Yard and Food Waste Collection
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Acceptable Yard and Food Waste:
- Food Scraps: Meats, dairy products, fruits and vegetables, breads, eggshells and nutshells, coffee grounds, and tea bags.
- Food-soiled Paper: Pizza boxes, paper towels & napkins, non-shiny paper plates and cups, paper egg cartons, paper grocery bags with food scraps, and coffee filters.
- Yard Debris: Grass, leaves, weeds, pine needles, thatch, plant trimmings, and branches less than 3 inches in diameter and less than 4 feet in length.
Collection Schedule:
Yard and food waste are collected weekly from subscribers from March - November and monthly the first full week of the month December - February.
Extra Yard TrimmingsThere is a charge for additional yard trimmings that are not inside the cart.
* Yard trimmings are not accepted in plastic bags. Plastic bags are not compostable and cause processing and odor problems at the composting facility. |