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Green Waste Pickup

TRUCKEE’S GREEN WASTE PICKUP PROGRAM IS MANAGED BY THE TRUCKEE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

Request Pickup

Truckee Fire Protection District manages curbside green waste pickup (formerly chipping) in Tahoe Donner through Measure T funding. Tahoe Donner residents must request green waste pick-up online starting April 28 via TruckeeFire.org/GreenWaste.

The Green Waste Pickup program will run from May 5 through October 12.

Truckee Fire is committed to supporting property owners’ defensible space maintenance by offering disposal options for eligible debris. A list of eligible green waste materials and pile requirements can also be found online at TruckeeFire.org/GreenWaste

Measure T Funds Continue to Benefit Tahoe Donner 

Thanks to Measure T Funds which allow the Truckee Fire Protection District to manage the green waste pickup program, homeowners will benefit from a more streamlined process and a longer window for curbside pick-up. Additionally, the Tahoe Donner Forestry Department will reallocate its resources to further its efforts on the continued maintenance of common areas and fuel breaks.  

Material being hauled away must be:

  • Stacked neatly with the cut or large ends facing the street.
  • Stacked no higher than 6 feet.
  • Stacked curbside in an open area with 3 feet of clearance from: snow poles, fire hydrants, bear boxes, utility poles, trees, landscaping, and other features that would limit the ability to mechanically grapple the pile.
  • Do not stack piles directly under power lines. Utility lines must be at least 15’ above the top of the pile. Consider placing the pile in the Town Right of Way (10’ off the edge of the road) on the side of the street without utility lines.

Eligible material:

  • Woody biomass: shrubs, tree limbs, trees up to 8 inches in diameter
  • Maximum 6 feet in length

Non-eligible material:

  • Bark, pine needles, dirt and pine cones
  • Roots or root wads (tree stumps)
  • Scrap lumber
  • Lot clearing for construction
  • Garbage (trash)
  • Metal or wire

    

Woodchips

For more information about woodchip use for landscaping with regard to fire and defensible space, click here.