ACCEPTABLE MATERIALS include unlimited amounts of yard waste (leaves, branches,
twigs, roots, bushes, flowers, house plants, garden clippings) that will be collected curbside and
composted instead of placed in a landfill. Place your yard waste in a clean open-top container. ****
NO PLASTIC BAGS ****. Branches must be tied with cotton or hemp twine in bundles no larger
than 12” x 12’’ x 6’ and weighing no more than 40lbs. Leaves must be bagged separately in
compostable bags. (Available at various hardware and grocery stores)
UNACCEPTABLE MATERIALS will not be collected and includes: grass clippings, tree
stumps, loose soils, sod, food waste, plastics and synthetic fibers, lumber, any wood or tree limbs over
4” diameter; human or animal excrement, soil contaminated with hazardous substances, plastic bags,
plastic pots, rocks, litter, trash or glass
The pick up schedule is posted here:
Upper Nazareth Township Meetings 