The City of Cincinnati will resume regular yard waste collection on April 7th, 2008. All types of yard waste are accepted including grass clippings, leaves, branches and brush. Please follow the guidelines below.

Guidelines:

• Place yard waste at your curb by 6AM on your regular trash collection day beside your household trash and green recycling bin.
• Place yard waste in biodegradable brown paper yard waste bags, trash cans CLEARLY MARKED "YARD WASTE" or 90-gallon carts.
• Purchase yard waste bags at area grocery stores and hardware stores.
• Yard waste in plastic bags will not be collected.
• Branches and brush should be tied into bundles no larger than 2 ft. x 4 ft. and individual tree limbs should be no larger than 6 inches in diameter.
• Raking leaves into the street or right-of-way is prohibited and is PUNISHABLE BY LAW. 

Please compost yard waste at home whenever possible. Grass clippings can be left on the lawn instead of bagged. Plastic bags are not accepted at composting facilities.

Please call the Public Services Customer Service Hotline at 591-6000 if you have any questions.