Fall River, MA Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)
Key Facts
- Container types
- Boxes, paper bags, barrels
- Plastic bags
- Not allowed
- Branch limit
- 3 ft long, 2.5 in diameter
- Carts
- Never green, blue, or pink
Summary
Fall River, Massachusetts requires residents to separate leaves, grass, and yard waste from trash and recycling, and set it out in boxes, paper bags, or barrels during the scheduled season: never in plastic bags or the City's carts.
For the collection of leaf and yard waste materials, residents shall place the materials into suitable cardboard boxes, biodegradable paper bags, or ordinary refuse barrels. Leaf and yard waste materials shall not be placed in plastic bags. These boxes, paper bags and barrels shall be placed on the curbside on those days of the week scheduled for leaf and yard waste pickup, during the leaf and yard waste collection season, as determined by the Public Works Administrator. Leaf and yard waste includes the following materials: grass and hedge clippings, weeds, garden waste, twigs and brush not longer than three feet in length and 2 1/2 inches in diameter, and leaves. From the time of the actual collection of any leaf and yard waste materials at the curbside, such materials shall become the property of the City.
C. No leaf or yard waste materials shall be placed in the green, blue or pink carts. [Added 10-30-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-38]
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4739915; v14 updated 2025-12-23; through 12-23-2025).
Full Breakdown
Under Fall River Code § 62-32, residents must separate compostable leaf and yard waste, leaves, grass and hedge clippings, weeds, garden waste, and twigs and brush up to three feet long and 2.5 inches in diameter, from other trash and recycling. Materials go in cardboard boxes, biodegradable paper bags, or ordinary refuse barrels set at the curb on scheduled collection days during the yard waste season, and plastic bags are barred. Yard waste may never go in the green, blue, or pink carts, and once collected it becomes City property, headed to a materials recovery facility.
Violations & Fines
Placing yard waste in a plastic bag or in a green, blue, or pink cart violates § 62-32; Chapter 62 is enforced by the Director of Community Maintenance and litter enforcement officers.
Frequently Asked Questions
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