In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, all Douglas County Government offices will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28, and Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. Offices will reopen on Monday, Dec. 2, for normal business.
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The Slash-mulch and Green Yard Waste site, located in Castle Rock, is for Douglas County residents only and is open on Saturdays from April through October.
In case of inclement weather, please call 303-663-6274 to ensure that the site will be open as scheduled.
Douglas County maintains two sites for slash drop-off, listed below. Please note that only the Castle Rock location will receive green yard waste.
Douglas County does not cut or pick up trees that are on private property.
Acceptable items at both sites include tree limbs, pine needles, shrubs and brush with a maximum length of 6 feet and a maximum diameter of one foot. Please note all loads must be covered upon arrival at the slash-mulch site.
During the open season, a county-operated loader will be available to load free wood chips for homeowners to use as mulch. Material can be picked up anytime during the season the site is open to accept slash.
The Site Operator has the authority to refuse loads and requires residents to reload and/or haul away materials found not to be in compliance with the regulations.
Unacceptable items include:
The following items should be sent to the Green Yard Waste Program instead:
This site is open on Saturdays year-round for limited small loads of brush/slash drop-off.
Acceptable items at both sites include tree limbs, pine needles, shrubs and brush with a maximum length of 6 feet and a maximum diameter of one foot. Please note all loads must be covered upon arrival at the slash-mulch site.
Green Yard Waste will be accepted Saturdays from April through October 28, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting April 6.
2024 Program is contingent on funding - check back for more information. Leave the leaves with us (and out of the landfill) at the County’s Leaf collection site at 1400 Caprice Drive in Castle Rock.
