Town gets ippity about that. Their rule is that you cannot put the pile out more than 24 hrs prior to pickup. And it would be my luck that they're watching us because I'm in a bit of a dispute with them right now. The town enacted a law that they bill all rental units a $500 annual license. No doubt passed when no one was looking. So because the tax bill comes to my primary residence in PA, they've assumed that my house in that NJ town is rented out. And they want me to send them $500 because they have to "police" rental units. It's all bull because it's a town of single family homes, not an absentee landlord area of multi-family slum or anything. I've told them twice in writing that the home is my second home and occupied by my family. I collect no rents and all the utilities are in my name. In fact I was there all weekend. They're wrong, but not going away easy. And they are childish enough to strike back at me with a branch pile violation. Why not just pay someone to haul it for you. After driving 4 hours not counting the dump it might be cheaper.