Free Yard Waste Drop-Off Begins in Yavapai County

0:00Text-to-speech audio articles made possible on the cast 11.com podcast network by Fane Signature Group. The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors, working with the Public Works Department, is pleased to announce the continuation of the annual free-slash drop-off program at county transfer stations beginning April 1, 2026, through June 1, 2026. County transfer stations are in Black Canyon City, Camp Verde, Congress, Meyer, Paulden, Seligman, and Skull Valley. Free-slash drop-off will be held during normal operating hours. For locations and hours, please visit solid waste division, Yavapai Arizona, Yavapaias.gov. This free-slash drop-off program will assist residents in creating defensible space around their homes and other structures. Cutting away vegetation 5-30 feet from all structures and removing all debris and dead vegetation from roofs, decks, and the ground can reduce the potential of a wildfire spreading to your home. Please take advantage of the free-slash drop-off program

1:00as you create defensible space around your properties. Only the following items will be accepted, brush, branches, grass, leaves, and yard trimmings. Items that will not be accepted are, lumber, stumps, roots, cactus, metal, and garbage. All slash must be removed from plastic bags. This program is for residential use only. Commercial loads will not be accepted. For additional information, please contact the Yavapai County Public Works Department at 9-28-771-3183. Catch up with more local news stories on signalsaz.com. Subscribe and be the F-1 RST-2-No.