Leaf Collection Schedule Released For New Canaan

NEW CANAAN, CT — Leaf collection is scheduled to begin Oct. 31 in New Canaan, according to town officials.

On Halloween, vacuum trucks will pick up leaves raked to curbside by home owners in areas of New Canaan zoned for building lots of one acre or less, according to the town website.

Residents in those areas are asked to please rake all of their leaves into the curb. Do not put leaves in plastic bags or mix them with brush or debris. The leaves are recycled into garden compost so they must be free of foreign matter.

Debris or sticks will clog the vacuum trucks causing breakdowns and delays. Leaves must be in a windrow, not in a pile.

Residents in the 2 or 4 acre zones of town are requested to compost their leaves on their own property. Vacuum trucks will not collect in those areas, according to town officials.

Yard maintenance contractors must have proper forms, which are available at the Highway Department's office, signed by New Canaan residents before they can dispose of leaves at the composting area, located across from the Waveny entrance on Lapham Road.

Residents may also deposit their leaves at that location. It is important to note that contractors will be screened to be sure that the leaves originate in New Canaan. Anyone found violating this policy will be suspended from using the facility for an appropriate period of time as determined by the Director of Public Works, according to town officials.

Composted material is usually made available to local residents for use in their gardens to enrich their soil the following spring, according to town officials.

The composting site will be opened daily from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. during normal working days. Leaves may be raked to the curbside until Nov. 27. Leaves put out after that date will not be collected by the Highway Department, however the leaf composting site will be available through Dec. 10.

More information is available here.