Village May Stop the Pick-Up of Grass Clippings at Curbside

The Scarsdale Board of Trustees will consider a resolution to stop the pick-up of grass clippings at their meeting on June 14th. See below for the rationale behind the move as well as venues to comment. You can either attend the meeting and speak or email your comments to: [email protected].

The resolution was suggested by the Village's Sustainability Committee who favors grasscycling. Read more about grasscyclycing here and read the note from Scarsdale Village below: 

Potential Discontinuation of Grass Clipping Pick-up Scarsdale's Commitment to the Environment: Grasscycling

The Village of Scarsdale is supportive of lawn care maintenance and improvement strategies that benefit residents and the environment. Grasscycling, also known as grass mulching, is the process of leaving grass clippings on the lawn during and after mowing instead of the practice of bagging and removal. This organic lawn material quickly decomposes, improving soil structure and providing fertilizer and moisture for turf. Grass clippings are a valuable natural resource that provide numerous benefits to the environment. In addition to leaving clippings on the lawn, they can also be used in plant beds as a mulch layer or in home compost piles.

In order to encourage grasscycling throughout the community, the Scarsdale Village Board will be considering local law amendments to exclude grass clippings from the organic yard waste materials eligible for curbside pick-up by Scarsdale Sanitation staff. With discontinuation of curbside grass clipping pick-up, residents could then elect to either grasscycle or transport their grass clippings to the Recycling Center at 110 Secor Road, where they can deposit up to 200 pounds per day at no charge. Any contractor working for a resident would be charged $125 per ton to deposit grass clippings at our facility, which is the same rate they are presently charged.

Public Discussion Opportunities
The Scarsdale Village Board's June 14, 2016, agenda will include a Resolution Calling for a Public Hearing on June 28, 2016, for purposes of discussing approval of a local law amendment to exclude grass clippings from the organic waste eligible for curbside pick-up by Scarsdale Sanitation Department staff.

If you wish to comment at the June 14th Village Board meeting, which will be held at 8:00 p.m. in Rutherford Hall, 1001 Post Road, Scarsdale, NY, you may do so during the public comment segment of the meeting, which takes place near the beginning of the meeting. You may also send written comments by email to the Village Clerk at [email protected].

If you are unable to attend the June 14th meeting, you will have another opportunity to voice your comments when the Public Hearing is held on June 28th, 2016. Again, you may also submit written comments at any time ahead of the public hearing by email to the Village Clerk at [email protected].

Please contact Robert Cole, Deputy Village Manager, at (914) 722-1100 with any questions.