The City of Greensboro has implemented so many changes and so many variations of yard waste collection in recent years that you could be forgiven for just giving up and leaving what you want at the curb the way you want to do it and seeing what the city crews do or don’t pick up.
The policies on leaves, for instance, have gone from things like leave them at the curb by November 1 and maybe we’ll pick them up by the end of the year, to the policy of “Just leave your leaves where they fall – it’s good for the yard.”
Well, city officials at least recognize that it’s hard to follow the policies – especially this year, when dark gray yard waste containers started showing up at everyone’s houses.
So, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, the City of Greensboro issued a summary and reminder of where the policy on yard waste stands as of 11:49 a.m. on the first day of October 2024.
Here are some of the reminders and guidelines that city officials put out regarding your legal options…
- Put your fall yard waste, including leaves, in your 95-gallon gray yard waste cart. Bag additional leaves using paper yard waste bags and/or bundle sticks with natural twine. Up to 10 bags or bundles will be collected from the curb weekly year-round. If you need a second 95-gallon gray yard waste cart, you can call 336-373-2489 and buy one for $65.
- From November to February, crews will collect up to 15 paper bags/bundles of yard waste from the curb.
- Compost or mulch your leaves.
The City still encourages you to “Leave your leaves where they fall,” because “Leaves provide important habitats for many different species.”
Also, “Remember that leaves should not be raked or blown into the curb, right-of-way, or street. Improperly prepared leaves that create a nuisance may be reported to the City’s Code Compliance Division at 336-373-2111.”
Violators may be fined by the city for breaking the rules and additional fines may be tacked on if the situation isn’t resolved in a timely manner.
Burning any type of yard waste – including leaves – is forbidden in the city of Greensboro.
“The city ordinances in this regard are “designed to protect public health and safety,” city officials state.
You can still use fire pits for recreational purposes – but not to burn yard debris.
Also, the Greensboro Fire Department encourages residents to use their new yard waste carts or paper yard waste bags for leaf disposal, and to take advantage of the city’s yard waste collection services.
If you want more guidance on getting rid of yard debris and other waste, you can download the GSO Collects App to get a personalized collection schedule, search for what goes where, and more.
Also, you can learn other info at www.greensboro-nc.gov/yardwaste.
So, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, the City of Greensboro issued a summary and reminder of where the policy on yard waste stands as of 11:49 a.m. on the first day of October 2024.
Here are some of the reminders and guidelines that city officials put out regarding your legal options…
- Put your fall yard waste, including leaves, in your 95-gallon gray yard waste cart. Bag additional leaves using paper yard waste bags and/or bundle sticks with natural twine. Up to 10 bags or bundles will be collected from the curb weekly year-round. If you need a second 95-gallon gray yard waste cart, you can call 336-373-2489 and buy one for $65.
- From November to February, crews will collect up to 15 paper bags/bundles of yard waste from the curb.
- Compost or mulch your leaves.
The City still encourages you to “Leave your leaves where they fall,” because “Leaves provide important habitats for many different species.”
Also, “Remember that leaves should not be raked or blown into the curb, right-of-way, or street. Improperly prepared leaves that create a nuisance may be reported to the City’s Code Compliance Division at 336-373-2111.”
Violators may be fined by the city for breaking the rules and additional fines may be tacked on if the situation isn’t resolved in a timely manner.
Burning any type of yard waste – including leaves – is forbidden in the city of Greensboro.
“The city ordinances in this regard are “designed to protect public health and safety,” city officials state.
You can still use fire pits for recreational purposes – but not to burn yard debris.
Also, the Greensboro Fire Department encourages residents to use their new yard waste carts or paper yard waste bags for leaf disposal and to take advantage of the city’s yard waste collection services.
If you want more guidance on getting rid of yard debris and other waste, you can download the GSO Collects App to get a personalized collection schedule, search for what goes where, and more.
Also, you can learn other info at www.greensboro-nc.gov/yardwaste.
This fall is going to be a cluster$%#k! It will be sad…but somewhat fun to watch. And don’t worry about fines. Code enforcement doesn’t do their current job and doesn’t want the added duties so they will just push off the complaints to Solid Waste who doesn’t have enforcement power.
Place your yard waste in your trash container. It will help to decompose your waste in the landfills. Where does the city take the leaves and yard debris when it is collected to dump? Landfill?
Streb now you do know that code enforcement is toooo overworked trying to keep up with the runaway shopping cart violations as well as the homeless panhandlers hanging their coats on the nice new “do not stand or sit here” signs around town while begging for money. The city does have its priorities. LOL
I hope you’re right about the fines since we’re going to have to resort to one of the services who bought the leaf trucks to help us manage the enormous amount of leaves we have
Worst decision this city has ever made. Something that worked well even though city tried to do a halfway job. The city took away the one service the taxpayers wanted with ZERO INPUT FROM THE TAXPAYERS. ONCE A BEAUTIFUL WELL RUN CITY….NO LONGER.
Everyone please remember all this , plus the huge tax increase, when the next election for city council rolls around!
Considering the electorate, getting conservative council will be difficult. If the voters will get to the polls, it will happen. Keep voting for what you got, then you will get it……until there is nothing left to give.
“Use it or lose it.” An informed electorate is the backbone of the Republic. Without that, our Republic is gone.
I’ll probably be out there in those Greensboro streets slinging bags of leaves, bundles of limbs and sticks and dumping containers of yard waste/leaves.. I’m pretty sure the house holds that can afford it will have multiple yard waste containers and at least the 10 yard waste bags to the curb..I don’t know this process gonna be a five day a week Job or not but they definitely need people to work Monday and Tuesday I guess they eliminated most of the leaf collection equipment… Good luck people that that care about what they property looks like.