Wicomico County, MD Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)

Chapter 156's definitions section pins down what counts as yard waste for county purposes: leaves, grass clippings, garden debris and brush, specifically excluding tree stumps, roots or shrubs that still have an intact root ball (§ 156-2). C, which makes it unlawful for a commercial hauler to dispose of yard waste, brush, trees, tree stumps or shrubs anywhere other than the Newland Park Landfill at 6948 Brick Kiln Road, Salisbury. The definition of COMMERCIAL HAULER in § 156-2 sweeps in any business or individual that collects, transports or delivers solid waste, garbage, litter, refuse, rubbish or yard waste for compensation, expressly including companies that remove, trim or cut trees or tree stumps, or construction companies handling demolition debris.

B barring haulers from bringing out-of-county solid waste to any Wicomico County solid waste facility at all. Residents disposing of their own yard waste, rather than hiring a hauler, instead fall under the general household refuse permit system in Article II (§ 156-7 through § 156-13), which lets self-haulers use the scale at Newland Park to weigh in and out and pay by the pound without a permit. B(1), giving residents and haulers alike a wide daily window to drop yard debris at the single approved site.