Two Weeks Left for Curbside Leaf Pickup

If you’ve been putting off raking and bagging up your leaves, you better get to it. There’s only two weeks left of curbside pickup.

The end of the year curbside pick up of leaves and grass clippings ends Nov. 28.

If you miss the deadline, you have one more week to take advantage of the recycling center off Old Main Street near the Woburn line to drop off leaves and brush. The center will be open on Wednesdays and Saturdays through 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/