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Yard Materials Collection: Grass, Leaves, Small Brush
Current Operating Status:
Operating
Trash, recycling and yard material collections are running normally; please follow your regularly-scheduled collection days for all materials (including the usual holiday schedule).
Understanding Your Collection Schedule
Your Baltimore County collection schedule is available online, or call 410-887-2000 for a copy.
If there are Ys on your schedule, yard materials will be collected separately for recycling from April 1 through the last Y day on your schedule each year. In all other cases, yard materials will be collected with trash. For example, if your last Y day in a year is December 1, yard materials will be collected with trash from December 2 through March 31.
If there are no Ys on your schedule, yard materials will be collected with trash year-round. See Bureau of Solid Waste Management collection collection regulations for specific set-out procedures.
Notice: Paper Yard Material Bags Now Required on Y Days
Starting April 1, 2022, paper bags will be required for yard material collection on separate yard material ("Y") days. To assist with this transition, the County is providing paper yard material bags to residents (limit five per person) at no cost, on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last at all Baltimore County trash and recycling drop-off centers, Baltimore County Public Library branches and senior centers.
Accepted Materials
When setting out yard materials on Y collection days, use heavy-duty paper bags only.
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Collection Requirements
- Place grass and leaves in heavy-duty (2-ply) paper lawn and leaf bags.
- Branches and limbs must be no larger than three inches in diameter, no longer than three feet and tied in bundles.
- Bag or bundle other materials.
- Do not place yard materials in trash containers or the street.
Reminder
Do not rake or blow leaves (or other yard materials) into the public street. It is a violation of County Code Section 18-3-109 to place leaves, grass or other debris into a County street or in storm drains. Such unlawful acts may result in fines being issued.
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