![]() ![]() With evening temperatures getting colder, there is a danger of standing water freezing. Reason #2 – Obstruction: Leaf piles block the normal drainage flow of water on the street and many times completely block the storm sewer. Reason #1 – Safety: Leaf piles in the street obstruct traffic flow, cause accidents, and entice young children to play in them, oblivious to road traffic. You may also put leaves into yard waste container(s) until that time.ĭuring the times of year without leaf pick up or yard waste collection, you may also place them in your blue rubbish cart for pick up on regular collection days or you may use plastic bags and place them at the curb on Bulk Collection Day (the third Monday of each month.) Please do not rake leaves into the street. Yard waste collection (by Republic Waste Services) runs through the end of November as well. Leaf collection trucks are also used for snow plowing so if we run into bad weather, collection can be delayed. ![]() Leaf collection officially runs into December, weather permitting. When this occurs, we will update the “leaf tracker” on this website to helps to inform residents where the trucks will begin the next day so you will know how close they are to your home. Once leaves start to fall in earnest, the pace slows due to the amount of leaves that need to be collected. Once they reach the eastern end of the city, they begin the round again.ĭuring the first few weeks, crews move pretty quickly. Crews move from the western end of the city toward the eastern end, “vacuuming” leaves as they go. There are two crews, one on the north side and one on the south side of Lorain. If you have leaves prior to that date, put the leaves in yard waste containers/bags and they will be collected with the yard waste collection or bag them and place the bag in your rubbish container for regular trash collection. Leaf collection for 2023 will begin on Monday, October 30. ![]()
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