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Coverage and gaps
We'd rather be honest than look complete. Right now we list 670 sites in 51 of 51 states + DC. Coverage is concentrated in the largest metro areas; 21 states still have fewer than ten listings, and most towns and rural counties aren't listed yet. A dot on the map is one site — usually restricted to residents of one city or county — not statewide access.
- Official government sources: 653 listings (last checked 2026-11-09). 601 were read directly from the official page; the other 52 were checked only through searches restricted to the agency's own website because the page could not be opened by our tools. Search-only listings have not had their hours, fees, materials or access rules field-checked — each listing says which method was used.
- OpenStreetMap supplement: 17 listings. 4 state snapshots fetched Last fetch: 2026-11-09.
- Map pins: 567 exact or street-level. Listings we can only place at the center of their ZIP code, city or county get no map pin and no distances, so the map never shows an invented location; use the street address on the listing.
- By type: 618 yard waste drop-off, 406 brush, 85 compost pickup, 95 mulch / wood-chip pickup (a site can be more than one).
Top 50 metro areas
We track the 50 largest US metropolitan statistical areas (U.S. Census Bureau, Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2024 (Vintage 2024)). A metro counts as having a verified local option when at least one year-round, officially sourced site is listed in one of its core counties — that site may still be residents-only or charge a fee. 47 metros have a local option, 0 only a nearby one (within 30 miles), 3 only seasonal or event-based options, and 0 none we could verify.
| # | Metro area | Status | Year-round listings in core counties | Seasonal | Core counties checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Verified local option | 8 | 7 | New York NY, Kings NY, Queens NY, Bronx NY, Richmond NY, Nassau NY, Suffolk NY, Westchester NY, Bergen NJ, Hudson NJ, Essex NJ, Passaic NJ, Union NJ, Middlesex NJ, Monmouth NJ, Morris NJ |
| 2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Verified local option | 12 | 0 | Los Angeles CA, Orange CA |
| 3 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Verified local option | 10 | 0 | Cook IL, DuPage IL, Lake IL, Will IL, Kane IL, McHenry IL, Lake IN |
| 4 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Verified local option | 10 | 0 | Dallas TX, Tarrant TX, Collin TX, Denton TX, Ellis TX, Kaufman TX, Rockwall TX, Johnson TX, Parker TX |
| 5 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Verified local option | 8 | 0 | Harris TX, Fort Bend TX, Montgomery TX, Brazoria TX, Galveston TX |
| 6 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Verified local option | 5 | 0 | Fulton GA, DeKalb GA, Cobb GA, Gwinnett GA, Clayton GA, Cherokee GA, Forsyth GA, Henry GA |
| 7 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Verified local option | 9 | 0 | District of Columbia DC, Montgomery MD, Prince George's MD, Fairfax VA, Arlington VA, Loudoun VA, Prince William VA, Alexandria VA |
| 8 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Verified local option | 20 | 0 | Miami-Dade FL, Broward FL, Palm Beach FL |
| 9 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Verified local option | 12 | 0 | Philadelphia PA, Montgomery PA, Bucks PA, Delaware PA, Chester PA, Camden NJ, Burlington NJ, Gloucester NJ, New Castle DE |
| 10 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Verified local option | 13 | 0 | Maricopa AZ, Pinal AZ |
| 11 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Verified local option | 16 | 1 | Suffolk MA, Middlesex MA, Norfolk MA, Essex MA, Plymouth MA, Rockingham NH, Strafford NH |
| 12 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Verified local option | 2 | 0 | Riverside CA, San Bernardino CA |
| 13 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Verified local option | 2 | 0 | San Francisco CA, Alameda CA, Contra Costa CA, San Mateo CA, Marin CA |
| 14 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | Verified local option | 7 | 1 | Wayne MI, Oakland MI, Macomb MI, Livingston MI, St. Clair MI, Lapeer MI |
| 15 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Verified local option | 7 | 0 | King WA, Pierce WA, Snohomish WA |
| 16 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | Verified local option | 17 | 2 | Hennepin MN, Ramsey MN, Anoka MN, Dakota MN, Washington MN, Scott MN, Carver MN |
