Brooklyn Park, MN Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)
Key Facts
- Container limit
- 96 gallons, secured lid
- Bag/bundle size
- 3 feet max dimension
- Bag/bundle weight
- 60 pounds maximum
- Service requirement
- Every licensed hauler must offer pickup
- Disposal destination
- Licensed composting or recycling site
Summary
In the City of Brooklyn Park, yard waste must go out in a lidded container no larger than 96 gallons or in bags and bundles capped at three feet and 60 pounds, tied so nothing spills. Section 98.08 requires every licensed residential hauler to offer a separate yard waste pickup service that hauls the material to a licensed composting or recycling site.
Yard waste must be placed in containers that have a secure lid and do not exceed 96 gallons in capacity, or in bags or bundles not exceeding three feet in any dimension and not exceeding 60 pounds in weight and securely fastened to avoid spillage. ... Each residential garbage hauler licensee must offer yard waste collection service in which licensee will separately collect and haul away yard waste to a licensed and permitted recycling or composting site.
Full Breakdown
Chapter 98 defines yard waste as organic material such as garden waste, leaves, lawn clippings, weeds, shrubs, and tree waste or prunings. 04(A) sets the container standard for putting it out: a secured-lid container up to 96 gallons, or bags and bundles that stay within three feet in any dimension and 60 pounds, fastened securely enough to avoid spilling on the way to the truck. 08(A) makes yard waste service mandatory for every hauler operating in the city: each residential garbage hauler licensee must offer a separate yard waste collection service and deliver the material to a licensed and permitted recycling or composting site rather than the regular landfill stream.
03, and a hauler who ignores adopted collection rules risks having its license refused, suspended, or revoked. Residents themselves are not required to buy a special yard waste sticker or tag under this chapter; compliance turns on using a code-compliant container or bundle and putting it out for the licensed hauler's regular route. 99.
Violations & Fines
Violations of the container standards in § 98.04 carry the general chapter 98 penalty in § 98.99, which for provisions without a fine of their own points to § 10.99: a misdemeanor with up to 90 days in jail, a $1,000 fine, or both, and each day the violation continues counts as a separate offense. A hauler that fails to provide the mandatory yard waste service under § 98.08 also risks license suspension or revocation under § 98.03.
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