Mount Vernon, NY Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 191-4(A)
- Covered materials
- Limbs, leaves, grass, weeds, brush
- Bundling standard
- Cross-references § 140-2(E)
- Commercial frontage ban
- 6 p.m.-5 a.m. weekdays, all Sundays/holidays
- Enforcing agencies
- Dept. of Public Works & Public Safety
Summary
Mount Vernon bars leaving limbs, leaves, grass, weeds or brush loose on a street or sidewalk. Section 191-4 requires that yard debris be bundled or placed in receptacles for removal exactly as § 140-2 requires for other refuse.
No person shall place upon any street or sidewalk any paper, shavings, excelsior, hay, packing, rubbish, limbs of trees, leaves, grass, weeds, rags, brush or other waste material or substances unless the same be placed in receptacles or bundles for removal in accordance with requirements of § 140-2 of the Code of the City of Mount Vernon, New York.
Full Breakdown
City Code § 191-4(A), in the Peace and Good Order chapter, makes it unlawful to place paper, shavings, hay, rubbish, tree limbs, leaves, grass, weeds, rags or brush on a street or sidewalk unless it is in a receptacle or bundle for removal that meets § 140-2's requirements. That cross-reference pulls in the bundling standard at § 140-2(E): rubbish too large or oddly shaped for a metal can, which covers tree limbs and brush, must be compactly bundled, covered and securely tied so animals, wind or weather cannot scatter it before collection.
on weekdays or at any time on a Sunday or holiday. Enforcement of § 191-4 is assigned jointly to the Department of Public Works and the Department of Public Safety under § 191-12, which also gives DPW employees designated by the Mayor the power to issue summonses. Chapter 191 does not set a separate fine specifically for § 191-4 violations, but the yard-debris bundling duty is legally distinct from, and enforced alongside, the general receptacle rules in Chapter 140.
Violations & Fines
Leaving loose limbs, leaves, grass, weeds or brush on a street or sidewalk instead of bundling it per § 140-2 violates § 191-4(A). The Department of Public Works, together with the Department of Public Safety, enforces this section and may issue summonses under § 191-12; commercial frontages face the added 6:00 p.m.-to-5:00 a.m. weekday and all-day Sunday/holiday placement ban in § 191-4(B).
Frequently Asked Questions
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