| 17 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | Verified local option | 11 | 0 | Hillsborough FL, Pinellas FL, Pasco FL, Hernando FL |
| 18 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | Verified local option | 1 | 0 | San Diego CA |
| 19 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | Verified local option | 1 | 1 | Denver CO, Arapahoe CO, Jefferson CO, Adams CO, Douglas CO, Broomfield CO |
| 20 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | Verified local option | 3 | 0 | Orange FL, Seminole FL, Osceola FL, Lake FL |
| 21 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | Verified local option | 7 | 0 | Mecklenburg NC, Gaston NC, Union NC, Cabarrus NC, Iredell NC, York SC |
| 22 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | Verified local option | 10 | 0 | Baltimore city MD, Baltimore MD, Anne Arundel MD, Howard MD, Harford MD, Carroll MD |
| 23 | St. Louis, MO-IL | Verified local option | 4 | 0 | St. Louis city MO, St. Louis MO, St. Charles MO, Jefferson MO, St. Clair IL, Madison IL |
| 24 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | Verified local option | 1 | 0 | Bexar TX, Comal TX, Guadalupe TX |
| 25 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Verified local option | 3 | 0 | Travis TX, Williamson TX, Hays TX |
| 26 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | Verified local option | 2 | 0 | Multnomah OR, Washington OR, Clackamas OR, Clark WA |
| 27 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | Verified local option | 2 | 0 | Sacramento CA, Placer CA, El Dorado CA, Yolo CA |
| 28 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | Seasonal / events only | 0 | 2 | Clark NV |
| 29 | Pittsburgh, PA | Verified local option | 3 | 0 | Allegheny PA, Westmoreland PA, Washington PA, Butler PA, Beaver PA |
| 30 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | Verified local option | 3 | 0 | Hamilton OH, Butler OH, Warren OH, Clermont OH, Kenton KY, Boone KY |
| 31 | Kansas City, MO-KS | Verified local option | 8 | 0 | Jackson MO, Clay MO, Platte MO, Johnson KS, Wyandotte KS |
| 32 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | Verified local option | 2 | 0 | Marion IN, Hamilton IN, Hendricks IN, Johnson IN |
| 33 | Columbus, OH | Verified local option | 2 | 0 | Franklin OH, Delaware OH, Licking OH, Fairfield OH |
| 34 | Cleveland, OH | Verified local option | 7 | 0 | Cuyahoga OH, Lake OH, Lorain OH, Medina OH, Geauga OH |
| 35 | Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | Verified local option | 9 | 0 | Davidson TN, Williamson TN, Rutherford TN, Sumner TN, Wilson TN |
| 36 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Verified local option | 1 | 0 | Santa Clara CA, San Benito CA |
| 37 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | Verified local option | 1 | 0 | Virginia Beach city VA, Chesapeake VA, Norfolk VA, Newport News VA, Hampton VA, Suffolk VA |
| 38 | Jacksonville, FL | Verified local option | 3 | 0 | Duval FL, St. Johns FL, Clay FL, Nassau FL |
| 39 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | Verified local option | 3 | 0 | Providence RI, Kent RI, Bristol MA |
| 40 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | Verified local option | 2 | 0 | Wake NC, Johnston NC, Franklin NC |
| 41 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | Verified local option | 5 | 2 | Milwaukee WI, Waukesha WI, Ozaukee WI, Washington WI |
| 42 | Oklahoma City, OK | Verified local option | 5 | 0 | Oklahoma OK, Cleveland OK, Canadian OK |
| 43 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | Seasonal / events only | 0 | 4 | Jefferson KY, Oldham KY, Bullitt KY, Clark IN, Floyd IN |
| 44 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | Verified local option | 4 | 0 | Shelby TN, DeSoto MS, Crittenden AR |
| 45 | Richmond, VA | Verified local option | 5 | 0 | Richmond VA, Henrico VA, Chesterfield VA, Hanover VA |
| 46 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | Verified local option | 1 | 0 | Salt Lake UT, Tooele UT |
| 47 | Birmingham, AL | Verified local option | 3 | 0 | Jefferson AL, Shelby AL, St. Clair AL |
| 48 | Fresno, CA | Verified local option | 2 | 0 | Fresno CA |
| 49 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | Verified local option | 3 | 0 | Hartford CT, Capitol Region CT, Tolland CT |
| 50 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | Seasonal / events only | 0 | 1 | Erie NY, Niagara NY |
Core counties are the principal city's county and its main neighbours, not every county in the official metro definition. Full method and data: docs/coverage/top50-metros.md and data/coverage/top50-metros.json in the project repository.
