Leaf pickup crews are running four days behind due to volume and weather, but all streets will be visited before the end of the annual program, the City of Oak Ridge said.
The citywide leaf pickup program began Monday, November 21.
Here a few guidelines for the program:
- Residents should place their leaves near, but not beyond, the curb. Leaves must not be placed on the sidewalk or in the street, parking spaces, or drainage ditches due to posing a pedestrian or traffic hazard and possibly clogging the storm drains. Hazards that are created by improperly placed leaves will be removed by the city at the resident’s expense.
- Leaves must be free of tree branches and twigs as these can cause the leaf vacuums to clog. Because of their impact on production, leaf piles found to contain these items will not be picked up.
- All leaves must be placed outside fenced areas. If there is no other location on your property to rake your leaves, then rake them to the end/side of your driveway. Leaves may be placed in plastic bags and will be picked up at the curb during the scheduled program.
- Only leaves will be collected during this fall’s program. Citizens are reminded that the citywide household trash and brush pick-up will be scheduled in April and May.
For more information, contact Waste Connections of Tennessee at (865) 482-3656.
To view the 2016 leaf pickup schedule, click here.
See the city’s leaf pickup press release here.
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