Branford Announces Fall Leaf Collection Schedule

BRANFORD, CT — Fall leaf pick-up is once a week from October 21st thru December 18th on your regular pick-up day. Please keep in mind Thanksgiving’s collection will be delayed until Friday, November 29th as we are closed for the holiday.

Make sure that leaves are out the night before your collection day!

Leaves must be placed in brown paper leaf bags or loose in garbage cans.

Never place leaves in plastic bags! Even if the bags claim to be biodegradable, leaves placed in plastic bags will not be picked up!

Pick up all litter first and never mix leaves with rocks, soil, branches or other debris.

Leaves should never be raked into the street, piled at the curb, or placed in wetlands, streams, drains OR Land Trust property.

Paper leaf bags are available for purchase at many Branford retailers including Big Y, Caron’s Corner, Richlin’s, Super Stop & Shop, Walgreen’s and Wal-Mart.

Leaves can be brought to the compost site behind the transfer station at any time of year! A Branford Residence Sticker is required.

Information via the town concerning brush chipping:

We will be brush chipping beginning on Wednesday, October 2nd, Thursday, October 3rd, and Friday, October 4th. We will be accepting brush on Saturday that week.

There is always the possibility it may take longer than those given dates, so please mark your calendar and check it before bringing brush to be sure you won't be turned away!

You may want to call ahead, 203-483-8641, just to make sure you won’t be turned away, and please plan accordingly.

At the Transfer Station we chip the brush you bring us into mulch which is available to residents for free while supplies last! We cannot accept leaves or brush on the days when we are chipping, since for safety reasons, we cannot allow anyone on the back of the property while the machine is running.