Prince George’s County Organics Composting Facility (Western Branch)

Prince George’s County manages the Western Branch Composting Facility and contracts with MES to operate the facility in Upper Marlboro, MD. Yard waste (including grass clippings, leaves, brush, small branches and Christmas trees), is collected from approximately 158,000 households in the County and delivered to the facility. Once the yard waste is delivered, it is ground, placed in windrows and processed into compost. The compost, known as Leafgro©, is sold to wholesalers in bulk. Residents may buy Leafgro© from retailers.