Yard Waste can be collected curbside with an EverGreen ZeroWaste residential compost service subscription or taken to special collection points. We accept grass clippings, garden cuttings, weeds, leaves, sticks, twigs and brush. These rules also apply to any other materials set alongside your loaned EGZW container, such as paper.
To participate in curbside yard waste collections, please follow these rules:
- Residential cart subscriptions utilize a 95-gallon EGZW curbside compost cart for all food and yard waste. Materials can be added loose or in compostable bags. If you use your own cart, you will still be charged for an EGZW cart subscription.
- Residential bucket subscriptions allow one 30-gallon paper yard waste bag per week alongside the food waste bucket. Bags are available through us, on-line, or at local hardware stores. The bag and its contents must weigh less than 30 pounds. The entire bag will be put into the truck and composted.
- Residential customers who live in a Town or community offering a yard waste drop-off must use that service for their overflow. Customers who do not have access to a community yard waste drop-off may set out additional 30-gallon paper yard waste bags at a rate of $5 each. Notice must be given to the office before the collection of additional yard waste bags.
- NO PLASTIC BAGS! We cannot collect loose piles, or empty materials from plastic bags, wheel barrows, wagons, etc.
- Sticks must be less than 3 feet in length and less than 2 inches in diameter. These can be placed in our cart, in a paper bag, or bundled with natural twine. Must be less than 15 pounds. We cannot accept trees or large branches, as these need to be mulched first and separated from our food waste collections.
- We cannot collect sod, soil, or rocks.
- We cannot accept dog or cat waste for composting.
- Please remove all plastic and metal components from house plants, bouquets, and wreaths.
- Food waste must be secured in our animal-resistant carts or buckets. Overflow cannot be added to yard waste bins or bags. Containers must stay inside except during service hours.
Thank you for your considerate participation!
While we offer free compost give-backs multiple times per year, you can also visit Pitkin County Solid Waste Center or the South Canyon Landfill to get finished compost back at an affordable price any time of year. They will fill up the back of your pick-up truck using their tractors.