Auburn, WA Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)

030(M) defines yard debris as leaves, grass clippings of woody as well as fleshy plants, and specifically allows non-flocked Christmas trees as yard debris if cut up and bundled. The definition draws a hard size line: material larger than four inches in diameter or four feet in length is excluded, and any bundle must be secured with degradable string or twine, not nylon or other synthetic material. 030(G), oversized branches and brush that fail that four-inch/four-foot test cannot go in the compost cart at all and must be handled as bulky waste or through a private hauler.

180 lists a Residential Yard and Food Service tier with 35-, 64- and 96-gallon yard waste carts collected weekly, priced separately from the base garbage-and-recycling account, with senior discounts on each cart size and a charge for a second and additional yard-plus-food cart. 100's curbside set-out and anti-scavenging rules apply to yard debris carts the same as any other city-contracted container.