Materials accepted at the site include leaves, pine needles, grass, garden and flower debris, tree branches and brush. Tree stumps and root balls are not accepted at the yard waste site.  Tree stumps and root balls may be divided into smaller manageable pieces and included in your refuse cart or you may seek professional contracted services for large root ball/stump removal and disposal. 

YARD WASTE DOES NOT INCLUDE: animal waste, tree stumps, household waste, appliances, tires.

Except for fall leaf pickup, residents are reminded NOT to rake grass or other yard waste into the street. Doing so causes problems with the City's storm sewer system.

For more information on yard waste and the yard waste site, call 715-261-6960.

In order to provide easier access to the yard waste site, Public Works employees will place an Annual  Access Sticker on the vehicle that is used to bring debris to the site. The stickers will then be scanned during future visits expediting the identification process. Stickers are available at the Yard Waste Site during open hours. There is no charge for the stickers. Please bring an official form of identification (driver's license or tax bill) confirming you are a resident of the City of Wausau. Residents whose yard waste is taken to the site by relatives or friends who are not city residents should obtain a sticker for use on their behalf.

Residents who have had Annual Access Stickers longer than three years will be asked to reregister to ensure our records are up to date.  After residency has been confirmed, a new sticker will be issued.

The yard waste site is equipped with security cameras to monitor unwanted or illegal dumping of materials. Periodic spot checks of addresses will take place to verify where materials come from. Remember, there is a $200 fine for illegal dumping.

Harter's Fox Valley Disposal offers Wausau residents an alternative for disposing of their yard waste. Residents may call Harter's Fox Valley Disposal at 1-888-804-8556 to learn the current fee and sign up for their yard waste curbside pick-up service. Harter's Fox Valley Disposal will pick up yard waste curbside from April through October (call Harter's Fox Valley Disposal at 1-888-804-8556 for dates). Residents must sign up and pay the fee in order to receive this service.

How does this program work?

1. Call Harter's Fox Valley Disposal at 1-888-804-8556 and tell them you would like to participate in their yard waste curbside pick-up program.
2. Harter's Fox Valley Disposal will provide you with a 95 gallon cart designated for yard waste only.  Do not use plastic bags. Simply dump your yard waste into the container.
3. Harter's Fox Valley Disposal will pick up your yard waste curbside every week.  Please contact Harter's Fox Valley Disposal at 1-888-804-8556 for pick up dates.

This yard waste curbside pick-up program will assist those individuals who are inconvenienced by taking their yard waste to the drop-off site, or who are physically unable to do so.

The following items will not be accepted and should not be placed in your yard waste container for curbside collection:

• garbage
• animal waste
• tree stumps
• tree limbs & brush

After the Christmas holidays, Harter's will conduct special pick ups of Christmas trees. Residents may place their tree cut in manageable lengths curbside for collection.  This collection will occur outside of the garbage collection process.  The collection schedule will be listed here as it is available. The collection is a separate operation and will NOT coincide with your regular collection day.  Any nails and other metal must be removed.  Please lay trees on their side so they do not get frozen into the snow bank.