Are there specific rules for residential yard waste?

Yard waste may be bundled or containerized. Grass clippings, leaves, and other loose vegetative material are to be placed in containers not to exceed forty pounds in weight. Bundles are not to exceed four feet in length and fifty pounds in weight, and individual limbs and branches are not to exceed six inches in diameter. All residential yard waste must be placed curbside within three feet of the edge of the traveled portion of the roadway. Yard waste is collected on Wednesdays.

Examples of Yard Waste

Yard waste consists of:

  • Brush
  • Grass
  • Leaves
  • Logs
  • Palm fronds
  • Shrubbery cuttings
  • Tree limbs
  • Other such matter attending the care of lawns, shrubbery, vines, and trees

Items Not Considered Yard Waste

Items not considered yard waste include:

  • Dirt
  • Flower pots
  • Landscape timbers
  • Mulch
  • Wood fencing
  • Yard decorations

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1. What are my pick-up days?
2. How do I dispose of household hazardous waste?
3. How do I report a missed pick-up?
4. I have a bulk item, how do I arrange for pick-up?
5. I am not sure what I can put in my recycling cart, what are the rules?
6. When does my garbage, yard waste or recycling need to be placed for collection?
7. Are there specific rules for residential yard waste?
8. My refuse was not picked up and I received a tag stating it was not in compliance, how do I resolve this issue?
9. I have electronics and other items I would like to dispose of, how to I dispose of these items?
10. What are the City’s rules about holidays?
11. There is a dead animal in the right of way, how do I report this?
12. I have a general question, how can I get an answer?