Yard Waste Collection
Yard waste is material such as tree trimmings, shrubbery and other organic landscape vegetation. This does NOT include: trash, food waste, tree stumps, dirt and stones.
Please prepare your yard waste properly. Place yard waste in biodegradable brown paper bags, or bundle it in easy-to-handle bundles. Bundles must not exceed 4 feet in length, 6 inches in diameter, or 30 pounds in weight.
An unlimited amount of bags or bundles may be placed at the curb. They should be placed at the curb before 5 a.m. on collection day. Yard waste is plastic bags will NOT be collected.
Leaf Collection
Leaves falling onto private property should be bagged in yard waste bags for collecyion alongside regular trash and recycling throughout the fall. Please see the collection calendar below.
Per § 258-21 of the City of Lancaster Code, leaves may be swept from the public sidewalk into the gutters on the day prior to or on the day of the sweeping. Leaves on private property, such as side and front yards, however, shall not be swept or deposited in the public right-of-way, but shall be disposed of properly by the property owner or the person responsible for the property. Our Street Cleaning equipment cannot handle the volume of leaves in the street when residents sweep large amounts of leaves from their yard into the street. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
Yard Waste/Leaf Bags
City of Lancaster residents can pick up free yard waste bags at the following locations and times:
Recycling Drop Off Center | 850 New Holland Ave.
Monday – Friday
7 a.m. – 3 p.m.
City Hall | 120 N. Duke St.
Monday – Friday
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Treasury Office | 39 W. Chestnut St.
Monday – Friday
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Operations Center | 225 Riverside Ave.
Monday – Friday
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Water Department | 150 Pitney Rd.
Monday – Friday
8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.