City of Lincoln
Fall leaf pick up schedule
Fall hours start at landscape waste facility this week

 

[December 07, 2021] 

Lincoln Street Department crews will be providing fall leaf collection to all City residents every Wednesday, beginning November 3, 2021. 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.

• November 3, 2021
• November 10, 2021
• November 17, 2021
• November 24, 2021
• December 1, 2021
• December 8, 2021

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 27, 2021, the Landscape Waste Facility will be open Wednesday through Sunday from 8:00 am to 3:50 pm until December 5, 2021. The facility will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. The facility will return to the regular Wednesday and Saturday schedule beginning December 8, 2021.

[Charity Hutchison
City of Lincoln]