Unfortunately, there are no other nearby facilities that we can take our grass clippings to without significantly increasing operating costs. This facility no longer accepts grass clippings from other municipalities.
In the past, Public Services took residential grass clippings to a facility in Upper Merion for disposal. Why does the Borough no longer accept grass clippings with yard waste?Īs of January 2019, the Borough stopped accepting grass clippings with yard waste. For additional questions or for more information, please call 61.
YARD CLIPPINGS HOW TO
Please see the list of FAQs below to learn how to properly dispose of your grass clippings. Place mowed leaves in a yard waste paper bag, or container for curb-side collection, or transport to the yard waste facility.The Borough of Conshohocken does not accept grass clippings with yard waste collection. This reduces the volume of leaves and reduces the number of bags or containers needed. Composting “recycles” organic matter into a valuable soil amendment called compost. Instead of bagging up leaves, grass clippings and other garden waste- try composting. Composting is a natural process, which speeds up the natural decomposition of organic matter (e.g., grass, leaves, garden debris, food waste, etc.). In addition, grasscycling also saves time and water because the clippings help to hold moisture on your lawn.Ĭomposting is nature’s recycling, and it is a great technique to use for managing waste from the lawn and garden. Grasscycling improves the overall quality of your lawn and can provide the nutrient equivalent of up to one fertilizer application. When you grasscycle, you leave grass clippings on the lawn to decompose naturally. Instead of bagging up valuable nutrients, consider grasscycling. Grasscyclling and composting are natural ways.
** No bags or containers more than 50 pounds (unless, being mechanically lifted). * No r oot ball s, stumps, trees or branches exceeding 6“ in diameter and 4’ in length.
YARD CLIPPINGS FULL
Christmas trees (First two full weeks of January, only).Yard waste material brought to solid waste facilities must be in yard waste paper bags, or emptied loose in a yard waste designated area. Yard waste will be composted at the County’s newly expanded Balls Ford Road Compost Facility instead of being buried in the County landfill.Ĭhristmas Trees will be collected the first two full weeks of January, as a part of the yard waste collection program. For curbside collection, yard waste must be placed in compostable paper yard waste bags or loose in a personal container labeled “Yard Waste." Labels are available at the Prince William County Landfill and the Balls Ford Road Compost Facility, however, self made labels are also acceptable. Curbside yard waste collection is seasonal and will run March through December.īeginning October 2021, residents, businesses, and landscapers in Prince William County will be required to separate yard waste from the regular trash for disposal. The key change is the mandatory separation and collection of yard waste. 15, 2020, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors unanimously approved changes to Chapter 22 (Refuse) of the County Code.
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