Yard Waste

Service Providers

To determine your service provider zone, view the Waste Collection Zones Boundary Map, then select your provider below.

  • Waste Management
    Serving the southern half of St. Johns County.
    (904) 827-1005
  • Republic Services
    Serving the northern half of St. Johns County.
    (904) 825-0991

Schedules

Garbage, recycling, and yard waste collection schedules are managed directly by the residential service providers.

Holidays
There will be no garbage, yard waste, or recycling collections on the holidays below:

  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Day
  • New Year’s Day

Yard Waste Guidelines

  • Yard waste, including bagged debris, is picked up on standard collection days by your service provider.
  • Branches, shrubs, and stumps (not over 6 ft. in length or 50 lbs. in weight) should be stacked neatly parallel to the curb.
  • Leaves, grass clippings, twigs, and small pieces of yard waste must be bagged, bundled, or placed in a garbage receptacle no larger than 32 gallons and 50 lbs.
  • With large amounts, please stack them in neat piles. (If it has to be pulled apart, it will not be collected.)
a yard waste how-to guide for curbside collection. st johns county solid waste division. garbage container and paper bags filled with yard waste. stick neatly piled by the curb, trimming shrubs.
  • Palm fronds should be stacked in neat piles on top of one another with the fan portion facing away from the curb.
  • Do not blow leaves and yard waste into the street and storm drains that empty into nearby waterways.
  • Yard waste placed in front of vacant lots, lands, or properties will not be collected.

Items that are NOT Yard Waste include:

  • Whole trees
  • Land clearing debris
  • Yard waste weighing more than 50 lbs.
  • Yard waste more than 6 ft. in length
  • Small pieces of yard waste not properly bagged or containerized
  • Fencing
  • Landscape timbers
  • Garden hoses, planters, flower pots, and yard decorations

Please Note: Garbage, recycling, and yard debris must be separated by residents and placed curbside by 6 a.m. on the scheduled collection day.