By state
| State | Listings | Status | Approx. pins | Sources | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 16 | partial | 1 | Barbour County Sanitation – Landfill; Calhoun County Landfill; City of Birmingham Department of Public Works; City of Mobile Public Works – Landfill Information; City of Opelika Environmental Services – Trash & Yard Waste; Coffee County – Acceptable Waste; Dirt, Inc. / Gulf Hauling (operator); RCM Alabama – Material Disposal; Russell County Sanitation Department; SWDA of Baldwin County – Bay Minette Transfer Station; SWDA of Baldwin County – Landfills; Shelby County – Landfill; Waste Pro – Lott Road Landfill | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| Alaska | 9 | thin | 2 | City of Ketchikan Public Works – Solid Waste Disposal; Fairbanks North Star Borough – Solid Waste User Fee Schedule; Kenai Peninsula Borough Solid Waste – Locations; Matanuska-Susitna Borough Solid Waste Division – Central Landfill brochure; Municipality of Anchorage Solid Waste Services – Organics; Municipality of Anchorage Solid Waste Services – Wood Lot | Only a few major-city or county sites so far; most local programs are not listed yet. |
| Arizona | 15 | partial | 3 | City of Casa Grande – Landfill Rules & Guidelines; City of Chandler Solid Waste Services; City of Flagstaff – Cinder Lake Landfill Fee Schedules; City of Mesa – Landfill Use Program; City of Phoenix Public Works – Transfer Stations; City of Tempe – Waste Disposal Options / Sky Harbor Regional Transfer Station; City of Tucson Environmental Services – Los Reales Sustainability Campus; Maricopa County Environmental Services – Transfer Station Locations; Salt River Landfill (SRPMIC enterprise) – Green Waste | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| Arkansas | 9 | thin | 0 | City of Bentonville – Yard Waste / Compost Facility; City of Conway Sanitation – Residential Guide Yard Waste Collection (PDF); City of Fayetteville Recycling and Trash – Facilities (Compost and Mulch Facility); City of Hot Springs – Compost Facility Fees; City of Jonesboro – Lacy Drive Drop-Off; City of Little Rock Public Works – Collections & Programs; City of Rogers – Yard Waste Facility; City of Searcy – Searcy Compost Center; Pulaski County – Free Mulch Giveaway | Only a few major-city or county sites so far; most local programs are not listed yet. |
| California | 30 | partial | 1 | City of Bakersfield – Mt. Vernon Recycling and Composting Facility flyer; City of Bakersfield – Mt. Vernon facility flyer (recycling alternatives: Bena Landfill); City of Berkeley Zero Waste Division – Transfer Station; City of Mountain View Public Works – Composting; City of San Diego – Miramar Greenery Products, Pricing and Pickup; Fresno County Public Works – Permitted Facilities; LA Sanitation & Environment – Free Mulch and TOPGRO Compost; OC Waste & Recycling – Compost and Mulch; OpenStreetMap; RethinkWaste – Shoreway Environmental Center: Location, Hours & Services; Riverside County Department of Waste Resources; Sacramento County Department of Waste Management & Recycling – Kiefer Landfill; San Joaquin County Public Works – North County Recycling Center and Sanitary Landfill; Western Placer Waste Management Authority – Free compost; Zero Waste Sonoma – Yard Debris and Food Scraps | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| Colorado | 5 | thin | 0 | City and County of Denver – Compost Giveaway; City of Longmont – Yard Waste; Douglas County – Slash-Mulch/Green Yard Waste drop-off site; Mesa County Solid Waste Management; WM – Midway Landfill fact sheet (operator) | Only Denver's one-day spring mulch giveaway. No year-round public yard-waste drop-off confirmed for the Denver metro yet. |
| Connecticut | 7 | thin | 1 | City of Bridgeport Public Facilities – Transfer Station; City of Norwalk – Yard Waste Site; Town of Fairfield – Yard Waste; Town of Glastonbury Refuse Disposal – Brush and Leaf Disposal; Town of Manchester Sanitation Division – Transfer Station; Town of Wallingford – Compost Center for Residents; Town of Wethersfield – Transfer Station | Only a few major-city or county sites so far; most local programs are not listed yet. |
| Delaware | 12 | partial | 4 | Delaware DNREC – Yard Waste Drop-Off Sites; Delaware Solid Waste Authority – Ellendale Collection Station; Delaware Solid Waste Authority – Milford Transfer Station | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| District of Columbia | 1 | thin | 1 | DC Department of Public Works | Only a few major-city or county sites so far; most local programs are not listed yet. |
| Florida | 49 | partial | 5 | Broward County Solid Waste and Recycling Services – Residential Drop-Off Centers; City of St. Petersburg Sanitation – Brush & Recycling Sites; City of Tampa Solid Waste – McKay Bay Scale House; Clay County Environmental Services – Environmental Convenience Centers; Hillsborough County Solid Waste Management; Hillsborough County – Free Mulch Pickup; Indian River County SWDD – Landfill and Convenience Centers; Leon County Solid Waste – Rural Waste Service Centers; Miami-Dade County Solid Waste Management – Neighborhood Trash and Recycling Centers; Orange County Utilities – Solid Waste Division, Landfill and Transfer Stations; Pasco County Utilities – Solid Waste; Seminole County Solid Waste Management – Drop-Off Locations and Facilities; Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County Central County Transfer Station (SWA facility page); Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County Glades Regional Transfer Station (SWA facility page); Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County North County Transfer Station (SWA facility page); Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County Southwest County Transfer Station (SWA facility page); St. Johns County Solid Waste Division – Garbage Collection & Drop Off Locations; Volusia County – Facility Locations, Hours, Fees | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| Georgia | 9 | thin | 2 | Augusta, GA – Landfill Division; City of Atlanta Department of Public Works – Yard Trimmings; City of Snellville – Recycling Center; Cobb County Solid Waste – Waste Disposal; Columbus Consolidated Government – Pine Grove Municipal Landfill; DeKalb County Sanitation – Compost Program; DeKalb County Solid Waste Management – Free compost pickup locations; OpenStreetMap | Only a few major-city or county sites so far; most local programs are not listed yet. |
