Fall Leaf Collection Program begins October 23, 2023
October 11, 2023 - The City’s Fall Leaf Collection Program for 2023 begins Monday, October 23, 2023 and runs through the week of December 25. During this period, Republic Services will pick up leaf piles in the street once a week, generally on the same day as normal garbage collection.
The final leaf pickup for a property will be on its scheduled service day the week of December 25, 2023.
Community members are asked to help by following these simple guidelines to ensure a successful leaf collection program:
- Use your yard debris cart as the first choice for disposing of leaves.
- Only rake leaves into the street if you run out of room in your yard debris cart. Consider bagging your excess leaves and putting them in your cart the following week.
- If you need to rake leaves into the street, place them there in piles the evening before your scheduled leaf pick up day.
- Place leaf piles one foot from the curb to allow space for rainwater to runoff along the street curb line.
- Ensure that leaves do not block or cover catch basins or storm drains.
- Avoid parking vehicles near leaf piles, as Republic Services cannot collect leaves blocked by vehicles.
- Out of consideration for the bicycling public, please do not place leaves in bike lanes. For those of you who live adjacent to streets with bike lanes and no parking, this means using yard debris carts for leaf disposal. Contact Republic Services for additional options to handle the volume of leaves on your property.
The Fall Leaf Collection Program is the only time leaves may be deposited in piles in the street. Using blowers to scatter leaves into the street is not allowed at any time. Other debris, such as grass, branches, limbs, are strictly prohibited from being placed in the street at any time, and will not be picked up by Republic Services.
In conjunction with the Fall Leaf Collection Program, Public Works will expand its street sweeping to include both day and night shifts. Neighborhoods are scheduled to be swept once every two weeks. More information can be found here: https://www.corvallisoregon.gov/publicworks/page/leaf-collection
