Yard Waste

As we look for ways to keep costs manageable and improve the efficiency of our operations, we will be making some changes to our complimentary brush collection service. 

• Collection Schedule: Yard waste is collected bi-weekly on your assigned garbage collection day.   
  
  • Week of May 25, 2026 - No Brush collection
  • Week of June 1, 2026 - Brush collection running
  • Week of June 8, 2026 - No Brush collection
  • Week of June 15, 2026 - Brush collection running
  • Week of June 22, 2026 - No brush collection
  • Week of June 29, 2026 - Brush collection running (no collection on Friday July 3, 2026)

• HOLIDAY REMINDER: Public Works will be closed July 3rd 2026 in observance of Independence Day. There will be no garbage/recycling/yard waste collection on Friday July 3rd. Garbage & recycling collection will be delayed by one week. Yard waste collection for July 3rd will resume on July 17th.

• Minimum Brush Collection Requirements: To help crews operate efficiently, brush and yard waste will only be collected if it meets the minimum required volume: 
  • At least 1 full kraft paper yard waste bag (30-gallon bag) or 
  • A brush pile equivalent in size to 2 ft. by 2 ft. by 2 ft. 

• Yard waste less than full kraft bag (or equivalent size) will not be collected until the size reaches or exceeds 1 full bag or a 2 ft. by 2 ft. by 2 ft. pile.  

• Public Works will offer residents up to ten free kraft bags per calendar year per household. Starting on July 1st, residents can visit the City Operations Center at 305 Williams Street on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM to pick up their bags. Call 828.697.3084 when you reach the door and Public Works staff will assist you. The office will be closed on July 4th. 

City of Hendersonville residents are provided with yard waste collection service on a biweekly basis. 

If anyone (resident, business, or nonprofit) uses a contractor or landscape contractor to trim or cut trees or any yard work, that contractor is responsible for removal of the debris that they generate (including grass clippings, bulk leaves, tree trimmings, etc.).

• Yard waste - i.e. brush, limbs, leaves and grass clippings can be placed in kraft paper yard waste bags or piled curbside, but not within the street or on the sidewalk.
  • Do not place stumps, root balls,  rocks, logs longer than 8' and 18" in diameter in the piles.
  • Minimum Brush Collection Requirements: To help crews operate efficiently, brush and yard waste will only be collected if it meets the minimum required volume: 
    • At least 1 full kraft paper yard waste bag (30-gallon bag) or 
    • A brush pile equivalent in size to 2 ft. by 2 ft. by 2 ft. 
  • Maximum Brush Collection: Two cubic yards per collection week. These items must be piled together in a single concise pile not to exceed 4' x 4' x 12'.
  • Keep kraft bags and yard waste piles 3 ft. away from vehicles, utility poles, fences or other structures.
    
    
• Bulk leaf collection - Bulk leaf collection service is offered in the spring and fall. The spring season starts at the beginning of March and runs through the end of the month. The fall season typically starts in October and ends in December.
  • During bulk leaf collection season loose leaves must be piled at the curbside, not in the street or on the sidewalk, for collection. During bulk leaf season, all leaves must be free of tree limbs, rocks, bottles or other objects that may damage collection equipment.
  • The leaf material will be hauled to our yard waste facility and ground into mulch.
  • It is not necessary to call the Public Works Department. Removal crews routinely check each City street for piles of leaves.

For residents who are interested in composting at home, check out this guide provided by the NC Department of Environmental Quality. Learn more about purchasing a discounted compost bin.