Yard work done? Book pickup for contractor bags of leaves, grass clippings and small trimmings. Choose your bag count for an exact price. Loose piles need a photo quote.
You have already spent your time clearing the yard. Choose how many contractor bags are going and give the cleanup a finish date, with a price you can see before booking.
Count bags, not branches.
One filled contractor bag is one item. Add the quantity you need.
Know the total now.
The first bag starts the order; every other bag uses the additional-item price.
Follow the pickup.
Choose a day, receive updates and see photos after collection.
Use standard contractor bags for the online price. Every bag must be carryable and weigh 50 lb or less.
Leaves, grass and small trimmings.
Bag the loose material before pickup. Small branches must fit inside the bag without making it unsafe to handle.
A loose pile needs its own plan.
Unbagged brush, branches or yard waste? Text photos and your ZIP code for a custom quote. Do not book a loose yard pile as a number of contractor bags.
Keep dirt and gravel separate.
Neither is included in a contractor bag. Tell our team about soil, rocks, sod or mixed heavy material before booking.
Yard debris removal prices in Lincoln
First item / additional item
Contractor bag$69 / $20
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
Green waste has its own bi weekly curbside run in Lincoln, split into blue and yellow zones that alternate weeks, with a published list of what the bin takes and what it refuses.
City cost & eligibility
From $20 per cubic yard of green waste delivered to the Materials Recovery Facility, with per ton pricing for weighed loads. Lincoln households in the blue and yellow green waste zones for the curbside bin, which is collected bi weekly on the household pickup day. A load taken to the Materials Recovery Facility is charged the published green waste rate instead.
When & how
Find the household's zone on the city map, because the blue and yellow zones are served on alternating weeks, and put the green waste can out on the pickup day for that week. The facility also takes green waste daily, Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Get it ready
Put only grass clippings, leaves, prunings under two feet long and under two inches in diameter and unflocked Christmas trees cut to those dimensions in the bin. Keep trash, food waste, palm fronds, animal waste, lumber, cardboard, dirt, sod, rocks and treated or painted wood out of it, and note that palm fronds belong in the trash.
The green waste bin runs on a bi weekly schedule, on the household pickup day, and the city splits collection into blue and yellow zones that are served on alternating weeks. Find the household's zone on the city map before setting the bin out. Grass clippings, leaves, prunings under two feet long and under two inches in diameter and unflocked Christmas trees cut to those dimensions are what the bin takes.
Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
City of Lincoln Public Services Department with the Western Placer Waste Management Authority at the Materials Recovery Facility
Self haul to the Materials Recovery Facility
A Lincoln household with furniture, mattresses, mixed junk, green waste, tires, appliances or cardboard that the can and the green bin will not take.
Cost & conditions
From $25.25 per cubic yard of general refuse at the public scale houses, with green waste at $20.00 a cubic yard, appliances from $11 each, car tires at $5.25 each and separated recyclables free. Any customer bringing waste to the Materials Recovery Facility at 3195 Athens Avenue in Lincoln. Most residential customers and non dumping trailers are charged by the cubic yard, while larger commercial customers and customers with dumping trailers or dump trucks are weighed and charged by the ton.
Arrange it
Sort the load before arriving, then drive to 3195 Athens Avenue in Lincoln, open for disposal Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The facility is open every day of the year but runs limited hours on certain holidays, household hazardous waste is capped at 15 gallons or 125 pounds per drop-off, and CRV beverage container refunds are capped at 100 pounds a day.
Western Placer Waste Management Authority Materials Recovery Facility and Landfill
3195 Athens Avenue, Lincoln, CA 95648
General refuse and construction and demolition material, inert material, green waste, wood waste, treated wood waste, refrigerated appliances, non refrigerated appliances, car, truck, tractor and bulk tires, household hazardous waste, e-waste and clean separated recyclables such as cardboard and mixed paper, with glass, plastic and aluminum CRV beverage containers refunded.
Household hazardous waste is capped at 15 gallons or 125 pounds per drop-off and the drop-off is closed on New Year's Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. CRV redemption is capped at 100 pounds a day. Most residential customers and non dumping trailers are charged by the cubic yard at the public scale houses while larger commercial customers and dumping trailers or dump trucks are weighed and charged by the ton. The facility opens every day of the year but runs limited hours on certain holidays.
