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Loose leaf collection in Dearborn
scheduled to begin the week of October 20
Loose leaf collection is scheduled to begin in Dearborn the week of
Oct. 20 and end on Nov. 26, and residents should know there are important
changes in the program this year before raking leaves into the street.
For 2008, residents are encouraged to rake leaves into the street only
on the day before their neighborhood’s Public Service Days.
For example, if their neighborhood’s Public Service Day is on
Tuesday, then they should rake their leaves into the street on Monday.
Contractors paid by residents to rake leaves must follow the same rule.
Public Service Days will occur on each neighborhood’s trash day
the week of Oct. 20-24, the week of Nov. 3-7 and the week of Nov. 17-21
during the anticipated loose leaf collection season. (Note the dates
for the program can change, depending on the weather and leaf fall pattern.)
Crews may not be able to pick up all the loose leaves in a neighborhood
on Public Service Day. They will return on the neighborhood’s
next trash pickup day to collect the rest.
Avoid raking leaves into the street too early, as leaves left to pile
up in the street for days before scheduled collection can present traffic
and safety hazards.
Large amounts of dry leaves raked into the street represent a potential
fire hazard if hot vehicles park over them.
And piles of wet leaves in the street can be slippery, potentially reducing
a vehicle’s stopping time.
City ordinance requires all drivers to move parked vehicles off of the
street from 7 a.m.-4 p.m. during a neighborhood’s Public Service
Day. Keeping parked cars off the street on Public Service Days allows
city crews to reach curb to curb and complete activities like street
sweeping and leaf collection more efficiently.
For the duration of the leaf collection season, it is also advisable
to move parked vehicles off the street during trash collection day.
Remember that leaves can be disposed of by bagging them or putting them
in proper containers for pickup on regular trash collection days. Residents
must use either 20-32 gallon containers with a City yard waste sticker
on the lid (available at City Hall), or proper yard waste paper bags.
Leaves in plastic bags or in cardboard boxes will not be picked up.
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