HomeMy WebLinkAboutFall Brush and Leaf Pickup Newsletter 2024
The intention of the Town’s roadside
collection service is for residents of the Town of
Ithaca outside the Village of Cayuga Heights to
put a reasonable amount of yard waste (as is
generated during a normal year) out at the
roadside for pickup by the Town’s crews.
Clearing of building lots and hedgerows is
beyond a normal amount of material. Roadside
collection crews reserve the right to not pick up
excessively large volumes of brush and
improperly piled materials.
Brush you collect before the first day of the
pickup needs to remain out of the rights-of-way
until a couple of days before the pickup; this
will assure your safety and that of your
neighbors. Errant brush piles can wreak havoc
on the storm water systems and can create a
hazard for walkers and cyclists.
You may drop your own yard waste and
leaves off at the Public Works Facility at 114
Seven Mile Drive, Monday through Friday,
from 7:00 a.m. through 2:30 p.m. year-round.
If you have questions, call (607) 273-1656
between 6:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. or send an email
to publicworks@town.ithaca.ny.us.
WHAT TO DO
• Pile brush in neat bundles parallel to the
roadway along road shoulder or at end of
driveway if no shoulder exists.
• Put out limbs no larger than 8 inches in
diameter (it is not necessary to cut limbs
into small pieces).
• Limit brush piles to the size of a pickup
load (approximately 2’ H x 4’ W x 8’ L
in size).
WHAT NOT TO DO
• Do not tie bundles of brush
• Do not place any materials in a ditch
• Do not put out metal, rocks, glass, roots,
stumps, or lumber scraps
• Do not put brush out until a few days
before collection
Fall Brush and Leaf Collection 2024
Leaf Collection
Leaf collection will begin at 7 a.m. on
Monday, November 4th and will
continue throughout the week until
finished.
Leaves should be at the curb by 7:00
a.m. on the first day of collection.
Leaves may be raked to the shoulder of
the road or bagged in biodegradable
paper leaf bags (30-gallon bags are
available at many stores in the area).
Other debris such as pine needles,
dead flowers, garden waste, grass
clippings, etc., cannot be vacuumed
and should be placed in bags. Please
fill the bags and place them on the road
shoulder, folding over the openings of
the bags to close. Do not staple or tape
openings. No plastic bags will be picked
up.
The Town’s crews will go around the
entire Town once with the leaf vacuum.
For the rest of the month of November,
the crews will begin picking up paper-
bagged leaves each Monday, which could
extend through early week to encompass
the entire Town.
Please note that we may send out leaf
crews earlier than November 4th to test
our equipment and to pick up paper-
bagged leaves before they get wet.
Brush Collection
The Public Works Department will be picking up brush, limbs, and branches starting
the week of Monday, October 21st. All yard waste must be at the roadside by 7 a.m. on
the first day of collection. There will be no second collection and no callbacks.