Residents who put out yard waste as trash could save Lancaster city hassle and money if they’d separate the two. That's because trash is nearly three times more expensive to dispose of than yard waste ...

Most of the time, homeowners fit yard clippings in their curbside cart for regular curbside set-out, but occasionally, large jobs can result in a special trip to a yard waste recycling drop-off site.

The yard waste drop-off program throughout Stark County has long been free and extremely popular. But the money to pay for it from fees collected on trash dumped at local landfills has become more ...