In field experiment (conducted on sandy soil) the effect of the city refuse compost "Dano" on yield and uptake of heavy metals (Zn, Cu, Pb, Cd) by three plants species and content of total and soluble in 1 mol·dm^-3 HCI forms of heavy metals was investigated. Fodder beets, spring barley and Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) were the test plants. The investigations showed that the yield of tested plants was determined by application of compost. Systematic increase of crop yields was observed along with increasing compost "Dano" doses. Increasing compost rates caused an enhancement of heavy metals in plants. After application of the highest dose of compost (60 t fresh matter per ha) the content of heavy metals in plants was lower than the permissible critical level for the fodder. However it was ascertained that this critical level was exceeded in the case of the zinc and copper content in the leaves of fodder beets. Applied single in three-year crop rotation compost increased the content of total and soluble in 1 mol·dm^-3 HCl forms of studied metals. In this conditions the admissible standards of heavy metals content in soil didn't exceed.