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Yard Trimmings & Plant Debris
Removed living lawn/turf AND artifcial turf belongs in the Garbage/Landfill. Leave your unwanted living turf/lawn in place by sheetmulching with compost & mulch and you will be able to plant directly into the sheetmulched area.
Keep finished compost clean by not adding any plastics to the green cart. Finished compost is applied to agriculture and ranch lands to enhance water holding capacity, add nutrients and minerals, and sequester carbon in in soil. You can add compost around the base of plants on top of the soil. Use the LawntoGarden Marketplace for compost & mulch sources.
Too many trimmings for your cart?
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Leave them out to dry such that you can get more in your cart. Talk to your neighbors and offer space in your carts when they need it for space in their green cart. Contact your curbside hauler about the possibility of buying bag tags to put trimmings in Kraft paper bags (from a hardware store or the hauler). If you regularly need the volume of more than 1 bin, your hauler may be able to provide this for residents for minimal to no cost. Hire lawn and yard service folks to drop them off at the transfer station for you, or drop them off yourself (fees apply).
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- Compost
1601 Dixon Landing Rd., Milpitas • (408) 432-1234No palm fronds or bamboo for organics drop-off.Drop-off for a Fee -
- Compost
675 Los Esteros Rd, San Jose • (408) 263-2384Clean/Mixed - lawn clippings, leaves. Not accepted in Organics (considered trash): palm fronds, ivy, or fibrous materialDrop-off for a Fee -
- Compost
705 Los Esteros Road, San Jose • (408) 263-2385Drop-off for a Fee -
- Compost
3675 Potrero Hills Lane, Suisun City • (707) 432-4627Drop-off for a Fee -
- Recycle
30 Greenville Rd, Livermore • (510) 429-1300Not accepted: yucca, agave, palm, poison oakDrop-off for a Fee -
- Compost
10840 Altamont Pass Rd., Livermore • (925) 455-7313Drop-off for a Fee -
- Compost
10840 Altamont Pass Road, Livermore • (925) 455-5908No palm fronds or trunksDrop-off for a Fee -
- Compost
636 F Street, Petaluma • (800) 326-4285Pick-up for a Fee -
- Compost
5595 Byron Hot Springs Rd., Byron • (925) 634-9663Includes whole palm trees and sodDrop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee -
- Compost
1001 I St, Sacramento • (800) 732-9253https://calrecycle.ca.gov/Nav/Organics/ Directs to FindAComposter.comDrop-off for a Fee -
- Compost
980 State Hwy. 25, Gilroy • (408) 846-1577Commercial composting facilityPick-up for a Fee