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Yard Waste Collection
Service Overview
The City offers weekly residential collection of yard waste at curbside. These items are serviced on your scheduled collection day.
While crews make every effort to follow the schedule posted below, excessive amounts of yard waste, inclement weather, equipment failure and city observed holidays can delay leaf and limb collection. If your yard waste isn’t collected on your scheduled day, please allow us until the end of the week or the following work week to complete collection.
Yard waste should be left at curbside or at the city’s right-of way. All yard waste should remain in front of the property from which the waste originated. All items must be arranged into separate piles for servicing.
- Limbs
- Plant or hedge clippings
- Shrubs
- Grass clippings
- Leaves
- Pine needles
Things to know:
During non-peak season, crews only collect leaves and grass clippings the first full week of each month. This lower frequency allows crews to focus on mowing.
Only 6 cubic yards of yard waste will be collected per household each week. Any amount exceeding 6 cubic yards will be collected the following week, up to 6 cubic yards. Volume exceeding 6 cubic yards for an extended period of time may result in a code enforcement violation.
Yard waste should be left at curbside or at the City’s right-of way. Yard waste must be placed at the curb by 7am on your scheduled collection day. All items must be arranged into separate piles for servicing.
Yard waste pickup will be from occupied residences only -- not from vacant lots or unoccupied properties.
Limbs should not be positioned into the street causing traffic or drainage interference.
Items we cannot collect with Yard Waste:
- Debris cut by contractor and/or commercial workmen
- Full trees or tree trunks, even if cut up
- Rocks or Large stones
- Concrete
- Brick
- Dirt
- Metal
- Cross Ties
- Pallets
Yard Waste Collection Schedule
Note that during non-peak season (March-October), leaves and grass clippings will only be collected on your specified day during the first full week of the month. Limbs are collected weekly throughout the year on your specified collection day.
- Find your yard waste collection day here!
- Yard Waste Collection Schedule Map (PDF)
- Yard Waste Collection Routes by Day
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Kris Furmage
Waste Services AdministratorFor questions or concerns regarding waste services, call 919-775-8247.
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Public Works Service Center
Physical Address
601 N. 5th Street
Sanford, NC 27330
Phone 919-775-8247Emergency Phone 919-775-8268