The Piedmont gets ice in January, squall lines in spring and the occasional tornado, and the morning after there are limbs in the yard, a fence on the ground and shingles in the beds. We haul it. Everyday yard waste goes too: brush cut back from a property line, rotted landscape timbers, shrubs that died, the heap that has been growing behind the shed.
Once a storm is declared, Greensboro sends out its own debris trucks; the crew says which part of your pile they will take at no charge and hauls whatever they will not.
What a storm and yard debris cleanup job involves
- Photo of the yard; quote by load
- Saws come on the truck for limbs and panels too big to lift whole
- Cut, loaded and gone, normally a day or two after the storm passes
- Yard raked clear
What's included
- Saws on the truck for limbs, fence posts and shed panels
- Mixed piles loaded together: vegetation, lumber, roofing, fencing
- Stumps and root balls that are already out of the ground
- Old landscaping timbers, railroad ties and dead shrubs
- Photos of the cleared yard for an insurance claim
Not a hauling job
- Trees on structures or lines (tree crew and utility first)
- Stump grinding or removal of stumps still in the ground
- Roof tarping and fence repair
Storm cleanup across Guilford County
East Greensboro learned what a tornado does in April 2018, and every winter an ice storm drops willow oaks across Irving Park and Fisher Park. On those mornings we book by neighborhood so the truck stays close.
After a declared storm the city runs its own debris pickups, cut vegetation stacked at the curb, on a schedule that can take weeks to reach every street. What those pickups leave behind is the job: fence panels, shed pieces, roofing (the construction debris removal side of storm work), a mixed pile of limbs and lumber, or a yard that cannot wait for the route to come around. The crew says on the quote which part of a pile the city would take for free, so you do not pay to haul what the truck would have collected.
Ordinary yard debris runs all year: brush cleared from a lot line, dead shrubs pulled from a foundation bed, landscaping timbers, the pile behind the shed that has been there since the last owner. Brush is loaded loose, and stumps and root balls are taken when they are already out of the ground. Everything leaves in the same visit, and a Greensboro yard is left clear where the pile stood.
Storm and Yard Debris Cleanup pricing in Greensboro
Storm and yard debris is priced by the load, cutting and loading included: a quarter truck of limbs and brush is $225 to $325, a half truck $375 to $500, a full truck of mixed storm debris $625 to $800. Fence panels and shed pieces are loaded with the vegetation and priced as part of the same load. Same-day and next-morning storm calls carry a premium, and heavy items such as roofing and concrete pieces count by weight. The photo of the yard sets the number before the crew arrives.
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Related: Bulk Trash Pickup in Greensboro: What the City Takes and What It Won't, Junk removal in High Point, Junk removal in Summerfield. Official page: City of Greensboro.
Storm and Yard Debris Cleanup questions, answered
How soon after a storm can you come?
Usually within a day or two, and the crew books storm mornings by neighborhood so the truck stays close and gets to more houses. Trees on a roof or a car are a tree crew's job first, and downed lines belong to the utility before anyone touches the yard. Once the tree crew has cut, the hauling can follow the same day or the next. Photograph everything before it moves, for the insurance claim.
Does Greensboro pick up storm debris for free?
After a declared storm the city runs debris pickups for vegetation cut to length and stacked at the curb, on its own schedule, and ordinary yard waste goes out on the regular yard-waste day. Fencing, roofing, shed pieces and mixed piles are not collected that way, and bulk items still go by appointment. The crew hauls what the pickups will not take and anything that has to move before the route reaches your street.
Do you take regular yard waste and brush, not just storm damage?
Yes. Brush from clearing a lot line, dead shrubs, hedge cuttings, old landscaping timbers and railroad ties, and stumps already pulled are all hauled by the load. Limbs are cut to length on site by the crew with saws, so nothing needs to be prepared in advance. Grass clippings and bagged leaves are cheaper on the city's yard-waste day, and the crew will say so rather than charge for them.