Madison Park

Collection Schedule
City of Charlotte crews collect yard waste from the curb once a week on the regularly scheduled collection day provided the materials meet preparation requirements. Yard waste - grass clippings, leaves, trimmings from shrubbery and tree limbs - are made into mulch and compost for reuse.

Yard waste recycling follows the same guidelines as other curbside services. Store materials away from the street and place them at curbside no earlier than the day before collection. To ensure collection, place materials at the curb by 6:30 a.m. on the scheduled collection day.

Place all of your items at the curb with adequate space between collection items for easy identification by the collector. All items should be placed within 2 feet of the curb and at least 3 feet away from each other or other obstacles such as mailboxes, telephone poles, automobiles, bulky items, etc.

Limbs
- Limbs must be no longer than 5 feet in length and no larger than 4 inches in diameter. Limbs should be separated in piles small enough for one individual to handle and weigh no more than 75 pounds. Limbs should not be tied. Limbs may also be placed in containers for collection. 

Brush
-Brush should be no longer than 5 feet in length. Separate brush into piles that are small enough for one individual to handle.

Logs
-Logs under 4 inches in diameter will be collected. Logs larger than 4 inches in diameter will be left at the curb. Stumps will not be collected.

Leaves
- Leaves must be placed in untied plastic bags for collection or placed in uncovered trash cans. Cans or plastic bags should not weigh more than 75 pounds each.  If you use cans or containers for your leaves or other yard waste leave them uncovered and DO NOT PUT ANY OTHER TRASH in the same container.

Grass clippings
- Grass clippings must be placed in tied or untied  plastic bags for collected or placed in uncovered trash cans. Cans or plastic bags should not weigh more than 75 pounds each. Grass clippings can be mixed with other yard waste such as leaves and trimmings.

Mulching
- Leaving grass clipping on the lawn after mowing ensures that nutrients will be returned to the soil. Grass clippings are 20-30% protein and usually contain about 4% nitrogen, 2% potassium and 0.5% phosphorus as well as all the necessary trace elements plants need.

- When leaving clippings on the lawn, adjust your lawn mower to remove no more than one third of the grass leaf surface at any one mowing. Any mower can be used, but one that mulches as it cuts is best. Use a slow-release fertilizer, water when necessary, and mow the grass at the proper height.