Collection Schedule
YARD WASTE Collection has ended for the season
Yard waste collection will begin in March the week of the 23rd. In the meantime, if you need to dispose of yard debris contact
Community Tree Services in Chelmsford.
Acceptable Items
Yard Waste
Loose leaves, grass or brush in 'paper' lawn and leaf bags or labeled barrels-with handles.
No plastic bags. Yard waste labels are available for
free (4 per person) at the Department of Public Works (DPW - 1365 Middlesex Street), Neighborhood Services (City Hall), Senior Center or Health Department (341 Pine Street).
Containers
('paper' bags or labeled barrel)
NO BOXES
- Weigh less than 35 pounds
- No item is longer than 3 feet
- No item is thicker than 3 inches
Bundles
(wrapped with non-metallic twine)
NO TAPE
- Weigh less than 35 lbs
- No item is longer than 3 feet
- No item is thicker than 3 inches
Non-acceptable Items
:
- Logs / trunks
- Non 'nature' items: boards, fence pieces, metal etc.
- Rocks / boulders
- Soil / dirt / sod / loam
Rejections
City's contractor may reject items that don't qualify.
Note
§ 270-7 C. Importation of waste. Whoever brings, disposes, stores, or places any waste [including yard waste] from any location not eligible for curbside collection to a household shall be punished by a fine of $200. Each piece of waste shall constitute a separate offense.