Mason City Yard Waste Season Resumes 🍂🏡
April 1 - April 30
The yard waste collection season will begin Monday, April 1, 2024. Residents may set out yard waste and tree branches on the day of garbage pick-up. Several methods of disposal are available for yard waste:
LEAVES
- Compost at home.
- Drop off at landfill compost site 15942 Killdeer Avenue, Clear Lake.
- Place at curbside prior to 7 a.m. on garbage collection day in 30 gallon biodegradable bags which are weather and animal resistant. Bags are available at grocery and retail stores.
GRASS CLIPPINGS
- Leave them on your yard – does not cause thatch. Reduces amount of fertilizer needed.
- Use as mulch.
- Place at curbside prior to 7 a.m. on garbage collection day in 30 gallon biodegradable paper bags.
There is a 50 pound limit per bag of leaves and grass clippings.
BRANCHES
(Do not place in biodegradable bags.)
For branches smaller than 4 inches in diameter:
- Chip for mulch.
- Tie in bundles.
- a) Bundles cannot be bigger than 18 inches in diameter or 4 feet in length.
- b) Do not use wire.
- c) Place at street curb by 7 a.m. on garbage collection day.
- Take to landfill.
For branches larger than 4 inches in diameter:
- Chip for mulch.
- Take to landfill.
AS A REMINDER, PLEASE HAVE GARBAGE AND YARD WASTE ITEMS SET OUT FOR PICK UP BY 7:00 A.M.
For more information about curbside yard waste collection contact the Sanitation Division at (641) 421-3691. For more information about composting at home contact the Cerro Gordo County Extension Office at (641) 423-0844; Lime Creek Nature Center at (641) 423-5309; or the Landfill of North Iowa at (641) 357-5452.