City of Rochester
News Release
(Monday, Oct. 26, 2020) — The City of Rochester’s
Department of Environmental Services’ (DES) annual Fall Loose Leaf Collection
Program will begin Monday, Nov. 2. The program continues through Nov. 20.
A collection schedule and interactive map can be found on
the City’s Loose Leaf Collection Program web page at www.cityofrochester.gov/leaves.
Residents can simply type their address into the map’s search engine to find
out which week crews will be in their neighborhood.
Residents can also check the schedule on their DES “At Your
Service” guide which was delivered by mail.
Loose leaves should be raked into a pile between the
sidewalk and the curb before the Monday of their scheduled collection week. It
is illegal to rake leaves into the street. Bagged leaves may be placed at the
curb to be collected on residents’ regular refuse collection days.
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News Media: For more information, contact Bridgette Burch
White at 428-6064 or email at Bridgette.BurchWhite@CityofRochester.gov.