2011 LEAF PROGRAM
Fall and leaf season will soon be upon us, bringing with
its arrival the leaf pick-up program. It is designed
to keep the Village’s streets cleaner and safer
and to help keep leaves out of Flagg Creek Water Reclamation
District’s sewers and storm drains. The most
important thing to remember is that leaves
cannot be placed in the street for removal!
The leaf pick-up program options are:
- Free unlimited weekly curbside collection
of leaves in Kraft paper yard waste bags (plastic bags
will not be picked up) from October 24th thru December
2nd by Republic Services Allied Waste at the time of
your regularly scheduled yard waste pick-up. It is important
to note that the last pick-up of bagged leaves for homeowners
in town south of the tracks will be November 28th, and
the last pick of bagged leaves for homeowners north
of the tracks will be December 1st. All other yard waste
will require a yard waste sticker. Bags may not
exceed 34 gallons or 60 pounds. Please have the
bags placed at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on your scheduled
pick up date.
- You may also choose to keep your leaves on your property
to be composted for use as mulch. The Village
Forester and Horticulturalist highly recommend the use
of compost for keeping plants and trees healthy.
For more information on each of these options, please
visit www.villageofhinsdale.org and click on LEAF REMOVAL.
Remember, leaves should never be placed in the street.
Homeowners or landscape contractors who place leaves in
the street will be subject to a fine of $75 and up after
their first offense.
With everyone’s cooperation and the Village’s
fall street-sweeping operations, we expect to have a cleaner,
safer fall leaf season.
Important Contact Information:
- Village of Hinsdale Public Works Department: (630)
789-7030
- Republic Services Allied Waste: (630) 964-3232
or (708) 345-7050
Want to know about proper mulching? Read
about it here.
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