| Hawaii | 20 | partial | 9 | City and County of Honolulu Department of Environmental Services; City and County of Honolulu ESD – Waste Drop-off Locations; County of Hawaiʻi DEM – Greenwaste & Food Recycling; County of Kauaʻi – Green Waste Recycling | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| Idaho | 16 | partial | 5 | Ada County Landfill; Bannock County Landfill; Bonneville County Transfer Station; City of Boise – Joplin Road Compost Map; City of Boise – Leaves; City of Moscow – Moscow Recycling Center; Clearwater Composting – Dropoff Guidelines; Eastern Idaho Regional Solid Waste District – Locations; Kootenai County Solid Waste; Nampa Parks & Recreation – Leaf & Tree Recycling | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| Illinois | 13 | partial | 0 | City of Chicago Streets & Sanitation – Bureau of Forestry Wood Chips; City of Danville – Yard Waste; City of Lake Forest – Compost & Recycling Center; City of Rock Island – Refuse & Yard Waste Drop-Off Center; City of Springfield Office of Public Works – Branch Pickup; City of Wood River – Landscape & Yard Waste; Landscape Recycling Center; Rock Island County Waste Management Agency – Landfills; Town of Normal – Landscape Waste; Village of Hoffman Estates – Forestry; Village of Lake Bluff – Recycling Center | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| Indiana | 24 | partial | 3 | Bartholomew County Solid Waste Management District – Residential Yard Waste Program; City of Anderson – Compost (Water Pollution Control); City of Goshen – Environmental Center; City of Indianapolis DPW – Citizens' Transfer Station; City of Indianapolis Department of Public Works – Leaf Collection Season; City of Mishawaka – Spring leaf pickup & yard waste reminders; City of South Bend – Organic Resources; Elkhart County Landfill – Leaves and Yard Waste; Fort Wayne City Utilities – Biosolids Handling Facility; Grant County Recycling Center brochure (2025); Lake County (IN) Solid Waste Management District – Leaf Collection & Drop-Off; Lawrence County Solid Waste Management District – Compost Facility Location & Hours; Muncie Sanitary District – Let's Talk Trash: Household Edition, Pt. 2; Northeast Indiana Solid Waste Management District – Yard Waste; OpenStreetMap; Tippecanoe County recycling guide – Brush and limbs; Vigo County Solid Waste Management District – Yard Waste Disposal | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| Iowa | 10 | partial | 1 | Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency – Compost & Wood Chips; City of Ames Resource Recovery – Seasonal; City of Cedar Falls – Seasonal Compost Facility; City of Davenport Public Works – Compost Facility flyer; City of Marshalltown – Compost Facility; City of Sioux City – Yard Waste; City of Waterloo Public Works – Yard Waste; Des Moines County Regional Solid Waste Commission – DMC Landfill; Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency – Organics / Yard Debris; Metro Waste Authority (Central Iowa) | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| Kansas | 11 | partial | 3 | City of Derby – Chip Site; City of Emporia – Transfer Station; City of Hays – Compost / Yard Waste; City of Lawrence – Compost Facility; City of Salina – Sanitation Guidelines 2026; Johnson County, Kansas – Yard Waste and Composting; Leavenworth County Transfer Station – Brush / Leaves / Mulch / Compost; OpenStreetMap; Riley County Solid Waste – Policies & Procedures; Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KS – Solid Waste Management | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| Kentucky | 9 | thin | 0 | City of Elizabethtown Public Works – Brush Collection; City of Nicholasville – Brush Pile; City of Paducah – Compost Facility; Daviess County Solid Waste – Grimes Avenue Transfer Station & Convenience Center; Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government – Leaf disposal; Louisville Metro Public Works; Louisville Metro Public Works – Seasonal Programs | Only a few major-city or county sites so far; most local programs are not listed yet. |
| Louisiana | 6 | thin | 0 | City of Baton Rouge / Parish of East Baton Rouge – Residential Self-Service Non-Perishable Solid Waste Collection Facility; City of Monroe – storm debris and normal collection rules; City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation – Storm Debris; City of Shreveport – Landfills; Lafayette Consolidated Government – Composting | Only a few major-city or county sites so far; most local programs are not listed yet. |
