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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.