Your 96-gallon green compost cart is emptied every week. Please do not overfill the green cart, the lid must close completely. All recycling and garbage containers need to be placed at the curb or roadside the night before your service day or by 6:30 A.M. on your service day. Collection times may vary.
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Acceptable Green Waste Materials
Only place green waste materials into your green container! |
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Accepted Yard Waste
- Bones
- Food scraps
- Food soiled paper
(napkins, plates, coffee cups)
- Grass clippings and weeds
- Leaves
- Pizza boxes
- Small branches
- Waxed paper items
(cardboard milk cartons, wax paper)
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Important Green Waste Notes!
- Do not put yard waste in plastic bags.
- Place green waste loose in container.
- Tree and shrub prunings must be cut small enough to fit inside the container with the lid closed.
- You may use additional 32-gallon cans with handles or bundle additional yard waste. Extra cans and bundles cannot weigh more than 50 pounds. If you have more than seven containers or bundles of yard waste, please notify us one day before your collection day.
- Yard waste bundles should be no larger than three feet by three feet and placed next to your cart.
- If you frequently generate more than one cart of yard waste a week please contact us for an additional cart. Additional yard waste containers are available at no charge.
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Unacceptable Green Waste Materials
Please do not place the following materials into your green container! |
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Construction Debris
- Concrete, rocks, sod, dirt, asphalt, lumber, plywood, particle board or other construction materials
Electronic / Universal Waste
- Televisions, cell phones and computer monitors, fluorescent light bulbs or tubes.
Contact us to find out how to recycle or safely dispose of these materials.
Garbage
- Plastic bags, non-recyclable items
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Household Hazardous Waste
- Paints, solvents, motor oil, cleaners, corrosives, fuel tanks - propane tanks, syringes, medical waste
Organic Material
- Animal feces or manure, tree stumps or trunks, painted or treated wood
Recyclable Material
- Recyclable glass, metal, paper and plastic
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