Set-Out Dates
Your set-out date for brush will be on a Sunday. We will collect the brush during the week after your Sunday set-out date.
If your brush is not out for pickup on the set-out date, we may not collect it.
How to Place Brush
Follow these guidelines so we can pick up your brush safely and quickly.
Size Restrictions
Brush must be:
- Between 18 inches and 8 feet long
- Less than 8 inches in diameter
Brush vs. Yard Waste
Please separate brush from yard waste. Yard waste and brush are separate collections.
- Brush is sticks and branches from trees, shrubs, or bushes.
- Yard waste is leaves and other plant material.
Placement
- Pile brush on the terrace, or the grass at the edge of the street. Do not put brush in the street or on the sidewalk.
- Keep brush at least 4 feet away from trees, cars, utility poles, mailboxes, fire hydrants, and other obstructions.
- Do not put brush in bags, boxes, or other containers.
- You may bundle small amounts of brush with string or twine.
- Do not bundle brush with wire.
- Bundles must be less than 4 feet long.
- Bundles must be less than 40 pounds.
- Stack brush with the cut ends facing the same direction.
Stumps
Remove as much dirt as possible from stumps. Stumps with too much dirt will not be collected.
Large Brush Piles
If you see the chipper crews passing your very large brush pile, it means we reassigned the work to another crew.
A crew with a truck-mounted crane will return in a day or two to collect oversized brush piles.
Contractors
If you have hired someone to take care of your trees, the contractor must haul the brush they created away. Contractors can haul brush to the City’s processing center or another facility.
