DPW collects up to five bags (per week) of yard waste from residences that receive DPW trash and recycling collection services. Yard waste is bagged leaves, grass clippings, weeds, bulbs, twigs, pine cones, and uprooted plants. Bundles of branches and limbs should be tied into four-foot lengths.

How You Can Help

• Once-a-week trash/recycling customers should put bagged and bundled yard waste where your trash is collected at the same time the trash container is placed.
• Twice-a-week trash/recycling customers should put their yard waste out with the trash on their second collection day.

Just the Facts

• How much yard waste is collected depends on the truck’s capacity to hold these materials
• Larger apartment buildings, condominiums and co-ops are considered commercial properties.Owners/managers must hire a private, licensed hauler to collect yard waste, trash, recyclables and bulk items, e.g., appliances and mattresses, from these residences. All commercial buildings and residential buildings with four or more dwelling units must have a recycling program.
• If your building does not, please call the DPW Recycling Office at (202) 645-8245 to learn what you can do. Commercial property owners and building managers may go to www.dpw.dc.gov and click on “Recycle DC” for information about establishing a recycling plan and a list of licensed recycling haulers.