diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5d8a5e59..239e8455 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -160,3 +160,5 @@ _readthedocs
 **/charts/coffea-casa/charts
 **/Chart.lock
 
+# pyright lsp
+pyrightconfig.json
diff --git a/coffea_casa/plugin.py b/coffea_casa/plugin.py
index 181b5928..ef966f18 100644
--- a/coffea_casa/plugin.py
+++ b/coffea_casa/plugin.py
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@
 import logging
 import uuid
 import subprocess
+import gc
+import datetime
 
-from distributed.diagnostics.plugin import NannyPlugin
-from dask.utils import tmpfile
+from distributed.compatibility import PeriodicCallback
+from distributed.diagnostics.plugin import NannyPlugin, WorkerPlugin
+from dask.utils import tmpfile, parse_bytes
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -128,3 +131,56 @@ def teardown(self, nanny):
             return
 
         return
+
+
+
+class PeriodicGC(WorkerPlugin):
+    """
+    A WorkerPlugin that periodically triggers garbage collection (GC) on a worker node.
+    The GC is triggered if the process memory exceeds a specified threshold.
+
+    Attributes
+    ----------
+    freq : datetime.timedelta
+        The frequency of garbage collection. Default is 1ms.
+    tresh : int
+        The threshold memory in bytes. If the process memory exceeds this value, garbage collection is triggered. Default is 100MB.
+
+
+    Setup via:
+        >>> periodic_gc = PeriodicGC()
+        >>> client.register_plugin(periodic_gc)
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        freq: datetime.timedelta = datetime.timedelta(milliseconds=1),
+        tresh: int = parse_bytes("100 MB"),
+    ) -> None:
+        """
+        Parameters:
+        freq: Frequency of garbage collection in seconds. Default is 1ms.
+        tresh: Threshold memory in bytes. If the process memory exceeds this value, garbage collection is triggered. Default is 100MB.
+        """
+        self.freq = freq
+        self.tresh = tresh
+
+    def setup(self, worker) -> None:
+        """
+        Set up the periodic callback for garbage collection on the worker node.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        worker : distributed.worker.Worker
+            The worker node on which to set up the periodic callback.
+        """
+        pc = PeriodicCallback(self._gc_collect, self.freq)
+        worker.periodic_callbacks["coffea_casa_gc_collect"] = pc
+        self.worker = worker
+
+    def _gc_collect(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Trigger garbage collection if the process memory exceeds the threshold.
+        """
+        if self.worker.monitor.get_process_memory() >= self.tresh:
+            gc.collect()