Accepted Items
- Grass
- Weeds
- Leaves
- Branches
- Plant / Flower Trimmings
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Small pieces of Natural Wood
(Unpainted / Treated) - Food Scraps
Banned Items
- Trash
- Animal Waste
- Plastic Bags
- Garden Hoses
- Broken Lawn Chairs
- Ceramic or Plastic Flower Pots
- Pressure-Treat or Painted Wood
- Concrete
- Dirt & Sod
- Hazardous Waste
- Railroad Ties
- Telephone Poles
- Particle Board
- Yucca, Agave, Palm, Cactus, Bamboo, Pampas, Poison Oak
- Wood Covered in Aluminum or Foam
Keeping trash and non-organics materials out of the yard waste cart helps you avoid contamination fees from your waste hauler and keeps the compost clean.
Contaminated yard waste causes extra processing labor and possible rejection of loads (a rejected load goes to the landfill). These images are from contaminated loads at Johnson Canyon Composting Facility.
Holiday Tree Collection
Holiday trees can also be dropped off for FREE at Johnson Canyon Landfill and Jolon Road Transfer Station from December 26th through January 31st of every year.
- Trees must be cut into 3 ft. sections
- Remove all tinsel, lights, and decorations
- Remove plastic, wooden, and metal stands
- Flocked trees are NOT accepted
- The trees will be chipped and composted, not landfilled.
What happens to the material in your Green Cart?
At Atlas Organics, we recycle yard trimmings and food scraps and keep it out of landfills, then turn it into a valuable soil amendment to promote sustainable agriculture and landscaping. We provide a quality soil amendment product for landscapers, farmers, nurseries and home growers
Recycled Landscape Materials for Sale (Atlas)
The materials collected in the green carts or dumpsters throughout the Salinas Valley are recycled into products for use in your yard and garden.
