Beginning Monday, October 20th, 2025 for the Fall season, Public Works will use the leaf vacuum to remove leaves. During leaf collection season, there will be no brush or yard waste pick up in accordance with Section 44-45 of the Town ordinances.
The Sanitation Department uses a vacuum leaf collection process each fall to collect un-bagged leaves. Leaves are collected following the same routes used for garbage collection. Vacuum leaf collection operations are undertaken in the fall from mid-October to mid-January each year.
- Residents are responsible for ensuring their leaves are at curb at the appropriate time for collection.
- Leaves are vacuumed and shredded, and transported to a designated composting site.
- During dry weather, the leaf collection operation generates significant leaf dust. Residents should keep this in mind when parking vehicles on the street or near piles of leaves.
- Wet weather makes the leaves very heavy and slows collection operations. Snow delays the program significantly.
- Bagged leaves are also collected year round as part of the regular yard waste collection schedule.
“DO”
- Rake leaves to the street prior to the advertised date for crews to be in your neighborhood.
- Be careful not to block sidewalks, fire hydrants, drainage inlets, gutters or parking spaces.
- Cover vehicles or move them off street during leaf collection if leaf dust is a concern on vehicle surfaces.
“DON’T”
- Don’t mix tree limbs, branches or any other debris in with the leaves.
- Don’t block sidewalks with piles of leaves.
- Don’t park vehicles in locations that make leaf collection in the immediate vicinity difficult.
- Don’t call to request that your leaves be collected out of order.