Soilutions, a local organization, is accepting yard waste and green waste for free. Shrubs, bushes, branches, sticks, leaves, pine needles, cacti and chipped wood are among the waste accepted. No trash, root balls, sod or manure will be accepted. There are no lines and no charge for residents to drop off their yard waste at 9008 Bates SE. For more information, contact Trishelle Kirk at: trishelle@soilutions.net.