| Maine | 14 | partial | 3 | City of Bangor – Trash Collection; City of Biddeford – Recycling/Transfer Station; City of Brewer – Brewer Landfill; City of Lewiston – Solid Waste Division; City of Portland, Maine – Public Works; City of South Portland – Yard Waste; City of Waterville – Fall Yard Waste Collection; Town of Brunswick – Graham Road Processing Facility fee schedule (Jan 2026); Town of Falmouth – Transfer Station; Town of Kittery – Materials Disposal Fee Schedule (Apr 2026); Town of Old Orchard Beach – Public Works Transfer Station; Town of Scarborough – Household Waste; Town of Windham – Leaf and Brush Disposal; Town of York – 2026-2027 Solid Waste & Recycling Program Guide | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| Maryland | 19 | partial | 1 | Anne Arundel County – Recycling Centers; Baltimore City Department of Public Works – Residential Drop-Off Centers; Baltimore County Bureau of Solid Waste Management – Drop-Off Centers; Calvert County – Locations, Hours, Fees; Cecil County – Brush and Yard Waste Drop-Off; City of Bowie – Yard Waste (Prince George's County drop-off options); Frederick County – Yard Waste and Compost Program; Harford County – Yard Trim Drop-Off Sites; Howard County Bureau of Environmental Services – Alpha Ridge Landfill; Montgomery County DEP – Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station; OpenStreetMap; St. Mary's County Recycling Guide; Washington County – Solid Waste Citizen's Guide (2026) | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| Massachusetts | 23 | partial | 2 | City of Beverly – Composting; City of Brockton – Trash & Recycling; City of Fall River – Yard Waste; City of Fitchburg – Fitchburg/Westminster Sanitary Landfill and Drop-Off; City of Framingham DPW – Sanitation Division; City of Gloucester – Compost Facility Information; City of Marlborough – Resident Drop-Off Facility Guidelines; City of Methuen – Methuen Transfer Station; City of Pittsfield – Residential Drop-Off; City of Quincy – The DPW Yard; City of Salem – Transfer Station (Yard Waste & Cardboard); City of Springfield DPW – Yard Waste; City of Westfield – Recycling Program & Twiss Street Transfer Station; City of Worcester – Leaf & Yard Waste Drop-Off; Town of Barnstable DPW – Disposal Options; Town of Braintree – Yard Waste Services, Compost & Food Waste; Town of Concord, MA – Yard Waste Recycling; Town of Falmouth – Yard Waste & Leaf Compost Facility; Town of Lexington DPW – Lex Compost; Town of Needham DPW – Recycling & Solid Waste Division; Town of Weymouth – Yard Waste Collection and Drop-off | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| Michigan | 16 | partial | 0 | City of Ann Arbor; City of Battle Creek – Brice Pit; City of Detroit Department of Public Works – Bulk & Yard Waste; City of Farmington Hills – Trash; City of Grand Rapids – Yard Waste Services; City of Livonia DPW – Refuse Disposal Site; City of Livonia DPW – Wood Waste Disposal Site; City of Warren – Sanitation Division; City of Wyoming – All About Leaves; Grand Traverse County – Brush Drop-Off Site; Marquette County Solid Waste Management Authority – Organics & Composting; OpenStreetMap; Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority (SOCRRA) | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| Minnesota | 24 | partial | 2 | Anoka County Recycling & Resource Solutions – Compost Sites; Anoka County – Compost Sites; Carver County Environmental Services – Yard Waste; City of Maple Grove – Garbage, recycling and yard waste; City of Moorhead – Yard Waste and Brush; Hennepin County – Yard and tree waste disposal; Olmsted County – Compost Site, yard waste drop-off; OpenStreetMap; Ramsey County – Yard Waste Collection Sites; Ramsey County – Yard Waste Sites; WLSSD (Resource Renew) – Hours & Facilities; Washington County (MN) Environmental Center – Yard Waste | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| Mississippi | 4 | thin | 2 | City of Jackson – Rubbish Disposal; DeSoto County – Solid Waste; DeSoto County, Mississippi – Rubbish Pits; Lafayette County – Take Large Items to the Landfill | Only DeSoto County is listed; the Jackson listing was removed in pass 2 because it could not be confirmed on the city site. |
| Missouri | 16 | partial | 3 | City of Columbia – Yard Waste Drop-off Centers; City of Jefferson – Yard Waste; City of Kansas City, Missouri – Leaf & Brush; City of Sedalia – Yard Waste Disposal; City of Springfield – Lone Pine Recycling Center; City of Springfield – Yardwaste Recycling Center; City of St. Joseph – Landfill & Recycling Center; City of St. Louis Forestry Division – Compost Drop Off; City of St. Louis Refuse Division – North Transfer Station; City of St. Louis Refuse Division – South Transfer Station; OpenStreetMap | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| Montana | 6 | thin | 1 | Butte-Silver Bow – Solid Waste and Recycling Services; City of Billings – Recycling Resources; City of Great Falls – Recycling in Great Falls; City of Helena – Solid Waste Recycling; City of Missoula – Garden City Compost; Gallatin Solid Waste Management District – Bozeman Convenience Site | Only a few major-city or county sites so far; most local programs are not listed yet. |
| Nebraska | 6 | thin | 4 | City of Grand Island – Yard Waste Site hours notice; City of Hastings – Green Waste & Composting; City of Kearney – Landfill Compost Site; City of Lincoln Transportation and Utilities – Bluff Road; City of North Platte – Transfer Station; City of Scottsbluff – Yard Waste Program | Only a few major-city or county sites so far; most local programs are not listed yet. |
| Nevada | 7 | thin | 3 | City of Henderson – Christmas Tree Recycling; Nevada Division of Environmental Protection – Illegal Dumping; Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District – Green Waste Collection | Only seasonal options: Washoe County (Reno/Sparks) free green-waste collection weekends and Henderson holiday-tree mulch. No year-round public green-waste drop-off found for Las Vegas / Clark County (re-checked in pass 3). |
