Yard Waste Information
Reminder: Your yard waste is collected every other week. Use your green, 96-gallon container for yard waste only. Place grass clippings, leaves, and small branches in your green yard waste container.
Important Notes:
Unacceptable Items:
Free Compost Workshops
Composting is an excellent and natural way to turn your garden clippings and vegetable food scraps into a rich and organic soil conditioner. Composting is also a way to reduce the volume of waste that goes to the landfill. So whether your garden is large or small, full of flowers or vegetables, why not start a compost bin?
San Bruno Garbage Company and the County of San Mateo Master Composter Volunteers offer residents free compost workshops. To register for a class, call the San Bruno Recreation Center at (650) 616-7180. To learn more about composting, visit the County of San Mateo's web site at www.recycleworks.org.
Important Notes:
- Do not put yard waste in plastic bags.
- No dirt, rocks, sod, or concrete.
- Ice plants and succulents are acceptable.
- Yard waste must fit inside toter and lid must be closed.
- Small branches should be cut into three-foot lengths or less.
- Our trucks can pick up yard waste toters weighing up to 150
pounds. Toters filled to capacity with some materials can exceed
the weight limit and will not be emptied.
Unacceptable Items:
- NO rocks, sod, dirt, concrete, ashes, asphalt, or building materials
- NO stumps, tree trunks, or painted trees
- NO trash or other garbage
- NO palm fronds, poison ivy or poison oak, fruits, food scraps or vegetables
- NO animal waste
- NO bamboo
- NO plastic bags
Free Compost Workshops
Composting is an excellent and natural way to turn your garden clippings and vegetable food scraps into a rich and organic soil conditioner. Composting is also a way to reduce the volume of waste that goes to the landfill. So whether your garden is large or small, full of flowers or vegetables, why not start a compost bin?
San Bruno Garbage Company and the County of San Mateo Master Composter Volunteers offer residents free compost workshops. To register for a class, call the San Bruno Recreation Center at (650) 616-7180. To learn more about composting, visit the County of San Mateo's web site at www.recycleworks.org.