City of Gilroy Compost and Yard Waste Program

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Service Schedule
Your green compost cart is emptied every week. Please do not overfill the green cart, the lid must close completely. All garbage and recycling containers need to be placed at the curb or roadside the night before your service day or by 6:00 a.m. on your service day. Remember that collection times may vary.
Place the following items in your green composting cart: Yard Waste Cart
  • Grass clippings
  • Leaves
  • Small branches
  • Food scraps
  • Bones
  • Food soiled paper, (paper napkins, plates, coffee cups)
  • Waxed paper items, (cardboard milk cartons, wax paper)
  • Pizza boxes
 Please do not put the following items in the green cart:
  • Household garbage or recycling
  • Household hazardous waste
  • Rock, dirt, concrete, ashes, asphalt or building materials
  • Ice plant, palm fronds, cactus, poison ivy or poison oak
  • Moth, bug, or ant infested materials
  • Liquids
  • Plastic bags (do not put yard waste in plastic bags)

Yard Waste - Garden Weeds

Extra Yard Waste

  • If you have extra yard waste, you may purchase and use a 32-gallon garbage can with handles. Place small branches tied in bundles next to your collection bins. A maximum of seven additional containers or bundles can be placed out for pickup.
  • Bundles should be no larger than three feet by three feet and placed next to your cart.
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