Worcester 2022 Fall Leaf Collection: See Full Schedule

WORCESTER, MA — Worcester's annual fall leaf collection period will begin on Nov. 7 in 2022, with trucks moving neighborhood-by-neighborhood each week scooping up autumn refuse left curbside.

The 2022 leaf collection will begin in central Worcester for people whose trash pickup day is Wednesday. Beyond the first week, pickups could happen almost any day of the month and correspond with your local trash pickup day. Worcester's west side neighborhoods where trash pickup happens on Thursdays and Mondays will be the last to have leaf pickup this year.

Remember: the leaf collection period means you'll need to watch for on-street parking bans. The city says it will try to give notice one to two days before collection hits a neighborhood, but keep an eye out for no-parking signs in your neighborhood.

There's also an alternative to curbside leaf pickup. Residents can drop off leaves, brush and tree branches at one of three sites:

• 1065 Millbury St. (only site to take large branches 8+ inches in diameter) — Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturdays, Sundays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• 300 Chandler St. — Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• 299 Clark St. — Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Here's the schedule based on trash pickup days:

For residents whose pickup is scheduled for after Thanksgiving (Nov. 24), the city recommends bringing leaves to a drop site due to the chance of snow.

Questions? Check out the Department of Public Works and Parks leaf collection page.