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Yard Debris & Compost
Information Line: (937) 296-3255

The Yard Debris Center will close for winter December 28th and reopen March 4th 2013.

 

Location:
1840 Woodman Center Drive

Open March through December:

Monday through Friday:    3 PM - 8 PM Saturday:                           9 AM - 3 PM

Closed January & February

Closed Holidays

Closed during inclement weather


*Please be prepared to present proof
of residency when dropping off debris.

 
  

We kindly ask you to adhere to the following specifications
when dropping material at our yard debris site:
Brush, limbs, and trimmings should be cut to 6' length and 4" diameter.
Items exceeding these spec
ifications may be refused.

 

Yard debris we cannot accept:

Grass Clippings
Thatch
Sod
Dirt
Rocks
Concrete
Building and Construction Materials

The above listed items contaminate the composting process
and cause equipment failure. However, Montgomery County Solid Waste District may accept some of these materials. Please call (937) 225-4999 for more information.

Yard debris pick-up
Your trash hauler, Waste Management, will pick up your
yard debris if it is contained in approved bags. The bags are sold
for
$3.00 ea. at the following locations:

Kettering South Admin. Building (3600 Shroyer Rd.)
Yard Debris Center (1840 Woodman Center Dr.)

Kroger Store - Customer Service (2115 E. Dorothy Ln.)
Kroger Store - Customer Service (530 E. Stroop Rd.)

For further information on Waste Management’s program
you may call: 1-866-263-6445.



What happens to your yard debris?
Yard debris is ground in a tub grinder and transported
to our composting site. Material is laid in rows to decompose.
The rows are turned regularly to introduce air and moisture.
The end product is a rich organic soil and mulch.

Yard Debris Printable 


 

Leaf Compost & Mulch
Each fall, we pick-up the leaves residents rake curbside.
The collected leaves are taken to our “leaf farm", where the material
is processed and made into leaf compost.
In the Spring, when the
leaves have formed a rich compost, it is made available to the residents
of Kettering for
free!   Material may be picked up at Indian Riffle Park
on Stroop Road.

Volunteers from Kettering Citizens Police Academy will be on site
to "spot check" vehicles.  Please be prepared to present proof of residency
or tax-payer status when picking up wood chips or leaf compost.

Please note: The City of Kettering does not deliver mulch or compost.