YRC Products - Mulch and Compost
Yardwaste Recycling at the Franklin
and Lone Pine Centers
Yardwaste Recycling Center Guidelines
Yardwaste
Yardwaste is defined as bulk or bagged grass clippings,
leaves, garden and flowerbed vegetation, and shrub trimmings.
- Yardwaste is accepted at no charge from residences within
the city limits of Springfield.
- Citizens bringing yardwaste from outside the city limits
of Springfield are requested to pay an honor system fee
of 50 cents per bag.
- Yardwaste is accepted from commercial haulers and lawn
services at no charge.
Brush
Policies for brush from residences inside the city
limits of Springfield:
Residential brush is defined as:
- Brush delivered from a Springfield residence by the homeowner;
or
- Brush delivered from a rental house by the tenant.
- Non-Commercial Brush Charges
$3 per vehicle (effective July 1, 2007)
The Yardwaste Recycling Center is the only location residential
brush in pickup loads and larger will be accepted. These large
quantities are not accepted at the Recycling Centers at Lone
Pine or Franklin.
- Limbs must be cut to 4' maximum length.
- Limbs up to 6" in diameter are acceptable loose.
- Limbs over 6" in diameter and root balls must be taken
to the Springfield Sanitary Landfill.
- Brush that is already chipped is accepted at the Yardwaste
Recycling Center at no charge. We reserve the right to limit
quantities accepted.
Citizens bringing brush from residences outside the city
limits of Springfield are requested to pay the honor system
fee of 50 cents per bundle. A bundle is defined as brush no
more than 18" in diameter with branches less than 6"
in diameter cut no longer than 4' long.
Polices for brush from commercial haulers:
Commercial brush is defined as brush generated:
- From rental property by the owner;
- By individuals; businesses/lawn care companies that are
hired to cut and/or haul brush;
- From any business or commercial operation.
Commercial brush charges:
$10 - 1/2 ton pickup or similar size trailer
$20 - 1-ton pickup or similar size trailer
$30 - single axle dump truck
$2 / cu. yd. - roll-off boxes
$2 / cu. yd. - mechanically-compacted loads, plus 50% compaction
charge
Payment may be made by:
- Coupons which are available in $10 and $50 from the Finance
Department (840 Boonville Avenue, First Floor Busch Building,
Springfield, MO) from 8-5, Monday-Friday.
- Cash or check paid on site.
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