City of Lincoln
Fall leaf collection schedule

 

[November 13, 2018] 

LINCOLN 

Lincoln Street Department crews will be providing fall leaf collection to all City residents beginning October 29, 2018, pickup will begin at 7:00am. Crews will run continuously until a pass has been completed through town on each of the dates listed below.

October 29, 2018
November 5, 2018
November 12, 2018
November 19, 2018

Leaves should be placed in biodegradable paper bags or containers, such as trash cans, and placed at the curb the night before scheduled pickup or before 7:00 am the day of the pickup. 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 containers 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 dates.

DO NOT RAKE, MOW OR BLOW LEAVES OR GRASS IN TO 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

Beginning October 24, 2018, the Landscape Waste Facility will be open Wednesday through Sunday from 8:00 am to 3:50 pm until December 2, 2018. The facility will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. The facility will return to the regular Wednesday and Saturday schedule beginning December 5, 2018.

The Street Department will have a loader onsite to load mulch & dirt every Wednesday from 9:00 am to 11:00 am through November 28, 2018.

[Walt Landers, Lincoln Street Department]