Yard Waste Collection
Trash & Recycling
Rules for separating grass clippings, leaves, branches, and other yard waste from regular trash, including pickup days and bag/bin requirements.
How Yard Waste Collection Rules Differ by Place
Anchorage, AK: Anchorage Bans Backyard Yard-Waste Burning
Heavy RestrictionsAnchorage's Clean Air Ordinance bans backyard burning of brush, leaves, and yard waste; disposal is allowed only through a permitted commercial air curtain combustion system, not a…
DuPage County, IL: DuPage County Landscape Waste Burning Ban (Ch. 30)
Heavy RestrictionsDuPage County Code Sections 30-17 and 30-26 (Chapter 30, Solid Waste Management) prohibit the open burning of garbage, debris, refuse, and landscape waste in unincorporated DuPage…
Stearns County, MN: Stearns County Shoreland Yard Waste Burning Ban
Heavy RestrictionsStearns County bans burning yard waste inside the shoreland overlay's most sensitive zones. Ordinance 439 Section 10.2.13.F states that burning of yard waste is prohibited within the…
Flagstaff, AZ: Flagstaff Yard Waste & Green Waste Disposal
Few RestrictionsIn the City of Flagstaff, green waste (tree limbs, logs, stumps and Christmas trees) can be self-hauled to the Cinder Lake Landfill for free if you pay for City water and refuse…
Calaveras County, CA: Calaveras County Yard Waste Hauling Exemption
Few RestrictionsCalaveras County defines yard waste as clean vegetative matter like limbs, brush, grass clippings and leaves, and treats it as ordinary solid waste once it's mixed with other trash…
Greeley, CO: Greeley Yard Waste Collection Rules
Few RestrictionsGreeley has no municipal yard-waste pickup: brush and yard trimmings collection is an optional add-on through a state-licensed private hauler, who must report tonnage collected to the…
Yard Waste Collection Rules by State
Statewide law governs this topic in many states. Each entry links to that state's full page.
Cities & Counties with Yard Waste Collection Rules
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Other Trash & Recycling Topics
Pickup Rules & Schedules
Trash and recycling collection days, what time to put bins out, and rules about sorting materials for curbside pickup.
Bin Placement Rules
Where to position trash and recycling carts, when they may go to the curb and must come back, and the screening or enclosure rules for where bins live between pickups.
Bulk Item Disposal
How to dispose of large items like furniture, appliances, and mattresses, including scheduled pickups and drop-off locations.
Recycling Requirements
Mandatory recycling rules including which materials must be separated, contamination penalties, and composting requirements.
Mandatory Organics Recycling
Curbside organics collection mandated by California SB-1383 (and equivalent state laws), residential opt-out rules, and edible-food-recovery requirements.
Valet Trash Rules
Multi-family building rules around door-to-door (valet) trash and recycling service, including container standards, hallway-storage prohibitions, and fees.
Holiday Pickup Schedule
How collection days shift around major holidays, where to verify the current schedule, and rules for putting bins out around shifted pickup dates.
Illegal Dumping
Penalties and enforcement for dumping trash, debris, or hazardous materials on private or public property without authorization.
Dumpster Rules
Permits and placement rules for residential or construction dumpsters, including how long they can stay and ROW obstruction limits.
Collection Schedule
Day-of-week pickup schedules by neighborhood, set-out and take-back time windows, and where to find your specific block's schedule.
Recycling Rules
Which items can and cannot go in residential single-stream recycling bins, contamination penalties, and rules for hazardous-waste drop-off.