Green Waste Street Pile Program

The green waste street pile programYard Trimmings is designed to keep residential yard waste and plant material out of the streets and storm drains to reduce pollution of our waterways, keep our streets clean, and keep our gutters clear to prevent flooding during the rainy season.

During leaf drop season, green waste street piles are collected weekly. During the rest of the year, street piles are collected once per month from each address and are allowed for only one week before each pickup date. 

Note: Green waste street pile collections are for residents who subscribe to green waste services only. Typically, businesses and multifamily properties do not subscribe to these services and are not allowed to place piles in the street.

Important Service Announcement

2020-21 Temp Green Waste FlyerDue to a shortage of drivers related to COVID-19 quarantine measures, green waste street pile pickups for residents and street sweeping will occur bi-weekly (every other week) until the end of January. Cart collections and all other services remain uninterrupted. Click on the image on the left for a map of the new weekly schedule or click here to view/download the collection calendar for your specific address.

Leaf Drop & Non-Leaf Drop Season Schedules

Non-Leaf Drop Season Leaf Drop Season
February 1 to October 31 November 1 to January 31
Monthly street pile pickup
Weekly street pile pickup
Weekly street sweeping
 Weekly street sweeping
2020 Green Waste Flyer Button (Click here)

Green Waste Street Pile Guidelines

  • From February 1 through October 31, green waste piles may be placed in the street no more than 1 week prior to your service day.
  • Must never include grass. Grass clippings always go in your organics cart. Keeping grass off the street is necessary for our State Water Permit compliance and reduces winter storm drain flooding and drain inlet clean-out by city crews.
  • Must never include food scraps or food-soiled paper. These items always go in your organics cart. Visit the residential organics recycling webpage for details on food and food-soiled paper collection.
  • Must be placed immediately in front of or adjacent to your home or business.
  • Should not restrict gutter drainage or block drain inlets.
  • Must not obstruct bike lanes or traffic flow.
  • Shall not contain branches more than 6 inches in diameter or 5 feet long.
  • Must contain plant material only.

Green waste guidelines are enforced by the City of Woodland Municipal Code Sec. 23C-4-16.