Yard Waste

Yard Waste Graphic

Due to recent weather conditions, yard waste collection by Waste Management has been EXTENDED. WM will collect yard waste (in your green-top cart and/or in up to three compostable bags) on:

  • Thursday, December 11
  • Friday, December 12
  • Monday, December 15
  • Tuesday, December 16
  • Wednesday, December 17
Yard waste can be accumulated for collection using your 95-gallon green-top cart. This service is optional to residents. In lieu of, or in addition to, your green-top cart, you can also use up to 3 paper composting bags (purchased at most home improvement stores) or up to 3 bundles of brush/branches outside the cart as part of the weekly seasonal yard waste collection, at no extra charge.

Yard Waste Accepted & Not Accepted


Accepted:

  • Leaves
  • Grass clippings
  • Branches and tree limbs under 3 inches in diameter and up to 4 feet in length (must be securely bundled and weighing no more than 40 pounds)
  • Brush
  • Plants, flowers, roots, and shrubbery with soil shaken off
  • Prunings
  • Christmas trees in lengths not to exceed 6 feet, collected by the Town the first 2 full weeks in January

Not Accepted:

  • Soil
  • Sod
  • Kitchen food waste
  • Garden or orchard food waste
  • Excrement, pet droppings, kitty litter
  • Plastics or synthetics
  • Tree stumps and limbs over 4 inches thick or 4 feet long
  • Non-compostable bags or boxes
  • Lumber or construction material
  • Christmas trees in plastic bags

Preparation:

  • Lay cart down, rake leaves and grass into open cart
  • Do not use plastic bags
  • Yard waste must fit into cart with the lid closed
  • Yard waste is collected weekly, on the same day as trash and recycling pickup, from the first full week of March through the second Friday after Thanksgiving.