Everything You Need To Know About Dearborn Loose Leaf Collection

DEARBORN, MI — Get that rake out! Crews are coming to a Dearborn street near you to pick up loose leaves the week of Oct. 31 at homes with a Recycling Week "A" schedule, according to a press release.

“A” schedule at-a-glance:

Oct. 31: Crews will be in neighborhoods with Monday trash collection and an “A” week recycling schedule.

Nov. 1: Crews will be in neighborhoods with Tuesday trash collection and an “A” week recycling schedule.

Nov. 2: Crews will be in neighborhoods with Wednesday trash collection and an “A” week recycling schedule.

Nov. 3: Crews will be in neighborhoods in the Thursday trash district with an “A” week recycling schedule.

Nov. 4: Crews will be in neighborhoods in the Friday trash district with an “A” week recycling schedule.

Here are a few important loose leaf tips to leave you with:

1. Your vehicle can't be parked on the street from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on your neighborhood’s trash day.

2. Yes, you can rake leaves into the street. But the preferred method is to stash leaves in paper yard waste bags or approved 20-32 gallon containers labeled as yard waste. That makes it much faster for crews. Warning: Put down the plastic bag! Leaves in plastic bags or cardboard boxes won't be picked up.

3. Rake leaves into the street the night before your pick-up day. If you rake leaves into the street any earlier than that, it's a recipe for driving disasters. It's fun to jump into leaf piles, it's less fun to drive through leaf piles.

4. If crews can't pick up all the leaves, they'll be back the next trash day on a non-recycling week.

5. Mark your calendar! Leaf collection ends Dec. 2. 2016. So no raking leaves into the street after that! You can pack leaves in bags and containers to be picked up as part of curbside waste collection on your trash day until Dec. 9, 2016.

6. Any more questions? Call the Loose Leaf Collection hotline 313-943-2444.

Photo via Dearborn's Department of Public Information