When Will the City Pick Up Yard Debris?

Time to spruce up and rid your yard of all that winter debris – the leaves that escaped your capture in the fall, branches and twigs that have nestled up next to your bushes and spring tulips.

The Division of Public Works Solid Waste Department will begin the special
curbside collection of Soft Yard Wastes starting the week of April 9. 

The weekly pickup of leaves, grass clippings and pine needles will take place
on the same day as trash. 

• Soft yard wastes must be put into either paper compost bags or 32-gallon barrels.  Barrels and bags must be at curbside by 6:45 am on trash collection day, and must be separated from the trash carts by at least 3 feet, or placed on the other side of the driveway.

• Plastic bags may NOT be used for Soft Yard Wastes; leaves, grass clippings and pine needles may NEVER be disposed of in the trash.  Please note that brush is picked up on an appointment basis and may not be mixed with Soft Yard Wastes. 

• The appointment-based pickup of oversized items will begin on April 16. 

• Residents whose trash is picked up by the Department may request collection of up to five oversized items each year at no charge.  Additional items would cost $25 each.  Examples of oversized items are a mattress, large appliance, couch, or a bundle of brush.  Residents may call in requests to the Solid Waste Department office starting on Monday April 9.  Residents must call 589-3410 by Friday at 4 pm, in order to get onto the following week’s pickup list. Brush must be bundled and tied, and the weight of a bundle may not exceed 60 pounds.  Each branch must be less than 4 feet long and less than 3 inches in diameter.
• Nashua residents may always bring Soft Yard Wastes or oversized items directly to the Nashua Recycling Center at the Four Hills Landfill, 840 West Hollis Street, during normal operating hours, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays.  A valid residential permit is required to use the facility. 

For more information on other programs of the Solid Waste Department,
please check the City’s website – www.gonashua.com or call (603) 589-3410.