• Curbside yard waste collection is available for an additional monthly fee and is a very popular service.  All companies supply a collection container and a schedule to those that call and request the service.

• Yard waste includes the following:
  • Grass clippings
  • Leaves
  • Weeds
  • Brush
  • Prunings
  • Branches up to 4 inches in diamter and less than 4 feet long
  • NO PLASTIC BAGS ALLOWED

• Yard waste does not include dirt, rocks, sod, pet wastes or pet litter, barbecue ashes or coals, metal, bricks, lumber or treated wood products such as beauty bark.

• All garbage service customers with yard waste collection service have the option of adding food scraps* into their cart, along with the regular yard waste materials.  It is now acceptable to add the following compostable materials to the collection cart: 

• • Food Scraps, including:
    
    • Meat, fish and poultry scraps & bones
    • Fruit and vegetables
    • Coffee grounds and teabags
    • Bread products
    • Dairy products
    • Beans, pasta and rice
    • Eggshells and nutshell

* At this time only Sound Disposal customers cannot add the categories of meat, fish and poultry scraps and dairy products to their bin.

• • Food-Soiled Paper, including:
    • Food-soiled paper towels and napkins
    • Uncoated paper plates and cups*
    • Uncoated paper take-out cartons*
    • Shredded paper
    • Paper bags containing food scraps
    • Greasy pizza boxes
    • Waxed cardboard
    • Paper egg & berry cartons
    • Coffee filters

* Uncoated paper does not have a shiny surface

NO PLASTICS OR METALS ARE ALLOWED IN THE YARD WASTE CART!