The City provides curbside yard waste collection to residents living within the City of West Lafayette's Sewer District. We provide weekly services to houses and apartments of 4 units or less.

Please keep in mind the following guidelines:

• Have cans at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on the day of collection.    
• Branches should be no larger than 6 feet long and 6 inches in diameter.
• Branches should be stacked at the curb, limbs facing the same way.
• All other yard waste items must be placed in rigid containers or paper yard waste bags.   
• Check the leaf collection page for curbside leaf pickup schedules.
• No trash in the yard waste.
• No soil, sod, root balls, or grass clippings.
• If you hired a contractor to do the work, they are responsible for hauling it away.
• Tree branches should be a minimum of 8 feet above the sidewalk and 15 feet above the street.

To refresh your memory on the rules and regulations, take a moment to check out the City ordinances regarding leaf and yard collection, waste removal, recycling, and preparation for pickup:

• Sec. 32-23 Container placement for pickup
• Sec. 32-28 Preparation for pickup
• Sec. 32-29 Responsibility for collection 
• Sec. 32-49 For collection and removal of waste. recyclables, and yard waste

The City offers yard waste toters for purchase.

• 48-gallon yard waste toter: $75.00
• USED 48-gallon yard waste toter: $25.00, no warranty. While supplies last.

Yard Waste Schedule

Any resident within city limits:

• North of Sagamore Parkway - every Friday
• South of Sagamore Parkway - every Monday

We have added bi-weekly yard waste collection in the following areas:

• Indian Village
• Northwood Subdivision
• Woodfield Estates
• Sherwood Forest
• Wake Robin
• Huntington Farms
• SR 26
• Green Meadows
• The Orchard
• Pine Meadows

Holiday Schedule Updates

• Thanksgiving Week (November 24-28)
  • No yard waste collection all week
  • Tuesday's trash/recycle route will be collected on Monday
  • Wednesday's trash/recycle route will be collected on Tuesday
  • Thursday's trash/recycle route will be collected on Wednesday
• Christmas Week (December 22-26)
  • No yard waste collection all week
  • Tuesday's trash/recycle route will be collected on Monday
  • Wednesday's trash/recycle route will be collected on Tuesday
  • Thursday's trash/recycle route will be collected on Friday

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