| Yard Waste |
| Yard waste is picked up year-round. |
| Have your CLEAR or compostable paper bagged yard waste or container at the curb by 7:30 AM on Monday. It will be picked up by Friday, each week. The Town is unable to determine the exact pickup day as weather and volume determine the ability for the trucks to serve all areas. |
| You may use clear leaf bags for your yard waste, compostable paper bags (not over 30 lbs each) or you may use a reusable plastic container with a fully removable lid available at your local hardware store. Full plastic containers cannot exceed 50 lbs. in weight. |
Yard Waste Pick Up Rules:
- Please have all organic waste to the curb by 7:30 am on Monday. The amount of debris to be collected affects our workflow, so we cannot predict which day we will reach your home; however, every street is serviced once a week.
- All yard waste (grass, leaves, small debris) must be placed in clear plastic bags, brown paper compost-able bags or a reusable plastic container(s). Bags that are over 30 lbs. or too heavy to be picked up without breaking will not be collected.
- The Town encourages residents to purchase rolling plastic reusable containers such as the ones pictured below, from a local hardware store and place yard waste in these. This will reduce the amount of plastic bags entering the waste stream. Please ensure plastic containers have a completely removable lid and weigh no more than 50 lbs when full and are not overflowing.
- DO NOT put anything other than organic yard waste out for pickup. This means we cannot accept dirt, stone or masonry/concrete products.
- Due to safety concerns and following policy set by Wake County and City of Raleigh Solid Waste Collection, we can only collect yard waste in clear bags, compostable paper bags, or plastic container bins. You can find the bins at your local hardware store. Please make sure your bin has a completely removable top, not a hinged top.
- Contractor waste is not accepted. Your contractor should make arrangements to haul waste offsite.
Knuckle Boom Truck - Large Debris:
For residents convenience, the Town operates a knuckle boom claw truck for large debris pick up. This route is normally serviced weekly starting at 7:30am on Monday mornings.
This is a separate, larger truck and only large piles of brush, limbs, or trunks can be effectively picked up, please use the hard plastic containers noted above for small loose piles of organic waste (sticks, small clippings, prunings, etc.).
- No limbs, branches or trunks longer than 8'.
- No single diameter larger than 8".
- No Tree stumps.
- Small piles cannot be effectively picked up by the large claw, these should be in a container as noted in the Yard Waste section above.
- Contractor waste is not accepted. Your contractor should make arrangements to haul waste offsite.
- Please keep items away from traffic, parked cars, and utility poles, boxes, etc. The Town cannot collect yard waste which is around or near obstacles, using the knuckle boom truck.
- In some cases, we may be chipping up the debris on the spot. Please DO NOT place any foreign debris or trash in yard waste piles.