That brush pile behind the shed has been there three summers. Point at it and we'll load it.
Every yard in York County grows a pile. Hedge trimmings stacked by the fence, a heap of branches from last spring, bags of leaves that never made it to the curb, shrubs you yanked out when you redid the beds. Our yard waste removal is simple: we walk back to wherever the pile is, load it by hand, and haul it off. You don't drag anything to the street and you don't borrow your brother-in-law's pickup. William prices it from how much room it takes up in the truck and tells you the number before anybody picks up a rake.
Text a couple of photos of the brush or yard debris to (717) 654-6138, with something in the frame for scale. A lawn chair works.
William looks at how much truck space it'll take and gives you a price. That price is confirmed before we start.
The crew carries everything out from wherever it sits, whether that's the back fence line or halfway down a slope.
We sweep up the spot where the pile used to be so you're not left with a brown rectangle full of twigs.
The York County Solid Waste Authority lists the order it wants residents to try: mulch-mow or compost at home, use your town's yard waste program, take it to a local mulch processor, use the yard waste area at the Resource Recovery Center, and put it in curbside trash only as a last resort.[1]
The county's yard waste area takes leaves, shrubbery and trimmings up to 6 feet long and 24 inches across. It does not take grass clippings or weeds, and loads with mixed-in trash get sent to the waste bunker instead.[1]
What goes to the yard waste area there gets turned into mulch.[2]
Pennsylvania's Act 101 requires larger towns to have residents keep leaf waste separate from regular trash, unless they compost it themselves. The law defines leaf waste as leaves, garden residue, shrubbery and tree trimmings, but not grass clippings.[3]
The same law bars landfills and waste-to-energy plants from taking truckloads made up mostly of leaves, except for composting. That's why a giant pile of leaves can't just ride along with the weekly trash.[3]
Homeowners who finally tackled the overgrown back corner and ended up with a mountain of cuttings. New owners who inherited a previous owner's brush pile along with the house. Older folks who used to haul it themselves and don't want to anymore. Landlords getting a rental's yard presentable between tenants.
The common thread is a pile that's too big for the curb and too much work for one more weekend.
Keep the yard debris in one spot if it's easy, but don't kill yourself hauling it around. If anything in the pile should stay, like stakes you reuse every spring or a bird bath, pull it aside or tell us when we get there. Unlock the gate and tie up the dog.
“William came and hauled away a good amount soil I did out from the yard for a project. He was responsive, communicative, and showed up on time. The work was done promptly. I would use Junk Lord again and I highly recommend them.”
“Fast, friendly, and efficient - Junk Lord gets it done! They demoed and removed an old playset and years of yard waste/debris for us in just a few hours. Would definitely hire them again.”
The wind did the damage. We'll pick up what it left in your yard.
If the tree is already on the ground, we'll get the wood off your lawn.
If it’s not bolted down and it’s not toxic, we’ll haul it. You point, we lift, load and sweep up.
Leaning wood, rusty chain-link and cracked vinyl pulled out and hauled away.
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