Yard Waste/Brush/Junk

Basic Rules to Follow:

Keep items to be collected away from anything that might obstruct collection access:

• telephone poles
• mailboxes
• flower beds
• trees, etc.
• do not park vehicles in front of items to be collected

Place all items on the CURB LINE, the area nearest the curb, not in the street or on the sidewalk

Yard waste, yard debris, leaves, grass clippings should NOT be placed curbside in cardboard boxes

Yard waste, leaves, shrub trimming, and grass clippings must be placed in plastic or paper lawn/leaf bags

Do NOT place materials to be collected on top or near the opening of a drainage catch basin.  Never place materials in a drainage ditch

Construction Debris:

Under no circumstances is construction debris (cabinets, windows, doors, lumber, sheetrock, brick, blocks, etc.) collected curbside. 

Debris/Large Items:

Residential Customers Only

Schedule: Normally collected weekly. However, the time between collections by be longer due to unforeseen circumstances, unusually heavy periods, or holidays.

Examples: Non-organic material too large to fit inside a roll-a-waste container:

• old furniture- 50# limit and only one item collected per week
• appliances (washers, dryers, refrigerators) 
• water heaters

Place materials to be collected within five feet of the curb line but not in the street or on the sidewalk. Always separate different types of materials into separate piles.

NOTE:  Toasters, fans, vacuum cleaners, small electrical heaters and other small electrical appliances will be disposed in your garbage.  Separate trucks collect large items.

Paint cans will not be collected. These must be taken to a Greenville County Convenience Center or Twin Chimneys Landfill.  The closest convenience center is on Hipps Road off Harrison Bridge Road behind Target.

Don't let your old appliances be a death trap for children.  Please remove doors from all refrigerators and freezers before placing them near the curb line!

Materials NOT Accepted:

• Tires 
• Lead acid batteries OF ANY SIZE (automobile, motorcycle, lawnmower, etc.)
• Any chemical liquid (paint, thinners, anti-freeze, etc.)
• Construction materials left by contractors or homeowners
• Roofing shingles
• Hazardous waste OF ANY KIND
• Dirt
• Concrete, asphalt, bricks, blocks, rocks
• Logs (more than 6" in diameter, more than 5' long
• Steel barrels (55 gallon drums) can be picked up only if both ends are removed

Yard Waste, Leaves and Trimmings:

Residential Customers Only

Schedule: Normally collected weekly.  However, the time between collections may be longer due to unforeseen circumstances, unusually heavy periods or holidays.

Example: Anything organic

• grass clippings, leaves, flowers
• hedge trimmings
• small plants

DO NOT put yardwaste in the street, on the sidewalk, in front of or in drainage catch basins.  DO NOT mix with other materials such as limbs.  Do not place in cardboard boxes.

Tree Limbs/Brush:

Residential Customers Only

Schedule:  Normally collected weekly.  However, the time between collections may be longer due to unforeseen circumstances, unusually heavy periods or holidays.

only tree limbs that are no longer than 5' and no larger than 6" in diameter.  This material must be tied in bundles no larger than 24" in diameter.

What the City will pick up:

• Collection of loose brush from residential properties only.
• No set schedule for collection. Length of time between collections at any one residence is determined by how heavy the volume is at the particular time.
• The City does not collect materials generated by contractors. All commercial contractors/landscapers, etc. who are hired by you to landscape your yard, cut your trees/limbs, work on your house, or provide land clearing services, are responsible for the removal of whatever debris/yard waste they generate.
• Brush should be placed a minimum of three (3) feet from the edge of the curb or pavement and at least five (5) feet away from obstructions such as automobiles, fences, mailboxes, power poles, and shrubs.
• Brush should never be placed in the road or sidewalk. Blocking traffic lanes or creating line-of- sight hazards for motorists can result in liabilities to the home owner.
• Loose brush must not be mixed with pine needles, hedge clippings, grass clippings dirt, rocks, building materials, etc. Remove dirt from root balls. 
• Loose brush must not exceed 6” in diameter nor 6’ in length.  
• All brush removal is limited in quantity to 2 yards (approx. 1 pickup truck load) per pickup.  Abnormal quantities of trimmings or lot clearings, tree and/or stump removal shall be transported to the landfill by the owner or contractor.

Christmas Tree Recycling:

• Christmas trees will be collected curbside.
• Christmas trees will also be collected by the City during late December and January if brought to City Park and piled at the edge of the parking lot nearest the Community Building.​

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