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Yard & Garden Waste

Excavation
Food Waste Collection & Composting
Yard & Garden Waste
Snow Removal

Is Burning Legal?

Only campfires and recreational fires. Burning leaf piles, brush piles and non-woody rubbish is not considered recreational.

If you live or work anywhere in Tompkins County or a neighboring county, you can dispose of your yard and garden waste and pallets at our public drop off site on Agard Road in Trumansburg, NY. Cayuga Compost is a legally permitted yard and garden waste disposal site in the Finger Lakes region.

No permit is required
No bundling or tying requirements
There is a 6' length limit
No plastic, styrofoam, glass, metal, treated or painted lumber, tires or railroad ties
Drop off hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
For cars, pickup trucks, vans or dump trucks, the "weight in pounds" fees are $40 per ton ($10 minimum)