Proper Leaf Disposal in Anderson, Indiana

ANDERSON, IN - Fallen leaves are accumulating on the lawns, sidewalks, and streets of the City. The proper way to dispose of those leaves is simple and good for the environment!

•  Leaves are to be placed either in biodegradable paper bags or waste receptacles placed curbside with the lid left open.
•  Leaves will be picked up the day after regular trash collection, beginning at 5am.
• Leaf pickup will continue until December 15.
•  Citizens may dispose of leaves, grass clippings, weeds, bushes, and branches under 3” in diameter. Branches must be bundled and tied in lengths not over four feet long.

Please contact Best Way Disposal at 649-7272 with additional questions regarding Fall Leaf Pick Up. Also consider using The City’s Yard & Garden Recycling Center, which accepts clean leaves and grass. Recycling woody debris, leaves and grass keeps these items out of landfills and out of our storm water system. Limbs and brush can be dropped off at a fee of $15 per pickup truck load. Yard wastes must be loose, in biodegradable bags, or free of trash. 

The Yard and Garden Recycling Center offers specials on high-quality mulch and compost. Leaf compost can be used as organic mulch on the soil surface in place of peat moss or straw to control weeds and keep soil moist and friable. Compost is produced by a natural decomposition of leaves brought in from homes in our community.   Because we work with large piles, heat is generated during the decomposition which kills insects and weed seeds. We add nothing to enhance the product or hasten the process. The mulch is made from limbs and small trees dropped off at the center, then ground twice and screened. Prices are: Mulch $10.00/cubic yard; AAA leaf compost $ 10.00/cubic yard.

The City’s Yard and Garden Recycling Center is located at the former Emge site, located at 2000 West 8th Street, in Anderson. The center is open Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, 8am-2pm (closed for lunch from 11am-noon).   Call 648-6399 with any questions about the Yard and Garden Recycling program.