Leaf Pickup Begins This Week in Wilmington

If you haven’t already begun raking and bagging leaves, you no doubt will need to soon.

The end of the year pick up of leaves and grass clippings will begin on Oct. 26 and extend for five weeks through Nov. 28.

Residents may also use the recycling center off Old Main Street near the Woburn line for leaves and brush drop off. The center will be open for nine weeks on Wednesdays and Saturdays from Oct. 7 through and including Dec. 5. The center will be open on Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

To use the yard waste recycling facility, residents must purchase a $15 punch card which is good for five visits to the center. The card can be purchased at the Treasurer/Collector’s Office, Room 1 in Town hall. The facility is for Wilmington residents only and is only for drop off of leaves and brush (not grass clippings). Residents need to present an ID and the punch card at the entrance.

The Conservation Commission reminds residents to dispose of yard waste away from wetlands. Yard waste can be composted to be used as mulch to enrich soil and increase its moisture-holding capacity. More information is available at the town’s Planning & Conservation office, as well as at www.mass.gov/dep/recycle/reduce/