Glencoe Curbside Leaf Collection Starts Next Week

The following is from the Village of Glencoe:

The Village’s annual Curbside Leaf Collection Program will be offered for seven weeks beginning October 13. Leaves will be collected from the parkway area in residential neighborhoods. Residents participating in the Leaf Collection Program are asked to note the following:

• Leaves should be piled in a row along the parkway in front of your property and should not be placed in the street under any circumstance. Leaf piles in the street are a traffic hazard and clog the storm sewer basins, resulting in street flooding. A long, low row is better than a single large pile and limits the blowing of leaves into the street or back into the yard.
• The Village will be operating multiple parkway leaf collection crews continually during the program and anticipates passing through every neighborhood 4-5 times before the end of November. Residents are encouraged to check the Village website for an area-by-area map and estimated progress schedule. The final pass will be made the last week of November and the last day of collection will occur on November 30.
• Residents who use a landscape contractor to maintain their yard are urged to have the contractor remove leaves at the time their yard is serviced. Most residents who use landscape contractors are paying for disposal of leaves as part of their service.

Remember, use of gasoline powered leaf blowers is permitted September 15 through December 15. Commercial landscape maintenance contractors may operate Monday - Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Commercial landscape maintenance contractors are prohibited from working on Sundays and holidays.

For more information, please contact the Public Works Department at 847-835-4134 or check the Village website for regular Leaf Program Updates.