{"id":236,"date":"2013-01-24T07:54:41","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T15:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/services\/refuse\/?page_id=236"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:34:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T21:34:24","slug":"yard-waste-collection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/services\/refuse\/yard-waste-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Yard Waste Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><u>Yard&nbsp;Waste Service<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The Refuse Division offers optional yard debris collection to single family residences and multi-family complexes. A 96-gallon wheeled yard cart is provided for weekly collection from <strong>March 1 through the end of November<\/strong>. We ask that you store the cart during the winter months. There is no charge for service December through February.&nbsp; The minimum service period for Yard Waste is two months, if a customer requests their service to be cancelled and the cart removed, there is a $16.00 fee.&nbsp; To suspend service while keeping the cart at the home, the minimum period of time for such suspension is 30 days and the maximum period of time is 90 days. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><em>Rates Effective January 202<\/em>6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><u>Yard Waste Cart Size<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><u>Monthly&nbsp;Collection Fee<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>96-Gallon Cart<\/strong><\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>$<\/strong><\/span>20.95<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Second 96-Gallon Cart<\/strong><\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>$<\/strong><\/span>10.48<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"><u>Cart Placement<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Please have containers at the curb or alley line by 6:00 a.m. on the day of your scheduled pickup.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Place your cart at the curb or alley line at least 4 feet from any obstruction, including other garbage or yard debris carts, vehicles, fences, mailboxes, power poles, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Place your cart with the wheels facing your residence and the lid opening towards the road.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Avoid placing the container under low hanging tree branches, wires, building eves or other objects.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Please refrain from parking your vehicle in front of the cart.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><u>UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Plastic Bags<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Garbage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Food Scraps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Animal Waste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ashes and Sod<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Building Materials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tree Trunks or Large Branches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yard&nbsp;Waste Service The Refuse Division offers optional yard debris collection to single family residences and multi-family complexes. A 96-gallon wheeled yard cart is provided for weekly collection from March 1 through the end of November. We ask that you store the cart during the winter months. 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