Coon Rapids, MN Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)

Yard waste gets its own preparation standard separate from ordinary trash under the Code of Ordinances. Section 8-205(4) requires that yard waste, defined in Section 8-202 as garden waste, leaves, lawn cuttings, weeds, shrub and tree waste, and prunings, be placed in State-approved compostable bags or in containers supplied by the resident's licensed hauler, or else tied into bundles or stacked in a neat, orderly manner. Section 8-206(3) adds a storage limit: yard waste, including brush and brush piles, bagged or piled leaves, bagged or piled grass clippings, or unstacked wood, cannot simply be kept on the property, except to the extent allowed under the composting standards of Chapter 8-1600.

Beyond the bagging and storage rules, Section 8-206(3) leaves the actual preparation method for collection to whatever the resident's own licensed hauler requires, since haulers vary in whether they take bundled brush, bagged leaves, or both. A licensed hauler that chooses to offer yard-waste pickup must, under Section 8-215(5), tell its customers at least once a year what that service costs and how it works, and the hauler bears responsibility for properly disposing of everything it collects. If a hauler refuses a yard-waste set-out for cause, such as unstacked wood or an improperly bagged pile, and fails to notify the resident why, Section 8-224(1)(f) fines the hauler $300 per occurrence, separate from any misdemeanor exposure the resident faces under Section 8-225 for leaving prohibited piles on the property in the first place.