Leaf Pickup Program Starts Oct. 17

Submission by the village of Mundelein

All single family homes within the village of Mundelein corporate limits can take advantage of the free leaf collection program, which begins the week of Oct. 17 and ends Dec. 9. Public work crews will have numerous trucks working on a daily basis.

In order to assure leaves are collected by the December 9 end date, they must be raked to the curb, ready for collection by November 27. Leaves raked to the curb later than November 27, may not be collected.

Please review the following regulations for the leaf preparation guidelines:

• Leaves should be raked to the curb or the edge of the street, not into the street or over storm water inlets.
• If possible, leaf piles should be a maximum of 5 feet wide. If the leaf piles are larger, the vacuum will not reach the entire pile and the leaves will have to be re-raked closer to the edge of the street.
• Parked cars must be at least 30 ft. away from the leaf pile in order for the truck to access the pile. If on-street parking is hindering collection of your leaves, please contact the Village Hall, 847-949-3223 for assistance.
• Sticks and tree branches must be removed from the leaf piles as this debris will clog the vacuum hose and slow collection.

The speed of the collection program depends greatly on the weather-rain and snow slow collection. Please try to get your leaves out as soon as possible and be sure to not wait until the end of the collection program.
On a daily basis, the Groot staff will report to the Village the number of trucks working in town, the general location of where the crews are working, and the daily progress.

For more information, contact the village of Mundelein at (847) 949-3200 or email info@mundelein.org.