City of Toledo 2021 leaf collection schedule announced
The collection of leaves will begin November 1st, according to the city.
TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz has announced the city of Toledo’s 2021 Leaf Collection Program will begin Monday, November 1st.
A variety of methods will be used to inform residents as to when leaf collection will occur in their neighborhood. The city will announce each Friday where crews will be working the following week and the week after. That will give residents time to rake leaves to the curb and make sure cars are off the street.
There are several other ways to determine when crews will be on your street:
- Sign up for Toledo Text Alerts to be notified when leaf collection crews will be in your neighborhood, and of any change in plans. Toledo Texts Alerts will notify residents 2 weeks prior, again 1 week prior to pick-up, and again when the collection is complete. To sign up, click here.
- Residents can refer to the map on the city website for information on their specific addresses. The map will be posted here.
- Call Engage Toledo at 419-936-2020.
- Check the city Facebook and Twitter accounts on Fridays.
- Watch for signs to be posted on your street.
City crews will not be able to return to an area once they have completed collection, unless it is a 2nd pass area, and crews will return according to the schedule. If you miss collection, do not place leaves in the street. At that point, the options for residents are to:
- Compost the leaves.
- Dispose of leaves in your gray trash container.
- Take the leaves to one of 4 transfer locations that will be available for free disposal. They are at Bowman Park, Detwiler Park, Ravine Park, and the former ODOT facility at Detroit and Glendale avenues. The sites will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Saturday, beginning November 1st.
City crews may work ahead of schedule where possible. In the event crews begin pickup on a street before the scheduled pickup date, they will return again during the scheduled week.
All vehicles should be off the street when leaf collection crews come to your neighborhood, in order to get the street as clean as possible. City crews will leave a tag at the homes where parked vehicles prevented the collection of leaves. It will include information on what to do with leaves that are left behind under vehicles.
Curbed streets will be marked complete once a street sweeper has passed. Crews will attempt to complete a street in one day but it may extend into a 2nd day.
