Yard Waste, Landclearing Debris, Mulching and Composting

Yard Waste

Yard Waste includes any vegetative matter generated from improved residential real property such as leaves, grass clippings, palm fronds, or small shrubbery cuttings resulting from the care of lawns or landscape maintenance and brought to the County solid waste management facility by the Collector under the Collection Contract or by the property owner or tenant. This may also include tree trimmings or limited tree removal, if performed by the owner of the residence and must meet the preparation guidelines set forth in Section 94-49, as amended (set out for collection by the contracted Collector).

Landclearing Debris

Landclearing Debris includes rocks, soils, tree remains, trees, large branches, stumps, root balls, palms, shrubs, and other vegetative matter which typically result from land clearing or land development operations, although not limited to those activities. This also includes large quantities of sod, gravel, coquina, sand, rock, soils, and/or other materials requiring special handling. Land clearing debris does not include vegetative matter from residential lawn maintenance or residential landscape maintenance when brought to a solid waste management facility by the Collector under the Collection Contract or personally by the property owner or tenant, or right-of-way or easement maintenance.

Yard waste collection guidelines:

  • Prepare yard waste so that all branches, limbs, palm fronds and other materials are reduced to sizes not exceeding four (4) feet in length, two (2) feet in diameter, and fifty (50) pounds in weight.
  • Yard waste (yard waste cuttings, grass cuttings, leaves, small clippings and trimmings) generated from a single family residence may be placed in a customer owned receptacle with a maximum 40-gallon capacity.
  • Notify collector and arrange for a special pick-up if yard waste removal does not meet the size and weight limits listed above (Schedule Special Residential Yard Waste Pick-Up ).
  • Separate yard waste from other solid waste and place at your designated collection point.
  • Containerize grass cuttings, leaves, small clippings and trimmings.  
  • Please note: the use of any type of bags (paper or plastic) for yard waste is prohibited.
  • Set yard waste at the curb in time for residential collection which begins at 6:00 AM and runs until 8:00 PM.

Waste Management will pick up all properly prepared yard waste placed at the curb or at the designated collection point from each single-family and multi-family residence, not less than one (1) time per week.

For more information call:

  • North Brevard: (321) 636-6894
  • South Brevard: (321) 723-4455

Free Mulch

Brevard County residents can get free mulch at any of the locations listed below. Call the Facility that is near you ;for more information and availability.

  • Central Disposal Facility, Cocoa 633-1888
  • Mockingbird Mulching Facility, Titusville 264-5009
  • Sarno Landfill, Melbourne 255-4365

Residents can also take their yard waste to these locations.

Composting

For information on backyard composting call the Agricultural Extension Service in Cocoa at 633-1702 or visit the University of Florida site.