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Residential yard waste collection service is provided two to three times per month: The 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesday of each month, this is automatic and there is no call-in required. Yard waste is classified as leaves, grass, pine needles, yard clippings and small brush (green waste).
The total number of bagged, canned or bundled yard waste is limited to twelve (12) per household per collection day. All yard waste materials must be placed within 2 feet of the street's edge no later than 6:00 AM on the morning of the scheduled pick-up.
Yard waste such as leaves, grass, pine needles or small clippings must be:
Tree limbs and brush must be:
The following items and locations DO NOT qualify for Yard Waste pickup:
There are many different styles to developing a compost pile, and all of them will eventually lead to compost. You can go with the less structured route of putting everything in a heap in one spot and walk away from it and forget it, or go with more advanced systems with cages, boxes or tumblers. No matter what type of system you go with, the principles of decomposition are all the same. You have to have a balance of the six ingredients in order for the magic to happen! The better your balance is, the faster it happens. Don’t worry about getting it exactly right, no matter what you do, it will eventually break down.