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SEASONAL LEAF COLLECTION ONLY
AUTUMN COLLECTION PERIOD: October 21, 2024 thru January.
When the fall collection period starts and ends will be announced on the Town’s website and Town’s Facebook.
** Please NO APPOINTMENTS or INDIVIDUAL PICKUPS during the autumn/fall collection period.**
During autumn, the crews start collecting at one end of town and collects throughout the town until the whole town is collected. Once the whole town is collected, the route starts over. Any other time outside the season, residents shall follow rules for Yard Waste Collection.
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Yard waste collection is for single-family and residential units only.
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Please rake or place leaves only at the curb for collection.
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Do not block roads, ditches, or any stormwater areas.
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Trash or recycling rollout carts shall not be used for leaves or yard waste of any type.
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Do not place leaves in bags.
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Leaves only!! Make sure the leaf piles are free of any debris such as rocks, bottles, cans, limbs, sticks, any metal, or solid substances so it does not damage our vacuum truck or equipment or hurt the crew. Leaves will not be picked up until leaves are separated from other debris. The customer will be fined if their leaf pile is responsible for damaging the vacuum equipment on the leaf truck.
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The solid waste division may decline to collect any yard waste that is not prepared or placed for collection in accordance with these regulations or exceeds the maximum amount.
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There may be occasions when the amount of yard waste or leaf collection exceeds processing capacity. When this occurs, the waste will be collected at the earliest convenience or next scheduled collection day, whichever is sooner according to manpower and equipment.