Yard Waste

Yard waste includes leaves, pine cones, fallen fruit, trees, shrub trimmings, pumpkins, clean straw and dried corn stalks. Soil, sod and grass clippings are NOT ACCEPTED. 

New yard waste collection schedule

Starting in 2019, yard waste will no longer be collected on Mondays. Yard waste will now be collected on your regular waste collection day.

2019 yard waste collection schedule

• April 16 to October 11 - yard waste will be collected every other week on your regular waste collection day 
• October 15 - December 5 - yard waste will be collected weekly on your regular waste collection day

For more information, check out the 2019 Waste Management Calendar. 

What goes where?

If you aren't sure what goes where, you can use one of the tools below to find out:

• York Region bindicator
• My-waste app

Collection guidelines

• Yard waste must be placed at the curb after 6 p.m. on the night before your collection day and before 7 a.m. on the day of collection.
• Yard waste must be in a clean, open, rigid and reusable container, such as a garbage can or bushel basket, a cardboard box or a large Kraft paper bag (available at most retailers).
• Brush must be tied and bundled with twine (branches/bush may not be longer than 1.2 m in length and no branches may be larger than 10 cm in diameter).
• Each container or bundle must not exceed 18 kg.
• If yard waste has not been collected it must be removed from the curb on the collection day.

Drop off your yard waste

Richmond Hill residents can drop off their yard waste free-of-charge at the Bloomington Yard Waste Depot located at 1351 Bloomington Road, Richmond Hill, ON L4K 2N7.