Residential brush drop-off site

Yard waste collection starts April 3

During residential yard waste season, yard waste is collected every week on the same day as your garbage. Set out yard waste by 7 a.m. to ensure collection. If you believe your yard waste was missed, call Waste Management at 763.783.5423.

There is no additional cost for yard waste collection during residential yard waste season; it is included in your solid waste collection rate. Yard waste includes garden waste, grass clippings, leaves, weeds, wood chips, twigs and branches.

Set yard waste out for collection in one of these ways:

• Use your own reusable container. The container should be sturdy, weigh 40 pounds or less when filled and have handles so it can be lifted by a single person. Yard waste can be placed in the container loose (not bagged). - The city provides yard waste stickers to mark your reusable containers. These can be picked up at city hall, 5005 Minnetonka Blvd., or the Municipal Service Center, 7305 Oxford St., or by contacting public works at operations@stlouisparkmn.gov or 952.924.2562.

• Use certified compostable bags, brown paper Kraft lawn bags or brown paper grocery bags.

• Branches must be less than 4 inches in diameter and less than 4 feet long. Tie branches into bundles with string or put them in one of the container options above.

Note: Each container, bag or bundle should weigh no more than 40 pounds. Visit www.stlouisparkmn.gov/yard-waste for more information.

Composting yard clippingss

Reduce the amount of yard waste you set out this season by mulching your lawn clippings. Mulching recycles grass clippings and leaves by breaking them down into very small pieces that do not need to be bagged. Mulched grass clippings and leaves eventually break down and become compost, which reduces your need for fertilizer. Visit extension.umn.edu/lawncare/what-do-lawn-clippings to learn more.