Leaf Time! Collection Begins 10/22

One of my favorite things about Rockville is . . . wait for it . . . >trash pickup. I think it’s because I used to live in a rural town in Maine where there was no trash pickup at all unless you hired a private person to do it. Most folks just took their trash to the town dump every Saturday. (On the up side, you would meet and get to talk to everyone and find out what was going on.)

Of the trash services that I love, the service I love most is leaf pickup. I have never lived anywhere that got rid of my leaves for me. I just have to get them to the curb! Growing up (in the midwest) I used to have to rake and bag, rake and bag.

But in Our Fair City, you just need to make a big pile of leaves, make sure there aren’t any big sticks hiding among them, and wait. The City comes around on a schedule and sucks them all up.

Here’s this year’s leaf pickup schedule, by area:

Area 1:
Oct 22-26
Nov 26-30

Area 2:
Oct 29-Nov 2
Dec 3-7

Area 3:
Nov 5-9
Dec 10-14

Area 4:
Nov 12-16
Dec 17-21

Area 5:
Nov 19-23
Dec 24-28

Here’s a map to find your region:

There are other options, if you are not feeling like you want to fill landfill. You can mulch or compost your leaves and feed your garden in the spring!

One last thing. On your leaf day, make sure your leaves are ready to go by 7am!

(Photo from the City of Deptford, NJ.)

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