| New Hampshire | 9 | thin | 2 | City of Concord – Fort Eddy Road Reprocessing Center; City of Keene – Recycling Center Fees & Info; City of Manchester – Drop Off Facility; City of Nashua – Soft Yard Waste; City of Portsmouth – Yard Waste Information; Town of Durham, NH – Sanitation Division; Town of Londonderry – Drop Off Center; Town of Merrimack – Solid Waste Division; Town of Salem – Transfer Station / Solid Waste | Only a few major-city or county sites so far; most local programs are not listed yet. |
| New Jersey | 13 | partial | 5 | Atlantic County Utilities Authority – Yard Waste and Stumps; Borough of Franklin Lakes – Leaf Compost Drop-Off Facility; Cherry Hill Township – Leaf Collection; East Brunswick – Branch Collection; Ewing Township – Leaf and Brush Collection; Lacey Township – Recycling Center Information; Lawrence Township – Ecological Center; Middletown Township – Recycling Centers; Millburn Township – Public Works; Moorestown Township – Recycling; Township of West Orange – Public Works FAQ; Township of Wyckoff – Acceptable & Unacceptable Materials; Village of Ridgewood – Yard Waste & Leaf Collection | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| New Mexico | 7 | thin | 3 | City of Albuquerque Solid Waste – Green Waste; City of Roswell – Landfill Tipping Fees 2026–27; Sandoval County – Landfill; Santa Fe County – Convenience Centers | Only a few major-city or county sites so far; most local programs are not listed yet. |
| New York | 14 | partial | 2 | Albany Recycles – Rapp Road Waste Management Facility; NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) – Compost Givebacks; NYC Department of Sanitation – Compost Givebacks; NYC Department of Sanitation – Staten Island Compost Facility; OCRRA – Compost & Mulch locations; Town of Amherst Highway Department; Town of Brighton – Leaf and Yard Debris Collection; Town of Greece – Transfer Station; Town of Hempstead – Collection Information; Town of Huntington Environmental Waste Management – Smithtown Landfill | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| North Carolina | 14 | partial | 0 | City of Durham Solid Waste Management – Yard Waste; City of Raleigh – Yard Waste Center; City of Winston-Salem – Yard Waste Facilities; Cumberland County – Wilkes Road Compost Facility; Gaston County Solid Waste Department – Yard Waste; Mecklenburg County Solid Waste – Recycling and Disposal Centers; New Hanover County – Landfill; Orange County – Solid Waste Management Facility; Town of Cary – Citizen's Convenience Center; Union County (NC) Waste and Recycling | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| North Dakota | 13 | partial | 10 | City of Bismarck; City of Bismarck – Compost and Wood Chips; City of Fargo Solid Waste; City of Mandan – Grass & Branch Collection Sites; City of Minot – Yard Waste; City of West Fargo – Compost, Yard and Garden Waste | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| Ohio | 14 | partial | 0 | City of Columbus Department of Public Service – Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers; City of Columbus – Com-Til; City of Toledo – Clean Toledo Recycling Center; Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District – Licensed Compost Facilities; Hamilton County ReSource (Environmental Services); Hamilton County ReSource – Yard Trimmings Drop-Off Sites | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| Oklahoma | 7 | thin | 1 | City of Norman – Compost Facility; City of Oklahoma City – Free Landfill Day; City of Stillwater – Convenience Collection Center; City of Tulsa – Mulch Site; Midwest City – Public Works directory (Compost Facility) | Only the Tulsa mulch site. No year-round public yard-waste drop-off found for Oklahoma City (only Free Landfill Days and holiday-tree mulch). |
| Oregon | 10 | partial | 0 | Columbia County Solid Waste – Transfer Station Accepted and Unaccepted Items; Lane County Waste Management – Garbage & Recycling; Marion County Environmental Services – North Marion Recycling & Transfer Station; Marion County Environmental Services – Salem-Keizer Recycling & Transfer Station; Oregon Metro – Metro Central transfer station; Oregon Metro – Metro South transfer station; Recology Ashland – Valley View Transfer Station (operator page); Rogue Disposal & Recycling – Transfer Station (operator page) | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| Pennsylvania | 16 | partial | 3 | Borough of Carlisle – Compost Facility; Chester County Solid Waste Authority – Wood / Vegetative Waste; City of Philadelphia Department of Sanitation – Sanitation Convenience Centers; City of Philadelphia – Fairmount Park Organic Recycling Center rates (2025); City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Works – Environmental Services; Lower Merion Township Refuse and Recycling Division; Lower Saucon Township – Saucon Valley Compost Center; Manheim Township – Compost Park; Millcreek Township – Millfair Compost & Recycling Center; York County Solid Waste Authority – Yard Waste | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| Rhode Island | 4 | thin | 1 | City of Warwick – Recycling Drop-Off Facility; Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation – Leaf & Yard Debris; Town of South Kingstown – FAQ: leaves and yard waste (RHRTS); Town of Westerly – Transfer Station and Recycling Facility | Only a few major-city or county sites so far; most local programs are not listed yet. |
