City of Perrysburg Compost Site- by permit only

This facility is available to City of Perrysburg residents only
No commercial lawn/tree services

• Monday through Friday
• 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m
• Second Saturday during the months  of March through December
• 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Located at 1 West Boundary - south of Wastewater Treatment Plant

Saturday hours are available the second Saturday of March through December 8 a.m. - 12 noon. You must be pre-registered for Saturday usage. To do this, stop by the Department of Public Service at 11980 Roachton Road Monday through Friday 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. to have a photocopy made of your drivers license. You only need to register once. Call 419-872-8020 for further details.

Items accepted:

• Branches
• Brush
• Firewood
• Leaves
• Stumps

Items NOT accepted:

• Bags, boxes or containers of any kind-disposal in regular garbage collection
• Building materials-disposal at either Evergreen or Wood County landfill
• Dirt or soil-disposal at either Evergreen or Wood County landfill
• Grass clippings-use City Yard Waste Program
• Ivy or climbing vines-use City Yard Waste Program
• Landscape timbers-disposal at either Evergreen or Wood County landfill
• Ornamental Grass - use City Yard Waste Program
• Railroad ties-disposal at either Evergreen or Wood County landfill
• Stone-disposal at either Evergreen or Wood County landfill
• Wooden fencing-disposal at either Evergreen or Wood County landfill

City of Perrysburg Compost Site Procedures:

• City residents must come to the Deparment of Public Service at 11980 Roachton Road to verify residency by driver's license.
• A copy will be made of driver's license and kept on file.
• Each load must be inspected for acceptable materials.
• After the load is approved, the resident will borrow a key to drop the load at the compost site.
• Resident will take brush/leaves to the compost site and dump in designated location.
• After dumping load, attach compost sticker so it is clearly visible to city workers.
• Residents are responsible to lock and unlock the gate to the compost site.
• Do not leave the gate open.
• The compost key must be returned immediately to the Department of Public Service.
• Compost privileges will be terminated if resident:
  • Dumps unacceptable materials or dumps in the wrong area
  • Fails to return the key to Department of Public Service in a timely manner 
  • Causes the area to become littered

Wood mulch and leaf compost are available during daylight hours. City residents may self load wood mulch and leaf compost from the piles located outside the Compost Site yellow gates. Wood mulch and leaf compost are set out as they become available.

Due to the Emerald Ash Borer quarantine, wood mulch and leaf compost must remain within the city limits.

"Leaf It" at the City Compost Site

City residents may bring leaves to the City Compost Site. This service is available to city residents only. NO commercial use allowed.

The City Compost Site is available Monday through Friday 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. and on the second Saturday March through December from 8 am - 12 noon. Residents must be pre-registered to use the City Compost Site on Saturday. Pre-registration process needs to be completed only once.

To drop off leaves at the City Compost Site:

• City residents must bring leaves to the Department of Public Service at 11980 Roachton Road.
• Proof of residency is verified by driver's license. A copy of your license will be kept on file for future City Compost Site use.
• The load will be inspected for acceptable materials.
• Loose leaves must be kept separate from other items such as branches, limbs and stumps because these items go in different composting piles.
• After the load is approved, the resident will borrow a key to the City Compost Site.
• The resident will take leaves to the designated leaf area at the City Compost Site and unload.
• If leaves are in bags, the bags must be emptied. Bags may not be left at the City Compost Site.
• If leaves are loose in your vehicle, be certain to cover your load with a tarp to prevent leaves from blowing onto the street.

Loose leaves must be kept separate from other wood items because there are two separate areas at the City Compost Site.

• The leaves are separate from other items so they can rot and become soil amending leaf compost. This is a form of organic fertilizer.
• The branches, bushes, stumps and limbs are kept separate to be chipped into wood chip mulch. The wood chips are useful in landscaping to prevent weed growth.

We ask your cooperation in keeping leaves separate from other items at the City Compost Site.

Residents may also compost in their back yard. Resources for back yard composting are:www.epa.gov/compost

 For information about vermicomposting (worm bins) consult www.wikipedia.org/wiki/vermicompost