Composting Services
Yard and garden feedstock for the composting services program comes from business sources, such as commercial landscapers, and from residential sources.
Clean, source-separated yard and garden waste is received at no charge. Yard and garden waste is defined as leaves, grass and hedge clippings, grass sod, plants, flowers, weeds, vegetable stocks, shrub and tree branches up to 75 mm (3 inches) in diameter. Processed yard & garden waste includes tree pruning waste which has been chipped to less than 50 mm in any dimension.
Some Materials Are Not Accepted:
- Branches and other woody debris over 75 mm (3 inch) in diameter and stumps present operational problems. Large branches and stumps have a high carbon to nitrogen ratio which affects the composting process. The bulky nature of these materials also significantly increases handling and processing costs.
- Non-organic material such as dirt, rocks, asphalt, concrete and metals can severely damage the processing equipment and create safety concerns and contaminates can affect the quality of finished compost making it difficult to use.
- Composting site capacity and processing ability does not allow us to handle land clearing debris or industrial sources of wood waste through the composting operation.
Loads contaminated with unacceptable materials will be charged the appropriate tipping fees as these materials must be landfilled.
If you have any questions about whether your material qualifies as Yard and Garden Waste, please contact the Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill.