The City of DeKalb’s 2015 Loose Leaf Collection Program will begin on Monday, October 19th. Vacuum trucks will pick up leaves Monday – Friday, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Residents within the scheduled section should rake their leaves onto the parkway, directly behind the curb or gutter line (between the sidewalk and the street). Do not rake leaves into the street. Leaves in the street block storm sewers and can cause street flooding. Off-street parking should be used as much as possible during your scheduled week. Please place leaves on the parkway during the weekend prior to your scheduled pickup. Leaves must be free of foreign material, sticks, rocks, etc.
2015 Schedule, subject to weather conditions
Monday, October 19th through Friday, October 23rd – Section 1 & 2
Monday, October 26th through Friday, October 30th – Section 1
Monday, November 2nd through Friday, November 6th – Section 2
CREWS WILL ALTERNATE SECTIONS DEPENDING ON WEATHER CONDITIONS.
LEAF COLLECTION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOVEMBER.
Section 1 – South of, and including, Lincoln Highway
Section 2 – North of Lincoln Highway
Alternatives to the City’s collection are:
- Waste Management curbside collection through November – Leaves may be placed in open garbage cans or yard waste bags for curbside collection on regularly scheduled garbage pickup days. Leaves in plastic bags will not be collected.
- Landscape waste dumpsters are available on the south east corner of North 7th and Oak Streets, Fire Station #2 at 1154 S. 7th St., and the City Garden plots at 950 W. Dresser Road. Plastic bags are prohibited from being placed in the dumpsters.
Questions may be directed to the City of DeKalb Operations Division at (815)748-2040.
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