Yard Trash
Melbourne residents began separating yard trash from household trash in 1992, allowing the recycling of plant material and preserving landfill space. The material you provide is recycled into mulch which is available for free at the Sarno Landfill. Call (321) 255-4365 to arrange a pickup time.

Yard trash is collected on Monday OR Thursday, depending on your location.  Call the recycling hotline at (321) 953-6302 for your yard trash day.

Set-out Rules:   Set your yard trash out once a week on the designated day in reusable containers such as standard, 32-gallon trash cans.  Containers can not exceed 40-gallons in capacity and can weigh no more than 50-pounds when filled.  Plastic bags are NOT accepted.  Loose materials, such as pine needles, leaves, grass clippings, and twigs, must be in reusable garbage cans.

Place yard trash within four feet of the curb or edge of a street surface, and adjacent to the driveway. Please DO NOT block the use of sidewalks. Place yard trash curbside between 5 p.m. on the day before collection and 6:30 a.m. on collection day.

Yard waste includes grass clippings, tree trimmings, weeds, and leaves. Please DO NOT include other wood, such as lumber. These materials can contaminate the mulch created for recycling.  Tree trunks or branches must be less than four feet long, and no heavier than 50 pounds. Branches and palm fronds should be stacked uniformly at the curb for collection on your yard trash day.

Preparing for Hurricane Season
During summer and early fall, when hurricanes can bring high winds and heavy rains to Melbourne, residents and businesses are asked to take special care in the handling of yard waste.  For instance, it is best to trim  trees prior to the hurricane season to remove limbs that might break off during high winds.

Once a hurricane threat is approaching, everyone is asked to delay any landscape trimming until after the threat has passed. If yard waste is on hand, avoid placing it at the curb, since the material could potentially clog drainage structures or be picked up by high winds.  If a hurricane threat causes the closing of the Brevard County landfills, collections by Waste Management will have to stop at that time.

All residents are asked to avoid placing yard waste curbside in a way that may block drainage in the event of heavy rains, or in a way that will allow material to be washed into storm drainage structures.