Leaf Collection Time Again In Rockville
Oct 19, 2009 8:00 - 1 Comment
Most >Rockville Central readers are aware that I think the city’s leaf program is incredible. I love the leaf guys! So I was delighted when the following press release crossed my desk:
Leaf Collection Begins in Rockville
Residents Should Rake Leaves to the Curb or Next to Pavement
When No Curb ExistsEach year, Rockville’s Department of Public Works provides two leaf pick-ups during a 10-week period for residents between mid-October and December.
Residents should rake leaves to the curb or just next to the pavement if no curb exists. Leaves can be raked anytime immediately before or during collection week. Doing so just before collection will help reduce the accumulation of leaves near and on the streets, which can lead to fire hazards or grass being damaged if left too long.
Limbs, rocks and other heavy objects should be removed from leaf piles. Leaves should not be placed in plastic bags. Residents who prefer to bag their leaves may place the leaves in biodegradable paper bags or in 32-gallon containers, and place them at the curb for collection on their regular weekly yard waste collection day. This collection occurs year round.
Place leaves at the curb by 7 a.m. on the collection dates. The City will follow the following schedule:
- Area 1 (east of Route 355 and south of Broadwood Road including the Twinbrook neighborhood): Nov. 9-13 and Dec. 14-18.
- Area 2 (east of Route 355 and north of Broadwood Road): Nov. 16-20 and Dec. 21-24.
- Area 3 (west of Route 355 from Falls Road north through King Farm): Oct. 19-23 and Nov. 23-27.
- Area 4 (neighborhoods west of I-270): Oct. 26-30 and Nov. 30-Dec. 4.
- Area 5 (west of Route 355 and south of Falls Road): Nov. 2-6 and Dec. 7-11.
The schedule and map can be found online here.
Rockville encourages alternative methods for getting rid of leaves to save collection and disposal costs and to help the environment. Some alternatives are to mulch leaves or to compost them.
Here’s the map, in case you don’t want to click:
Rockville leaf collection service is definitely great. I would also encourage people who have never tried it, to compost or shred their leaves to use as mulch. I will often either bag and save leaves as my “browns” to add to my “greens” (table scraps) throughout the year, or will shred them to mulch my garden beds. I will also add the shredded leaves to my vegetable garden at the time of the year. Come spring, it has all cooked down to add nutrients to the soil. Of course when I get tired of all the raking, bagging or shredding, the leaves get kicked to the curb.