Conway, AR Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)
Key Facts
- Grass/leaves limit
- 10 thirty-gallon bags per pickup
- Extra bags
- Call-in basis, extra charge applies
- Limb pile size
- 10 ft x 10 ft x 3 ft max
- Limb diameter
- No larger than 6 inches
- Bag material
- Biodegradable bags required since May 1, 2005
- Alternative container
- Rigid reusable container up to 60 gallons
Summary
In the City of Conway, Arkansas, curbside yard waste is capped under Conway Municipal Code § 5.04.19: ten thirty-gallon bags of grass or leaves per pickup, with extra bags collected only on a call-in basis for an added charge. Limb piles are capped at ten feet by ten feet by three feet high, and pieces over ten feet long need special arrangements.
Residents of the City of Conway, Arkansas, are limited in the amount of yard waste placed on the curbside for the Conway Sanitation Department to pick up. The following limitations will be implemented after passage of this ordinance: A.Ten (10) thirty-gallon bags of grass/leaves. Additional bags will be picked up only on a call-in basis and will be subject to an extra charge.B.Limbs covering an area no larger than ten (10) ft. by ten (10) ft. by three (3) ft. in height. Limbs shall be no larger than six (6) inches in diameter. ... C.Limbs over ten (10) ft. in length will not be picked up during the regular yard waste pick up. Special arrangements must be made for limbs exceeding ten (10) ft. in length.D.The City of Conway shall accept yard waste material as a service to the residents of the City of Conway and to prolong the life of the landfill providing; however, as of May 1, 2005, if such waste is bagged, it shall be bagged in a biodegradable bag. The City of Conway will continue to accept yard waste if placed in a rigid reusable trash container not exceeding sixty-gallon size.
Full Breakdown
Conway Municipal Code § 5.04.19 sets numeric limits on how much yard waste the Conway Sanitation Department will pick up curbside from City of Conway, Arkansas residents. Grass and leaves are capped at ten (10) thirty-gallon bags per regular pickup; anything beyond that limit is collected only if the resident calls in ahead of time, and the extra bags are subject to an added charge rather than being picked up free with the regular load. Limb debris is limited by volume rather than bag count: the pile can cover no more than a ten (10) foot by ten (10) foot footprint and stand no taller than three (3) feet, and individual limbs cannot exceed six (6) inches in diameter, keeping the material to what a small crew can reasonably lift.
Limbs longer than ten (10) feet fall outside the regular yard waste route entirely; a resident with material that long has to make special arrangements with the Sanitation Department rather than simply setting it at the curb on the normal schedule. The city ties the size limits to landfill capacity, framing the collection service as something it provides to prolong the life of the landfill, and it adds an environmental condition on top of the volume caps: since May 1, 2005, any bagged yard waste has to go in a biodegradable bag rather than ordinary plastic.
Residents who prefer not to bag can instead use a rigid, reusable trash container as long as it does not exceed sixty gallons in size, giving a second compliant option beyond bagged grass and leaves.
Violations & Fines
Setting out more than ten thirty-gallon bags of grass or leaves without calling ahead means the excess bags are left uncollected and billed as an extra, call-in service under § 5.04.19. Limb piles bigger than the ten-by-ten-foot, three-foot-high limit, branches over six inches in diameter, or pieces longer than ten feet are excluded from regular pickup and require a separate arrangement with the Sanitation Department.
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