Each Fall, the City of Dexter Department of Public Works (DPW) collects loose leaves. This is in addition to bagged compost collection by Waste Management and the DPW’s weekly brush pick-up. Leaf collection for Fall 2022 will start the week of October 10th. For the past few years, we have noticed that the leaves from the pear trees and oak trees, mostly located in the newer neighborhoods, have been losing their leaves later in the season. To accommodate this, we have created the following schedule for loose leaf and bagged compost collection. Residents are encouraged to sign up for the e-mail update to keep informed about any changes in this schedule due to the weather.
Collection Schedule:
– Week of October 10th – Loose leaf collection starts.
– November – Brush pick-up and chipping switch to every other Wednesday. The November chipping dates are November 9th and November 23th.
– Monday, November 28, 2022 – Last day of bagged compost pick-up by Waste Management.
– Week of December 5th – Loose leaf collection ends. Residents are asked to have all leaves raked to the curb no later than Monday, December 5th at 7:00 am for pick-up that week.
– Bagged leaves will be picked-up by the DPW on December 21st, January 4th, and January 18th. This is to accommodate the residents whose trees lose their leaves late in the season.
– No compost bag or leaf pick-up by the City or Waste Management will occur in February or March.
– Monday, April 3, 2022 – Bagged compost collection resumes.
Loose Leaf Collection Reminders
– Park cars as far away from leaf piles as possible
– Make sure that there is no debris in the leaf piles (garbage, sticks, etc.)
– Leaves should be raked in a line (windrow) as close to the curb as possible and not placed in the road.
– The closer the piles are to the curb, the quicker they are able to be collected by the City’s equipment.
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