Residential Leaf & Limb Program

The city's leaf & limb collection program starts on October 1st and ends on January 9th each year.  During the off-season, residents should utilize their green carts for yard waste/organics disposal.


The City of Ceres offers residential customers leaf & limb disposal pick-up service from October 1st until January 9th, on an every other week basis. Collection of leaf & limb debris occurs on the day after the residence's scheduled recycling pick-up day.  This service is not provided for apartment complexes or businesses.

The green organics cart should be utilized for yard waste and pruning debris collection before placing the remaining material in the street for collection.

Please Remember...

Leaf & Limb piles will not be collected unless all of the following criteria has been met:

  • Limbs must be cut in lengths of four feet (4') or less and no larger than six inches (6") in diameter.
  • Place loose leaves and limbs in piles at least one foot (1') away from the curb in front of your residence.
  • Leaf and limb piles must not contain garbage, dirt, plastic bags, tree stumps, palm fronds, or grass clippings.
no grass clippings

Any piles placed for pick-up that violate the above restrictions are subject to illegal disposal enforcement action as dictated in the Municipal Code.