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Yard Waste & Brush
The Village offers several methods of disposing of yard waste and brush.
The drop-off site is now open for the 2023 season.
The yard waste and brush drop-off site is located at the Public Works Facility on Terminal Drive and accepts yard waste and brush from McFarland residents. The drop-off site is open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and is closed during the winter. Please stack materials as close to the back wall as possible to conserve space.
A reminder that absolutely no holiday wreaths are to be dropped at the drop-off site due to the industrial-strength wire.
Accepted Materials
- Brush, no larger than 6 inches in diameter and 10 feet in length
- Grass Clippings
- Leaves
- Non-woody plants
- Thatch
Not Accepted Materials
- Appliances
- Base Root Balls
- Concrete
- Dirt
- Lumber
- Metal
- Rocks
- Sod
- Stumps
- Wreaths
Free Mulch!
From time to time, we have free mulch available for any resident can use for gardening and clean-up. The free mulch largely comes from village tree-cutting and mulching efforts, which typically take place in the spring and fall months. Call the Public Works Department in advance to see if any mulch is available.
The Village offers a fee-based curbside collection service for yard and garden waste. A one-time use, non-expiring $2 sticker is required for each yard waste bag, up to 50 gallons, and are available in multiples of 5 from the McFarland Public Works building.
All materials should be placed into open bags or trash containers by 7 am on Monday of the collection week. A single pass through the Village will occur. Each bag must have a Village issued sticker on it in order to be collected. Stickers need to be purchased prior to the week of pick-up.
Collection will accept leaves, garden waste, thatch, grass clippings, non-woody plant materials, and evergreen clippings less than 6 inches in diameter. All materials should be clean of debris.
Collection Weeks for 2023
- Spring: Week of April 17th
- Fall: Week of November 13th
Collection Weeks for 2024
- Spring: Week of April 15th
- Fall: Week of November 11th
All brush should be curbside by 6 a.m. on Monday of the collection week, as the contractor will only make a single pass through each zone. Brush should not be longer than 10 feet, less than 6 inches long, or larger than 6 inches in diameter. Brush should be piled neatly along the curb with the cut ends all facing in the same direction as traffic and free of waste that could clog the chipping equipment.
View the McFarland Brush Chipping Zones Map (PDF) or view the Brush Chipping by Street (PDF).
Collection Schedules for 2023
Fall 2023:
- Zone 1: Week of November 6
- Zone 2: Week of November 13
- Zone 3: Week of November 20
Collection Schedules for 2024
Spring 2024:
- Zone 1: Week of April 22
- Zone 2: Week of April 29
- Zone 3: Week of May 6
Fall 2024:
- Zone 1: Week of November 4
- Zone 2: Week of November 11
- Zone 3: Week of November 18