City Of Raleigh: Seasonal Loose Leaf Collection Starts Nov. 8

Press release from the City of Raleigh:

Oct 18, 2021

• Mulching(link is external) – conserves water, helps prevent weeds, and improves the overall health of your lawn or garden, and also benefits the broader environment.
• Bi-Weekly Yard Waste Collection(link is external)– The Solid Waste Services Department offers bi-weekly yard waste pickup. Use clear plastic or biodegradable paper bags - limit 15 bags per household per week.

• Yard waste, including loose leaves, generated by the work of a contractor is NOT eligible for curbside collection. Contractors must remove and properly dispose of the yard waste from your property after their work is completed.
• Do not mix sticks or trash in with your leaf piles – they break our equipment.
• Do not rake or blow leaves into the street. Leaf piles in the street are dangerous to motorists and cyclists.
• Leaf piles in the street block storm drains(link is external), which could result in flooding.
• Leaf piles should be placed in your yard, typically in the area between the curb and sidewalk, but close enough to the street for the vacuum equipment to reach them; generally, no more than 6 feet from the edge of the pavement
• Hold off placing loose leaves at the curb until no more than two weeks prior to the expected arrival of the collection crews in your neighborhood.

This press release was produced by the City of Raleigh. The views expressed here are the author’s own.