layers of newspaper before placing them in a reusable container or paper yard waste bags.

Restrictions on Yard Trimmings

• Reusable containers must be 34 gallons or less and weigh less than 50 pounds.
• Do not include dirt, rocks, logs, garden implements, or broken flower pots with your yard trimmings.
• Do not use wire to tie bundles up. Wire cannot be composted.
• Do not place yard trimmings in plastic bags. The plastic bags cannot be composted. Instead, they will be taken to a landfill and you will be charged for extra garbage.
• It is illegal to sweep leaves into the street. They clog storm drains, pollute the creeks, and increase the likelihood of flooding on your street.