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Collection Days

Yard Waste is collected twice each month on Wednesdays for households receiving curbside solid waste services.

  • Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday Routes -
    • Collected on the second and fourth Wednesdays each month
  • Thursday and Friday Routes - collected on the first and third Wednesdays each month

During months containing five weeks, yard waste will not be collected on the fifth Wednesday.

Yard Waste will not be picked up on the following fifth Wednesdays in 2024:

  • January 31
  • May 29
  • July 31
  • October 30

 

 

Yard Waste Preparation

All yard waste items must be bagged or bundled to be picked up by GFL.

A Maximum of 20 Yard Waste Items will be picked up by GFL on each service visit:

Any combination of the the following:

  • Yard waste paper bags containing grass clippings, leaves, trimmings and/or twigs.
  • Bundles of sticks and limbs
  • Up to 5 reusable 35 gallon containers
  •  Loose leaf vacuum pickup is not a service provided by the town or GFL- all leaves must be bagged or put in reusable 35 gallon containers.
  • Please do not place any yard waste in your trash or recycling carts.
  • Please have your yard waste items at the curb no later than 7 a.m. on your designated yard waste days.

bagged leaves

 

 

Reusable Yard Waste Containers

Guidelines:

  • Containers must be 35 gallons or smaller.
  • Containers must not exceed 50 pounds in weight.
  • Containers must be labelled  "Yard Waste"
  • A maximum of 5 containers will be serviced during each visit.
  • Uncapped containers must have the ability to drain water.
  • If there is any trash, rocks, dirt, wood chips, or garden debris in the container, it will not be collected.

 

Sticks and Tree Limbs

  • All tree limbs must be cut down to less than four feet in length and tied into bundles.

    Bundled Sticks

Yard Waste Collection Requirements

Item Type Collection Requirements
Leaves Bagged. Yard-waste specific paper bags or your reusable container (no clear or solid-colored plastic bags)**
Grass Clippings Bagged. Yard-waste specific paper bags or your reusable container (no clear or solid-colored plastic bags)**
Dead Plants* Bagged. Yard-waste specific paper bags or your reusable container (no clear or solid-colored plastic bags)**
*Excess dirt must be removed.
Small Brush / Shrub Trimmings Bagged. Yard-waste specific paper bags or your reusable container (no clear or solid-colored plastic bags)**
Large Brush / Shrub Trimmings Cut down to less than four feet in length, 10 inches in diameter, and tied with string into bundles that are less than four feet in length, two feet in width, and 50 pounds each.
Tree Limbs Cut down to less than four feet in length, 10 inches in diameter, and tied with string into bundles that are less than four feet in length, two feet in width, and 50 pounds each.
Cut Trees Cut down to less than four feet in length, 10 inches in diameter, and tied with string into bundles that are less than four feet in length, two feet in width, and 50 pounds each.
Dirt, lumber or wood, chipped trees, bricks or blocks, containers, planters, or any inorganic materials Not collected
Christmas Tree Collection GFL will collect your Christmas trees on your normal yard waste collection days in the month of January.

Please be advised:
* Christmas trees over six feet in length must be cut in half for collection.
* Remember to remove your base, tinsel and ornaments from the trees before collection.

Commercial Services

Only yard waste produced by residents maintaining their own property will be pickup up by GFL.

If commercial landscapers do yard work at your home, they are responsible for hauling the yard waste that they generate.

 

For additional yard waste disposal options, click here.

Contracted Leaf Collection

The Town of Morrisville's Public Works Department contracts with GFL to collect bagged leaves and bundled sticks as part of the solid waste program. The Town has conducted comparison studies for contracted versus in-house leaf collection. In-house costs for the vacuum truck, additional staffing, equipment maintenance, and dump fees compared much higher to the current contracted service. Currently, each household pays $1.22 per month for both leaf collection and yard waste removal by GFL. The comparison studies concluded that current contracted services are more efficient and cost-effective for the Town and residents.

 

Composting

If you are interested in composting yard waste or other matter, you can purchase a discounted compost bin from the Wake County Compost Bin Program.