Leaf Pickup Kicks Off Nov. 7

City crews have announced they will begin collecting leaves on Monday, Nov. 7, according to a release sent Thursday from the City of Kokomo.

Weather permitting, crews will start on Kokomo’s south side and continue north until all leaves are collected.

The release said the city expect that crews should be able to make collections from each residence approximately four times during the leaf pick up season.

The city listed four tips to make collection more efficient:

• Rake loose leaves to the curb, not the street. Leaves placed in the street may clog drains and cause street flooding.

• Do not mix limbs, landscaping materials or garden waste with leaves. The leaf vacuum cannot pick up these heavy items.

• Bagged leaves under 50 pounds may be set out with trash for collection. 

• The Kokomo Greencycle yard waste center, 1130 S. Dixon Road, will accept bagged leaves at a cost of $10 per vehicle load. The yard waste center will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. until Dec. 16. The center will be closed from Dec. 19 - Jan. 2.

Limb collection will be paused until leaf collection ends. City residents may take tree limbs to the Greencycle yard waste center.

For more information, call the Department of Public Maintenance and Refuse at (765) 453-4030.

Source: The City of Kokomo