City of Lincoln to hold one more leaf collection day on Monday
Also extending daily schedule at landscape waste facility

[November 24, 2017] 

LINCOLN

Lincoln Street Dept. crews will be providing fall leaf collection to all City resident one more day, November 27, 2017, pickup will begin at 7:00 a.m. Crews will run continuously until a pass has been completed through town.

Leaves should be placed in biodegradable paper bags or containers such as trash cans and placed at the curb the night before scheduled pick up or before 7:00 a.m. the day of pick up. There will be a weight limit of 50 pounds per bag or container. This collection is for leaves only. No brush or other landscape waste will be picked up. Any bags or cans found to have litter, plastic or other waste will not be picked up or emptied. Crews will not return to any ward to pick up any bags or containers that were not out until the next scheduled pick up date.

Do not rake, mow or blow leaves or grass into the streets

Things citizens can do to manage their own leaves.

• Mulch with mower

• Compost

• Haul leaves to the City Landscape Waste Facility at 957 Broadwell Dr.

Extended Hours at Landscape Waste Facility

The Landscape Waste Facility will be open Saturday November 25th. The facility will reopen Wednesday November 29th through December 3rd and the following week December 6th through December 10th, regular hour’s 8:00 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. The facility will return to the regular Wednesday & Saturday schedule beginning December 13, 2017.

If you have any questions, please contact the Street Dept. at 217-732-4655 or [e-mail].

[Walt Landers, Lincoln Street Department]