Darien Begins Free Leaf Collection Friday

DARIEN, IL — Darien will begin a free leaf pickup program Friday, the city announced on Facebook. Now autumn is officially here.

The city will pick up leaves from Oct. 15 through Dec. 17. On your scheduled trash pickup day, put the leaves in either a yard waste bag or a can, with a yard waste identification label, and place it at the curb. No garbage sticker is needed. Plastic bags are not allowed.

Any other yard waste must have a garbage sticker attached. Residents are asked not to rake leaves into the street, because it can cause flooding.

The city is offering free branch pickup until the week of Oct. 25-29. Residents are asked to stack branches up to six inches in diameter neatly by the curb on the Sunday before pickup week. Do not tie the branches or put them in garbage cans.

Call Darien Municipal Services at 630-353-8105 with questions.