The Town of Blacksburg’s fall leaf collection began Monday and will continue through Friday, Dec. 10.
Leaf pick-up crews will make the rounds in each of the four quadrants for the duration of leaf collection. Loose and bagged leaves will be collected, at the same time, in the East and West sides of Blacksburg, through Friday, Dec. 3. Heavily forested neighborhoods will be revisited the week of December 6.
The number of leaf pick-ups will not change. Instead of having a week on and a week off (east to west), each quadrant will have three, two-week windows, to put out their leaves, and a fourth week for neighborhoods that have heavily forested areas.
Leaf collection cycles will begin on the following Mondays: Oct. 25 through Nov. 5, Nov. 8 through Nov. 19, and Nov. 22 through Dec. 3.
Once crews come down a street, they will be back again in two weeks, making a total of three collections.
Residents are asked to please observe the following guidelines:
Place leaves at the curb by 7:00 a.m. Monday, Oct. 25. Leaves may be bagged or piled.
Remove all sticks and yard debris from piles and bags. Only leaves will be collected. Contaminated piles or bags of leaves will not be collected.
To prevent loose leaves from blowing, cover piles with old sheets, blankets, or tarps weighted with stones or bricks.
Leaf piles must not impede traffic.
Leaf collection is for residential refuse and recycling customers only.
Town crews will not collect leaves on private roads, private property, or in parking lots. Place leaf piles on the edge of the nearest public street.
Loose and bagged leaves collected in the fall are available for free delivery to town residents. Residents may use these leaves as a soil additive and for composting. This service is important to keep leaves out of the landfill. Not only do leaves take up valuable landfill space, but the landfilling of such organic materials produces greenhouse gasses.
Contact the Public Works department at 540-443-1200 or recycle@blacksburg.gov to arrange for a leaf delivery.
