Yard waste
A dumpster for yard waste and landscaping
The city takes a modest brush pile every week. Clearing an overgrown lot, pulling out old shrubs or cleaning up after a storm can leave far more than that.
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City limits first
What Roanoke's weekly brush pickup covers
From the city's bulk and brush rules:
- One pile at the curb, no bigger than 6 feet high, wide and long, about a pickup truck load.
- Limbs thinner than three inches.
- Nothing from alleys.
- Nothing cut by a contractor, tree company or utility.
- No stumps, landscaping ties, fencing or treated lumber.
Anything past those limits is where a container earns its keep.
Sizing yard debris
Brush is light but springy, so it fills a box fast. Cut long limbs to lengths that lie flat and you'll fit about twice as much. A 15 or 20 yard handles most shrub removals and a lot of limb cleanup.
Soil, sod, rock and big root balls are different: heavy, and some companies want them in a separate container. See concrete, dirt and brick.
Seasonal
Leaves in November and December
During bagged leaf season the city collects paper leaf bags at the curb, so you may not need a container for leaves alone. Ask the rental company whether it accepts leaves mixed with branches; some keep yard waste apart from other debris.
Get a roll-off quote for your Roanoke address
Have three answers handy: what's going in, which patch of driveway or curb it can occupy, and the day you'd like to start. The rental company comes back with a container size, an open drop-off day and a figure for the whole job. Nothing gets scheduled unless you say yes.
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