Yard Waste
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What Are Your Options for Yard Waste Recycling?
Utilize mulch mowing (Use a mulching mower to mulch grass clippings and leaves into your lawn), composting (Add grass clippings and leaves to backyard compost), and weed prevention (Place grass clippings and leaves in garden beds or around trees and shrubs to prevent weeds).
Participate in your municipality’s yard waste drop-off or curbside recycling program, if offered. Contact your municipality to find out if these options are available.
Take tree trimmings, stumps, and root balls to a local mulch processor, such as H&H General Excavating, Spring Valley Mulch, or Eshbach Mulch Products.
Drop off yard waste at the York County Solid Waste Authority’s Yard Waste Facility within the York County Resource Recovery Center (YCRRC) complex. Click here for rates, hours, and directions. See the list of accepted and not accepted items below.
As a last resort, place grass, weeds, leaves, or small trimmings in your regular trash
Dropping Off Items at the YCRRC Yard Waste Facility
Items Accepted
- Small Root Balls
Root balls that DO NOT exceed 12 inches in diameter
- Leaves
- Shrubbery
- Small Tree Stumps
Tree stumps that DO NOT exceed 24 inches in diameter
- Small Tree Trimmings
Tree trimmings that DO NOT exceed 6 feet in length or 24 inches in diameter
Items Not Accepted
- Grass Clippings
- Large Root Balls
Root balls that exceed 12 inches in diameter
- Large Tree Stumps
Tree stumps that DO NOT exceed 24 inches in diameter
- Large Tree Trimmings
Tree trimmings that DO exceed 6 feet in length or 24 inches in diameter
- Mixed Yard Waste Loads
Loads of yard waste that are mixed with other wastes cannot be processed at the Yard Waste Facility and will be diverted to the YCRRC waste bunker
- Weeds
H&H General Excavating
Items Accepted
- Root Balls
with soil removed
- Tree Stumps
- Tree Trimmings
- Leaves
- Natural Wood Pallets
Natural wood pallets that are not painted, stained, or treated
- Pine Needles
- Sawdust & Wood Chips
Spring Valley Mulch
Items Accepted
- Natural Wood Pallets
Natural wood pallets that are not painted, stained, or treated
- Tree Stumps
- Tree Trimmings
Eshbach Mulch Products
Items Accepted
- Root Balls
with soil removed
- Tree Stumps
- Tree Trimmings