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Fall Leaf Collection Schedule
 Fall Leaf Collection Schedule
City of Milwaukee residents can rake leaves into the street from October 1st through November 20th for pickup by City crews. After November 20th, leaves can be taken to one of the City's Self-Help Centers. City crews will wrap up leaf collection efforts the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
Residents are asked to rake their leaves into the street at the curb for collection by Department of Public Works Sanitation Division crews. After November 15th, sanitation crews will still pick up remaining leaf piles as long as weather permits. If you still have leaves not yet raked into the road, you must bag them and take them to a Self-Help Center for disposal.
For more information, the DPW Call Center is available during business days from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm at (414) 286-CITY (2489). You can always make other special pickup requests online, at any time of day, using DPW's online service request.
Sanitation Services urges residents to do the following:
- Do not put leaves in plastic bags
- Put Halloween pumpkins in your green garbage cart or on a compost pile, not on leaf piles in the street
- Please keep debris, such as flowers and vegetable plants, on top of your leaf piles at the curb
- Do not put brush in the leaf piles
- Keep piles away from sewer grates
- Keep debris away from storm drains in the street.
- Do not put plastic bags of leaves in the street. Empty them and put the empty plastic bags in the garbage. The leaves collected by the city are composted but plastic bags will not decompose.
- Large amounts of branches should be piled away from overhanging trees. Call (414) 286-CITY (2489) for a special brush pickup or fill out an online service request.
Off-Season Leaf Removal
In the off season leaves may be taken to a Self-Help Center location. Please refer to our Self-Help Centers for locations and hours of operations.
Recycle Leaves and Grass
Shred leaves with your lawnmower on the grass or compost them. Grass clippings left on the lawn will nourish the soil, too. Brush can also be taken to one of the City's Self-Help Centers.
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