Madison Park

Yard waste is collected from the curb once a week on your scheduled collection day provided the materials meet preparation requirements. Yard waste is made into mulch and compost for reuse.

Items Accepted For Yard Waste Collection

The following yard waste items will be collected:

• Grass clippings
• Leaves
• Limbs
• Logs
• Plants
• Pruning
• Shrubbery
• Tree trimmings
• Weeds
• Other similar materials generated in the maintenance of residential yards and gardens

Items Not Accepted For Collection:

• Dirt and rocks
• Treated lumber and wood
• Tree stumps

How To Prepare Yard Waste For Collection:

• Place yard waste at the curb by 6:30 am on your scheduled collection day.
• Place yard waste within six feet of the curb and at least three feet away from other collection items (including other yard waste) and obstacles such as mailboxes, phone poles and vehicles, etc. Do not block the sidewalk.
• Please place yard waste at the curb no sooner than than the day before collection. A minimum $50 citation may be issued if you place yard waste at the curb sooner than the day before collection.

Note: Residents using their personal containers for yard waste collection, should use uncovered containers less than 32 gallons.

Brush

• Brush should be no longer than five feet in length and four inches in diameter.
• Separate brush into piles that are small enough for one individual to handle.

Grass clippings 

• Grass clippings must be placed in tied or untied plastic bags for collection or placed in uncovered containers less than 32 gallons.
• Containers or plastic bags should not weigh more than 75 pounds each.
• Grass clippings can be mixed with other yard waste such as leaves and trimmings.

Leaves 

• Leaves must be placed in untied plastic bags for collection or placed in uncovered trash cans.

Limbs 

• Limbs must be no longer than five feet in length and no larger than four inches in diameter.
• Limbs should be separated in piles small enough for one individual to handle. 
• Limbs should not be tied.

Logs 

• Logs must be under four inches in diameter
• Stumps will not be collected.

Prefer to Use Grass Clippings for Mulch?

Leaving grass clipping on the lawn after mowing ensures that nutrients will be returned to the soil. Grass clippings are 20-30% protein and usually contain about 4% nitrogen, 2% potassium and 0.5% phosphorus as well as all the necessary trace elements plants need. 

When leaving clippings on the lawn, adjust your lawn mower to remove no more than one third of the grass leaf surface at any one mowing. Any mower can be used, but one that mulches as it cuts is best. Use a slow-release fertilizer, water when necessary, and mow the grass at the proper height.