Disposal Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Household hazardous waste daily 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Recycling buy-back and compost sales Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
From $5.25 per car tire as the lowest published line item, with general refuse and construction and demolition material at $109.25 a ton or $25.25 a cubic yard with a minimum, inert material at $65.50, green waste at $85.00 a ton or $20.00 a cubic yard, wood waste at $60.00 a ton or $17.50 a cubic yard, refrigerated appliances at $46.50 each, non refrigerated appliances at $11 each, truck tires at $25.25, tractor tires at $99.75 and bulk tires at $248.75 a ton with a minimum. Any customer bringing waste to the facility. Household hazardous waste, e-waste and separated recyclables are free for residents, clean separated cardboard and mixed paper are free, and the rates are published effective July 1, 2025.
Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.
Before you book
A few things worth knowing.
Yard debris removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Lincoln.
How much is bagged yard debris pickup?+
One contractor bag is $69; each additional bag is $20. Select your bag count to see the total. Every bag must be carryable, weigh 50 lb or less, and contain no dirt or gravel.
Can you pick up a loose pile of branches or yard waste?+
Contact our team for a custom quote. Text a photo of the whole pile, its approximate dimensions, your ZIP code and a view of the pickup access. We confirm the scope, price and scheduling before you book.
Can I book regular paper yard bags?+
The online item for this service is a standard contractor bag. If your yard debris is in another kind of bag, send a photo so our team can confirm the right booking.
Can I arrange same-day pickup?+
Book by 2pm in the pickup address’s local time for same-day pickup. Checkout shows the available dates for your address. Your booking is for a pickup day, rather than an exact arrival window. We send updates and photos after collection.
Where should I put my items?+
Use an accessible outdoor spot you are allowed to use, and follow the instructions in your confirmation. Keep sidewalks, entrances and vehicle access clear. You arrange any indoor carrying. For a loading dock or a short building access window, confirm the setup with our team before booking.
What goes in the green waste bin in Lincoln?+
Grass clippings, leaves, prunings under two feet long and under two inches in diameter, and unflocked Christmas trees cut to those same dimensions. Keep trash, food waste, palm fronds, animal waste, lumber, cardboard, dirt, sod, rocks and treated or painted wood including wood chips and tanbark out of the bin, and put palm fronds in the trash. The bin is collected bi weekly, on the household pickup day, in blue and yellow zones that alternate weeks.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Lincoln?+
The City of Lincoln Public Services Department. Lincoln is one of the few cities in western Placer County that collects its own waste rather than contracting it to a private hauler, and collection questions, doorstep pickup appointments and dumpster rentals all go to the city on (916) 434-2450 or public.services@lincolnca.gov. Everything the city collects is taken to the Western Placer Waste Management Authority's Materials Recovery Facility at 3195 Athens Avenue in Lincoln.Official guidance
How does green waste collection work in Lincoln?+
The green waste bin is collected bi weekly on the household pickup day, and the city is divided into blue and yellow zones that are served on alternating weeks, so the first step is finding the household's zone on the city map. The bin takes grass clippings, leaves, prunings under two feet long and under two inches in diameter and unflocked Christmas trees cut to those dimensions. Trash, food waste, palm fronds, animal waste, lumber, cardboard, dirt, sod, rocks and treated or painted wood are refused, and palm fronds belong in the trash.Official guidance
Where does cardboard go in Lincoln?+
To the Materials Recovery Facility at 3195 Athens Avenue in Lincoln, where clean separated cardboard and mixed paper are free, or to one of the city's two cardboard locations at Joiner Park and behind the Twelve Bridges library. Cardboard is refused in the green waste bin and does not belong in the garbage can if the household wants the free route. Glass, plastic and aluminum CRV beverage containers are refunded at the same facility, capped at 100 pounds a day.Official guidance
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Make room for the rest of your day.
Choose the right items and quantities, review your exact total and book your pickup. We keep you updated and send photos afterward.
