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Comal County adopts new mulch and brush rules; green‑waste bags to be rejected
Summary
The commissioners adopted operational policies for the county mulch and brush operation: the county will stop accepting green waste bags and use mulch inventory levels to control who may drop off brush; fee changes were proposed for the 2026 budget but not adopted at the meeting.
After receiving staff recommendations, the court adopted new policies governing mulch and brush operations at the county recycling facility. The core changes prohibit acceptance of green waste bags (to reduce weeds and contamination in produced mulch) and link whether customers may drop off brush or pick up mulch to the facility’s current mulch inventory: low inventory allows any customer, normal inventory allows residential and commercial, and high inventory allows residential only.
Robert Boyd said the policy change is intended to improve product quality and reduce contaminants in county‑produced mulch. The court approved the operational policy; Boyd said fee schedule adjustments (including a proposed 50% increase for pickups/trailers and raising commercial dump‑truck drop‑off fees from $40 to $150) will be included in the 2026 budget packet for the court’s consideration.
