All You Need To Know About Grand Rapids Yard Waste Collection

Spring has sprung and along with cleaning things up inside your house, it's also time to start tackling the outside. The City of Grand Rapids curbside yard waste collection is set to resume on Monday, April 4th, 2022.

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All The Details You Need For Grand Rapids Curbside Yard Waste Pickup

When is yard wasted collected?
Yard waste collection is on the same day as your regular waste collection.

What If I don't know which day regular waste collection is?
You can check on the City of Grand Rapids website and find out here

Three Options You Have For Yard Waste Removal In Grand Rapids

How much does a yard waste cart cost?
The cart is $27.50 to order.
Each time you would like your cart emptied, attach a yellow Yard Waste Tag to the cart. Each tag is $6.00.

Yard Waste Paper Bag
You can use a city yard waste paper bag for leaves, grass clippings, and small twigs.
Bags are $2.50 each or come in packs of 5 for $12.50.
Items in the yard waste paper bag can't weigh more than 30 pounds.

Yard Waste Bulk Tag
You can use a purple yard waste bulk tag for bundles of larger twigs or branches. You may also attach this tag to a non-city paper yard waste bag.  These tags cost $2.50 each. Bundled branches and twigs shouldn’t be more than 4 feet long or 2 inches in diameter.

The City of Grand Rapids also offers a free resident drop-off site. It is located at 2001 Butterworth St SW.

This is offered to Grand Rapids residents only, so bring your ID for proof of residence. Yard waste must be loose or in a paper bag. Plastic bags are not allowed. People with hydraulic dump trailers will be required to manually empty the trailer for safety reasons.

What Is Yard Waste In The City of Grand Rapids?

Things You Can Put In Yard Waste

-Grass clippings
-Leaves
-Brush
-Twigs (less than two inches in diameter)
-Garden Plants
-Tree Limbs - cut 5' or less
-Logs - cut 5' or less

Things You Can't Put In Yard Waste
-Sod
-Dirt
-Stones
-Broken concrete
-Trees
-Railroad Ties
-Stumps
-Animal feces and dead animals

If you have more questions about yard waste collection you can call the city at 616.456.3000