Arlington's Leaf Vacuum Collection Program To Run Through Dec. 23

ARLINGTON, VA — Leaf vacuum trucks will begin making their way through Arlington's neighborhoods next week as curbside leaf collection gets started.

The trucks will be making two passes through each neighborhood in Arlington. Residents can track the progress of the vacuum trucks by viewing the Arlington County Department of Environmental Services' interactive map. On the map, neighborhoods will be coded orange for first pass and blue for second pass when leaves have been collected.

Arlington's leaf collection program is scheduled to run from Nov. 14 to Dec. 23.

Signs will be put up on the boundary streets based on Arlington civic association to let residents know the date for each leaf collection. Bright yellow signs will be posted in neighborhoods for the first leaf collection, and bright orange signs will be posted for the second collection date.

Residents should rake leaves to curb the weekend before the posted start of zone collection. Roadways should not be blocked with leaves more than seven days in advance of a scheduled vacuum leaf collection. Residents should remove stones, litter, branches and other debris from leaves to prevent equipment damage and worker injuries. Also, cars should not be parked on leaf piles to avoid cars catching on fire.

Leaf vacuum trucks will operate Monday through Saturday; no leaf collection is scheduled for Thanksgiving Day.

Below is the vacuum truck schedule for the first pass. These dates for each zone are considered tentative based on weather and other factors. The dates for the second pass of the vacuum trucks will be determined later in November.

Nov. 14-16

• Alcova Heights
• Arlington Mill
• Arlington View
• Ballston-Virginia Square
• Boulevard Manor
• Clarendon/Court House
• Colonial Village
• Columbia Heights
• Dominion Hills
• Forest Glen
• Foxcroft Heights
• Glencarlyn
• John M. Langston
• Long Branch Creek
• Green Valley (Nauck)
• North Highlands
• North Rosslyn
• Radnor/Ft. Myer Heights
• Waycroft-Woodlawn

Nov. 16-19

• Aurora Highlands
• Claremont
• Douglas Park
• Glebe-Wood
• Highland Park/Overlee Knolls
• Leeway Overlee
• Madison Manor
• Old Dominion
• Penrose
• Waverly Hills
• Westover Village

Nov. 19-23

• Ashton Heights
• Barcroft
• Bluemont
• Cherrydale
• Cherry Valley Nature Area
• Lyon Park
• Lyon Village
• Stafford-Albemarle-Glebe
• Tara-Leeway Heights

Nov. 23-28

• Arlington East Falls Church
• Arlington Forest
• Arlington Heights
• Arlington Ridge
• Arlingwood
• Buckingham
• Chainbridge
• Columbia Forest
• Dover Crystal
• Rivercrest
• Riverwood
• Yorktown

Nov. 28-Dec. 2

• Bellevue Forest
• Donaldson Run
• Gulf Branch / Country Club Hills
• Maywood
• Old Glebe
• Rock Springs
• Williamsburg
• Woodmont

Residents should report a missed route only after it has been labeled completed on the online progress map by calling 703-228-5000.

Free paper yard waste bags are available this fall at several locations across the county. Residents are allowed to pick up a maximum of 15 bags. Here are the locations:

Thomas Jefferson Community Center

3501 2nd St. S., 703-228-5920, Monday – Friday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Langston-Brown Community Center

2121 N. Culpeper St., 703-228-5210, Monday-Wednesday, 9 a.m.- 8 p.m. Thursday, closed
Friday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Solid Waste Bureau

4300 29th St. S., 703-228-6570, Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-4 p.m.

Madison Community Center

3829 N. Stafford St., 703-228-5310, Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, closed, Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Aurora Hills Branch Library

735 18th Street S., 703-228-5715, Monday-Saturday, hours vary.

Long Branch Nature Center

625 S. Carlin Springs Road, 703-228-6535, Tuesday-Wednesday, Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.