| South Carolina | 11 | partial | 1 | Charleston County Environmental Management – Landfill & Garbage; Greenville County Solid Waste – Residential Waste and Recycling Centers; Horry County Solid Waste Authority – Landfill; Richland County – Drop-Off Centers; York County (SC) Public Works – Solid Waste FAQ | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| South Dakota | 5 | thin | 0 | City of Brookings – Yard Waste Drop-Off Area; City of Mitchell – FAQ (yard waste); City of Pierre – Recycling & Yard Waste Drop Off Site; City of Sioux Falls – Leaf and Branch Drop Sites (Sept 2026); City of Sioux Falls – Regional Landfill | Only a few major-city or county sites so far; most local programs are not listed yet. |
| Tennessee | 16 | partial | 1 | City of Chattanooga – Wood Recycling Center; City of Memphis – Solid Waste Convenience Center Locations; Knox County Engineering and Public Works – Greenwaste Recycling; Metro Nashville – Brush and Yard Waste Collection; Rutherford County Solid Waste – Recycling; Washington County, TN – Convenience Centers; Williamson County (TN) Solid Waste – Convenience Centers | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| Texas | 30 | partial | 0 | Austin Resource Recovery; City of Amarillo – Brush Sites; City of Dallas Sanitation Services – Landfill and Transfer Stations; City of Dallas Sanitation – Northwest Transfer Station (Bachman); City of El Paso – news release on landfill and Citizen Collection Station schedules (Dec 16, 2025); City of Fort Worth Environmental Services – Drop-Off Stations; City of Frisco – Residential Yard Waste; City of Garland Environmental Waste Services; City of Houston Solid Waste Management – Residential Drop-Off Centers; City of Round Rock Parks and Recreation – Forestry Division; City of San Antonio Solid Waste Management – Brush Recycling Centers; City of San Marcos – Monthly Brush Drop-Off Event; City of Waco – Cobbs Recycling Center; Fort Bend County – Recycling Center Accepted Material & Fees; Montgomery County (TX) Recycle Centers | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| Utah | 4 | thin | 0 | North Pointe Solid Waste Special Service District – FAQs; Salt Lake County Landfill – Compost and Pricing; Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District – Green Waste; Weber County Solid Waste Management | Only a few major-city or county sites so far; most local programs are not listed yet. |
| Vermont | 8 | thin | 1 | Addison County Solid Waste Management District – Leaf, grass & yard debris; Burlington Electric Department – Waste Wood Yard; Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District – Transfer Stations; Chittenden Solid Waste District – Hinesburg Drop-Off Center; Chittenden Solid Waste District – Milton Drop-Off Center | Only a few major-city or county sites so far; most local programs are not listed yet. |
| Virginia | 19 | partial | 1 | Arlington County – Mulch; Chesterfield County Waste and Resource Recovery Division; City of Alexandria – Local Solid Waste Disposal Facilities; City of Virginia Beach Public Works – Waste Management; Fairfax County Public Works and Environmental Services; Hanover County – Residential Only Trash Center Hours and Locations; Henrico County Department of Public Utilities – Public Use Areas; Henrico County – Public Use Areas for Disposal; Loudoun County – Landfill; Prince William County Public Works – Solid Waste Division; Rivanna Solid Waste Authority – Accepted Items; Roanoke County – Alternate Disposal Options; Rockingham County – Landfill; Spotsylvania County – Yard Waste Collection Program; York County – Leaf Collection | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| Washington | 18 | partial | 5 | Chelan County – Organics Recycling; City of Mount Vernon – Yard Waste Facility Information; City of Sedro-Woolley – Yard Waste Facility; City of Spokane – Solid Waste Locations; King County Solid Waste Division; Kitsap County – Olympic View Transfer Station; Lewis County – Transfer Station Yard Waste Drop Off; Seattle Public Utilities – South Transfer Station; Thurston County – Food & Yard Waste | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| West Virginia | 5 | thin | 2 | Berkeley County Solid Waste Authority – Composting; City of Charleston, WV – Free Compost (2022 notice); City of Clarksburg – Compost Department; City of Huntington – City Landfill | Only a few major-city or county sites so far; most local programs are not listed yet. |
| Wisconsin | 21 | partial | 2 | City of Appleton – Yard Waste Drop-off Sites; City of De Pere – Yard Waste Site; City of Eau Claire – Green Waste Facility; City of Green Bay – Yard Waste; City of La Crosse – Brush & Yard Waste Site; City of Madison Streets Division – Drop-off Sites; City of Milwaukee DPW Sanitation – Drop Off Centers; City of Oshkosh – Yard Waste Drop off Site FAQs; City of Racine – Yard Waste; City of Wauwatosa – Drop Off Center; OpenStreetMap; Waukesha County Land Resources – Recycling Drop Off Sites | Partial coverage — not every local program is listed. |
| Wyoming | 6 | thin | 1 | City of Casper – Recycle & Reuse Program; City of Cheyenne Public Works; City of Gillette – Yard Waste FAQs; City of Laramie – Landfill / Recycling Center; City of Sheridan – Landfill Rates & Fees; Sweetwater County Solid Waste Disposal District #1 – Accepted Waste | Only a few major-city or county sites so far; most local programs are not listed yet. |
“Approx. pins” are listings placed at a ZIP, city or county center because the address has not been matched by the OpenStreetMap Nominatim geocoder yet (or the source gives only a place name). “thin” means fewer than ten listings; no state is complete yet.
