Leaves, small twigs (less than 1/4" in diameter), yard waste, weeds, and hedge trimmings are picked up at the curb at no charge, if in City of Newton Leaf Bags and placed at the curb by 6 a.m. on your normal trash collection day.
City of Newton Leaf Bags will be collected weekly from March 25 through December 7. Leaf bags can be purchased at Fareway (Newton location), Hy-Vee (Newton location), Farver True Value, Theisen's, Walmart Supercenter (Newton location) for $10.00 ($1.00 each) plus tax in quantities of ten (10).
Grass clippings may NOT be put in the City of Newton Leaf Bags and will NOT be picked up as part of weekly trash collection.
The Newton Sanitary Landfill has a Free Self Service Yard Waste Disposal Area. Yard waste (grass and leaves) can be dumped 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please do not leave leaf bags behind. No trash or brush is accepted in the yard waste disposal area.
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