If you have a home, yard or garden, you probably generate
yard waste (PDF). Leaves, grass clippings, shrubs, weeds and brush, and twigs and small branches are all considered yard waste and are not accepted at the landfill.
Diversion Opportunities
Keeping yard waste out of the landfill is easy to do. SWACO provides opportunities for all Franklin County residents to divert organic waste from the waste stream and turn it into compost.
Residents can manage yard waste materials through Franklin County’s curbside yard waste pickup program, which is available in most communities. Yard waste can also be dropped off at a participating local business or easily composted at home.
Properly disposing of yard waste offers several benefits:
- It saves space in the landfill.
- It reduces the amount of greenhouse gases being generated.
- It promotes the use of natural, renewable resources.