How to Dispose of Yard waste and branches
Yard waste and branches are accepted, but the conditions change what you pay. The container most people use is a 15-yard, a median of $365 nationally, typically $320 to $425 depending on where you are.
What it costs
| Cost | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| 15-yard container | $365 | 952 companies |
| Each extra ton | $76 | 845 companies |
| Each extra day | $16 | 876 companies |
Typically $320 to $425 depending where you are, including 2 tons and 7 days before the extras start.
Those are medians of prices companies publish themselves, from 1,395 of them. Your own town's figure is on the price index, and the calculator will add the weight and the days for you.
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Find companies near youWhere it costs most and least
| State | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | $575 | 13 companies |
| Massachusetts | $538 | 30 companies |
| New Jersey | $525 | 19 companies |
| Kansas | $295 | 11 companies |
| Utah | $285 | 21 companies |
| Nebraska | $258 | 14 companies |
A $318 difference for the same container.
How much yard waste and branches weigh
Green branches are heavy: a cubic yard of brush runs 300 to 500 lb.
The rule that catches people
Many landfills ban yard waste, so haulers often want it in its own container at a lower green rate.
Worth knowing. Do not mix brush with construction debris. Separated, it is cheaper; mixed, the whole load is priced as trash.
The cheaper route, if you have one
Municipal compost sites take brush free or nearly free.
Getting it ready
Green waste is composted rather than landfilled in most markets, and it is cheaper accordingly, but only if it arrives clean. That means branches, leaves and clippings with no bags, no pots and no soil. Cut branches to length before loading rather than after, since a container of unbroken limbs is mostly air.
Weight is what turns a quote into a bigger invoice, so how overage works is worth reading if this is going in with a full load. See what else fits in a 15 yard.
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See what it costs where you are
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