Locations for Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue Fall 2026 Green Waste Collection

WASHOE COUNTY, NV (September 10, 2026) – Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue’s (TMFR) Green Waste Collection Days offer the best alternative to creating defensible space.  Green waste collection allows residents to dispose of their dry and dead vegetation, shrubs, tree branches and other wildland fuels to encourage the creation of defensible space to protect homes and property from wildfires. This is a free event sponsored by the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District for all Washoe County residents, with support from Nevada Division of Forestry and Waste Management.

“We’re pleased to offer green waste collection again this fall,” said TMFR Fire Chief Richard Edwards. “This has been a challenging fire season, and it’s a good reminder of how important defensible space is. We want to help our residents take that extra step to reduce the risk to their homes and our community.

This season’s green waste collection will include dumpsters provided by Waste Management at designated locations. Residents will need to unload their green waste and dispose of it in the dumpsters at those locations. TMFR personnel will be on-site at all locations. For any day of drop-off needs, contact 775-291-3999.

Green Waste Collection will take place beginning at 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting at the following locations (check www.tmfpd.us prior to the event to ensure it has not been canceled due to weather conditions or a Red Flag Warning):

October 3 & 4 (Saturday & Sunday)

Eastlake, Nevada Division of Forestry Fire Station, 885 Eastlake Blvd, New Washoe City, 89704

Silver Lake, 11525 N. Red Rock Road, Reno, NV 89509

October 18 (Sunday)

Spanish Springs, Lazy 5 Regional Park, 7100 Pyramid Way, Sparks NV 89436

October 24 (Saturday)

Mayberry, 101 Woodland Ave., Reno, NV 89523

Red Rock, 16180 N. Red Rock Road, Reno, NV 89508

October 25 (Sunday)

Palomino Valley, 5600 Whiskey Springs Road, Reno, NV 89510

Examples of accepted items include junipers, pines, rabbitbrush, sagebrush and other woody vegetation.

ONLY natural vegetation, please.  Items we will NOT accept include household garbage and trash, lumber, hazardous materials, grass clippings, dirt and gravel, and stumps with root balls.  Tree stumps more than 8 inches in diameter will not be accepted.  Additionally, we cannot accept items in bags.  Bags must be emptied on-site and removed.  Please ensure there are no foreign items such as metal or plastic that can damage equipment and cause injury.  Absolutely no commercial waste will be accepted from contractors or landscape companies.

Please do not dispose of waste at designated locations outside of assigned hours.  Discarding waste outside of operating hours will be considered illegal dumping.  Please dispose of items during working hours.

For questions, please contact Logan Nordyke at lnordyke@tmfpd.us or visit www.tmfpd.us  

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