Source families
- State, county and city government pages (hand-curated seed) — ingested. Source and reuse terms: Public government information. Facts only; every record links to its official page.. One file per state. Pass 2: every record re-checked with domain-restricted searches, then 79 of 110 read directly from the official page once .gov hosts were allowlisted (npm run data:verify). The rest are on sites that block automated clients (403), have a broken TLS chain, or are PDFs. Each record states its verificationMethod. Pass 3 (2026-11-06): 135 new records from county/city lists in top-50 metros (e.g. Miami-Dade Trash & Recycling Centers, King County WA transfer stations, Anne Arundel/Baltimore/Howard/Prince George's MD, Henrico/Chesterfield/Prince William VA, St. Petersburg brush sites, Palm Beach SWA, Broward, Philadelphia sanitation convenience centers, Detroit DPW, Milwaukee, Columbus, Dallas, Williamson County TN, OC Waste & Recycling greeneries). The build sandbox could not open these hosts, so each was summarized from searches restricted to the official domain and is labelled that way in verificationMethod.
- OpenStreetMap via Overpass API — configured. Source and reuse terms: ODbL 1.0 (attribution + share-alike for the OSM-derived portion of the database). Supplement only. Tags: recycling:green_waste, recycling:garden_waste, recycling:leaves, recycling:grass, recycling:branches, recycling:brushwood. Run `npm run data:fetch` from a machine that can reach overpass-api.de; passes 1 and 2 could not connect (pass 2: connection reset by overpass-api.de through the allowed proxy). Pass 3: overpass-api.de and overpass.kumi.systems both refused by the sandbox egress proxy (CONNECT 403, hosts not on the session allowlist).
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim geocoder — ingested. Source and reuse terms: ODbL 1.0 (OSM data); Nominatim usage policy. Pass 2: 116 seed addresses queried at ≤1 req/s, 96 matched; cached in data/geo/geocode-cache.json.
- GeoNames US postal codes (via npm package zipcodes-us@1.2.0, data/US.txt) — ingested. Source and reuse terms: CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames); package code MIT. Used only for approximate ZIP/city centroids, county names and the static ZIP search index. Not a facility source.
- Delaware DNREC yard waste drop-off sites — ingested. Source and reuse terms: Public government information. Two sites seeded; remaining sites on the list to add in pass 2.
- Ramsey County yard waste sites — ingested. Source and reuse terms: Public government information. Six of seven sites ingested (Arden Hills address conflicting across sources). Free compost/mulch removed by the county (jumping worms).
- Hennepin County yard and tree waste disposal list — ingested. Source and reuse terms: Public government information. Two city sites seeded; list includes private businesses (not added). Pass 3: added Plymouth (residents only); private businesses on the list (Ceres Mulch, SKB, The Mulch Store) still not added.
- NJ DEP leaf and yard trimmings composting facility list — candidate. Source and reuse terms: Public government information. Statewide facility list; confirm current list format.
- Montana DEQ composting facilities (PDF) — candidate. Source and reuse terms: Public government information
- Georgia EPD permitted compost operations list — candidate. Source and reuse terms: Public government information. Lists permitted operations; public acceptance must be confirmed per site.
- Florida DEP yard trash recycling credits report — candidate. Source and reuse terms: Public government information. County program data, not a site list; useful for gap research only.
- CalRecycle SWIS facility database (compostable materials) — candidate. Source and reuse terms: Public government information; confirm export terms. Includes many non-public facilities; filter to sites that accept public self-haul.
- Miami-Dade County Neighborhood Trash and Recycling Centers — ingested. Source and reuse terms: Public government information. Pass 3: all 13 centers (tree and yard cuttings). County page is old and versions differ on extras; Chapman Field address conflicts between two county documents.
- King County Solid Waste Division facilities — ingested. Source and reuse terms: Public government information. Pass 3: the six facilities the county says recycle separated yard waste. South County (Algona) omitted — county pages disagree whether it takes yard waste.
- U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 Metropolitan Statistical Area population estimates (metro list for the coverage tracker) — ingested. Source and reuse terms: Public domain (US government work). Used only to choose and rank the 50 metros in data/coverage/top50-metros.input.json; not a facility source.
Deliberately not used
- Earth911 recycling locator — Not used. Terms unclear.
- recyclingcenters.org / wastebits / dropcurb / goloadup and similar aggregators — Not used as sources. Commercial or unclear terms.
- Google Maps / Places, Yelp, Facebook, ChipDrop — Never used. Enforced by src/lib/forbidden.ts in the pipeline, validation and check:site.
- Snohomish County transfer stations (yard / clean wood debris) — Pass 3: a county page says yard and wood debris acceptance is suspended until further notice (undated); not added until that is resolved.
- Dakota County yard waste disposal list — Pass 3: the list is mostly private businesses (Gertens, The Mulch Store, B & D); not added under the no-private-yards rule.
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