Yard Waste

Yard waste is vegetative waste resulting from the care and maintenance of landscaped areas, lawns, and gardens. Yard waste includes leaves, grass clippings, brush, garden wastes, tree trunks, holiday trees, and prunings from trees or shrubs.

Small amounts of yard waste and organics can be composted in your backyard. The District encourages backyard composting and offers seminars and bins for sale. 

Some city service departments offer a yard waste collection service for residents. Contact your city service department for details.

Yard Waste Tips

• Do not line paper yard waste bags with plastic bags.
• Keep the debris out. Only include grass clippings, leaves, and brush.
• NO rocks, sod, soil, gravel, roots, and logs in yard waste bags or bins.
• NO plastic edging, fertilizer bags or product packaging, trash, and other debris in yard waste bags or bins.
• NO flower pots. Empty plastic flower pots, packs, and flats should be reused or placed in the trash for disposal. See more about flower pots.
• NO hoses, rakes, and other yard tools in yard waste bags or bins.

Yard Waste Facilities

There is no county-operated landfill or yard waste facility. Large amounts of yard waste, including wood, leaves, brush, logs, and dirt, can be hauled to a local compost or yard waste facility. The facility determines prices and specifications.

For more options, see the list of Business Locations below.

Composting Survey

Do you compost at home? Each year, the Solid Waste District measures the number of county households with backyard composting. Consider completing our composting survey for 2024; the deadline to respond is February 17, 2025. Survey respondents will be entered in a drawing to receive a free GeoBin.

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Looking to recycle, donate, or dispose of other items? Use the dark blue 'What Do I Do With?' search bar at the top of every page of this website. Allow location services or use the city drop-down to find opportunities in your local area.