Yard Debris Collection
Yard Debris isn’t Waste!
- Schedule a Drop Off – we accept bulk yard waste year round by appointment. $15 per load. Contact us to set up a time to come to our facility.
- Drop-off customers – if you are enrolled in our Chaffee County compost drop-off program, you can bring bagged yard waste to our facility at 9270 County Road 140 and leave it in the enclosure. Code is the same as the drop off locations
- Curbside customers – if you are enrolled in our curbside compost collection program you can leave 1 bag of yard waste out with your bucket each week and we will pick it up.
FREE Leaf Drop!
Saturday, November 7th, 2026
9a-12p
Come by the site anytime between 9a-12p on Saturday, November 7 to compost your yard debris and leftover Halloween pumpkins for FREE! Stick around for a facility tour, coffee & light breakfast, and some compost shop talk.
Please see list of acceptable materials below!
**We will accept branches at the leaf drop event! Note that branches will be a $15 flat fee & must be <4″ in diameter. Please do not bag your branches.
Thanks for helping us to keep our fall favorites out of the landfill!
Accepted
- Leaves
- Grass clippings
- Garden clippings
- Wood Chips
- Saw Dust
- Potting soil
Not Accepted
- Branches, twigs, stumps or any woody material that you cannot bend in half with one hand – the Chaffee Landfill accepts these items for mulching!
- Sod
- Rocks & dirt
No Paper Leaf Bags!
Why?! The paper leaf bags do not break down in our system because they are too thick and repel moisture. We end up with hundreds of soiled bags that can’t be recycled. We don’t like plastic either but we do reuse the bags multiple times. You can even pick up used bags at our facility in the public drop-off enclosure. Thanks for helping us keep our site clean!