Gardner Residents Gear Up for First Yard Waste Pickup of 2024
Gardner MA residents will be putting out yard waste on their regular trash pickup day during the week of April 2nd through April 5th. This will be the only yard waste pickup until the next one during the first week of May. Yard Waste pickup is the first week of every month from April through October, with 2 pickup weeks in November.
What you can put out: Grass clippings and leaves may be placed in paper yard waste bags or loose in open barrels with no lid. EL Harvey has asked that residents no longer use cardboard boxes. There is no limit to how many containers or bags of yard waste you can put out. Sticks less than 2 inches thick and up to 3 feet long may be place out in bundles. All bundles and containers must weigh less than 50 pounds each.
What is a prohibited NO NO: Yard waste may not include rocks, gravel, sod or dirt.
The City of Gardner issued this reminder: “If your yard waste is not removed by the end of your scheduled day, please call EL Harvey Call Center within 48 hours to report at 1-800-321-3002.”