Yard Waste Collection Guidelines:

·Brush, leaves, and branches. Branches and brush must not be more than one-and-a-half inches in diameter, must be less than 3 feet long, and must be tied together.

·Bundle them securely with twine or rope. Do not use wire.

·All yard waste must be in brown biodegradable bags or trash cans that can be easily lifted (less than 40 pounds). Plastic bags cannot be used and WILL NOT be collected.

·Yard waste must be at your collection point by 6:30 a.m.

Unacceptable Material:

·Litter/Trash/Garbage
·Kitty Litter/Pet Manure
·Plastic bags and containers in excess of 40 lbs.
·Branches over 3 feet in length / Branches over 1-½ inches in diameter.

Holiday Schedule:

If your collection day falls on or after a holiday, yard waste collection will be done the following week.

Why Yard Waste Composting?

Nearly two million tons of yard waste such as leaves, grass clippings and brush are produced in Pennsylvania each year. Until 1988, much of this yard waste went into Pennsylvania landfills. Then in 1988, the Pennsylvania Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (Act 101) became law. Act 101 set a goal of reducing Pennsylvania's municipal waste disposal by 25 percent by 1997. It also requires more than 400 communities to collect yard waste for composting and prohibits landfills from accepting truckloads of yard waste for disposal.

Yard waste can be easily composted to produce beneficial products such as soil conditioners or mulch. Yard waste composting is a sensible solid waste management alternative for Pennsylvania municipalities.