Yard Debris Removal by Type of Pile
Palm fronds and cut branches
This is the most common pile: a season of dead fronds, seed pods and branches from a trim you did yourself. Loose fronds, leaves and sticks belong in the gray cart, and bundled branches within the size limits can go out with weekly bulk pickup. Paying someone makes sense when the pile is bigger than 4 cubic yards, when it's full of long limbs, or when you don't want it sitting at the curb for days. A pile that has to be dragged from the backyard through a side gate costs more than one already at the driveway, since cost guides add $50 to $80 an hour for loading labor.
Logs and trunk sections
Trunk rounds left behind after a removal are heavy, and the City won't collect large trunks, stumps or roots at the curb. Its flyer caps stumps at 50 pounds each. That leaves three choices:
- Haul away. Priced per trip or by weight; disposal sites charge about $30 to $100 a ton in cost guides.
- Split for firewood. Log splitting runs $50 to $100 an hour.
- Leave them. Some owners keep rounds as edging or seats; just keep them off the lawn you mow.
If the logs came from a removal you already paid for, check the quote first: cost guides say most removal prices already include hauling and disposal, so ask before paying for it twice.
Storm debris piles
After a storm the pile is mixed: broken limbs, whole fronds, sometimes a split trunk. FPL clears only the debris that touches its lines and equipment; the rest is the owner's job or the local government's. The City lets homes schedule up to two extra vegetative collections a year, each up to 16 cubic yards, but they must be booked before anything goes to the curb. For a tree that has to come down first, emergency tree removal covers storm rates and insurance photos. Clearing dead fronds before hurricane season shrinks the pile you'll face later.
Chipping on site
A chipper turns a bulky brush pile into a much smaller heap of chips, and you can keep the chips as mulch for beds. Cost guides put on-site chipping at $100 to $150 an hour, and Angi lists about $95 as a typical charge to chip the debris from a single removal. Chipping works for branches and fronds up to the machine's limit; big logs still need hauling or splitting. Keep fruiting Brazilian pepper out of the chips, since UF/IFAS warns its seeds sprout; invasive tree removal explains why.
Why Pompano Beach homeowners call Pompano Beach Tree Care
- One independent local tree crew per request
- Price, cleanup and haul-away in writing first
- Ask for insurance proof and an ISA arborist
- Free to call; you pay the crew only for work you OK
Pompano Beach Curbside Rules for Yard Waste
For single-family homes, duplexes and triplexes, the City's Solid Waste and Recycling division sets these rules:
Weekly bulk pickup
Up to 4 cubic yards, about a 6 by 4 by 4 foot pile. Put it out after 5 p.m. the evening before or before 7 a.m. on collection day.Size limits
Branches and limbs no longer than 6 feet and no thicker than 5 inches.Not collected
Large tree trunks, stumps and roots.Extra vegetative pickups
Two a year, up to 16 cubic yards each, by appointment at 954-786-4030 before anything goes out.Your own yard only
The City collects only material generated at the home where it sits; bringing debris from somewhere else is unlawful.Drop-off
Residents can take loads to the City site at 1840 NW 33rd Street on Saturdays, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., with proof of residency.
Before the Truck Arrives
Per trip or per hour
Ask how the price is built and whether dump fees are included.Access
Note gates, the narrowest path to the pile and anything the truck shouldn't drive over, such as a septic area or irrigation heads.What stays
Say whether you want chips left, logs left or everything gone.In writing
Get the scope and price written down before loading starts.
See land clearing when the debris is still standing as brush across the whole lot.