Talking Trash

Thursday, December 06, 2007

When will my leaves be picked up?

From our mailbag:

I live at [address removed] and still have not seen a [leaf] collection.

We in the Division of Solid Waste Services provide the weekly curbside yard trim collection; the leaf vacuuming is done by our sister agency, the Highway Operations Section.

Our colleagues in Highway Operations are posting leaf collection updates to their website to keep residents up-to-date about crews' progress. 

In neighborhoods receiving leaf vacuuming, crews post signs a few days in advance of each leaf collection.  Crews do their best to meet their planned schedules.  However, Mother Nature can and does pose challenges to them.  For example, yesterday's snow meant that some of the leafing equipment was put on "snow duty."  And, when that snow melts, the wet leaves will be more difficult to vacuum than dry leaves.

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CATEGORIES: Mailbag , Yard Trim
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