These San Juan County programs invite community members to collect and dispose of litter and noxious weeds, free of charge: 

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Great Islands Clean-Up

Twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, SJC organizes a county-wide clean-up of beach and roadside litter. Participants collect litter and dispose of it at Lopez Solid Waste, free of charge. During our fall event on September 21, 36 volunteers picked up 212 pounds of litter, including many harmful microplastics. Thank you, Lopez! 

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Noxious Weeds Disposal

Lopez residents can bring most noxious weeds to the Lopez Dump for free disposal, up to a certain amount. After that amount, we encourage you to get in touch with the SJC Noxious Weeds Board, who will help control and mitigate weeds in the long-term, free of charge. Here's what you need to know:

• To dispose of noxious weeds for free, you must provide your name, contact information, and the general location of the collected weeds (specific address not required) upon arrival at the Dump. 

• Households are limited to six (6) 32-gallon bags of noxious weeds per visit. Please use transparent bags, available at the Dump kiosk. If your volume of weeds exceed this limit, please contact the SJC Noxious Weeds Board, who will help control and mitigate your weeds at no charge.

• All noxious weeds included on the given year's San Juan County noxious weeds list are accepted EXCEPT FOR blackberry, reed canarygrass, and English ivy. You can pay to dispose of blackberry, reed canarygrass, and English ivy at the Lopez Dump with your regular garbage. 

• San Juan County will help you control large populations of noxious weeds, free of charge. Learn more.

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