10/06/2026
๐ LEAF COLLECTION REMINDER ๐
Leaf collection will begin mid-October and will continue through November 20th or until snow events require our collection trucks to be converted into snowplows. Because timing depends on both the weather and leaf fall, ๐ฒ๐
๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ.
๐ซ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ข ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ก ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ช๐๐ฌ.
Leaf piles placed in the street are a major problem every year. Wind and traffic can scatter the leaves throughout the neighborhood, with many ending up in storm drains. When storm drains become clogged with leaves, water cannot drain properly โ increasing the risk of street flooding during rain events.
Other important reminders:
โข We collect leaves and lawn thatch only.
โข Do not commingle leaves with sticks, tree branches, rootballs, pumpkins, apples, cornstalks, hay bales or other solid items. These items can plug or damage the leaf vacuum. A plugged vacuum takes hours to clear and delays collection service for everyone.
โข Keep piles as clean and free of other materials as possible so they can be collected efficiently.
โข There is no need to call or schedule a leaf pickup. Trucks will travel every Village street throughout the collection period.
Your cooperation makes a big difference in keeping our streets clean, our storm drains functioning, and our community safe.
Thank you for helping us keep the leaves where they belong โ and out of the roadways and storm drains!
You can follow the collection zone progress via updates on our website: https://www.villageofhoward.com/291/Leaf-Collection
