KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – As the color continues to turn and leaves hit the ground, the City of Kalamazoo has set up a schedule for leaf collection, beginning next month.
The fall leaf collection for city residents begins Monday, November 4. Two pickups are scheduled for each household in the city through mid-December.
According to a release from the city, residents can place out for collection any volume of leaves, small sticks (less than 4 feet long by 2 inches in diameter), grass clippings, and similar organic debris (including pumpkins). Material can be piled in the curb lawn or at the street or edge of the sidewalk if there is no curb lawn. If the material will be boxed or bagged, residents must use biodegradable materials like cardboard boxes or paper yard waste bags.
Residents should not place leaves near mailboxes, utility poles, landscaped areas, or covering storm drains. Leaves should also never be placed where they will block sidewalks, bike lanes, or streets.
The leaf collection program is scheduled by week, with each collection zone assigned a start date. Leaves should be placed out for collection the night before this date, the Monday of the collection week.
Click here for the leaf collection schedule and map.
City residents will also have the option to drop off leaves and other accepted materials at 322 E Stockbridge Avenue. The drop-off location will be available Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. while the program is in operation (November 4 through December 20).
There will be no leaf collection or drop off available on Veterans Day (Monday, November 11) or Thanksgiving (Thursday, November 28, and Friday, November 29) when City offices are closed.
Residents are asked to wait to report missed leaf pickups until after crews have completed collection in their area. Missed pickups can be reported by calling 311 or visiting www.kalamazoocity.org/missedpickup.
As leaves are collected, they are transported to a composting facility where they are managed throughout the year as they decompose. The compost eventually becomes the commercially available product Dairy Doo, which is widely used by everyone from hobbyists and residential gardeners to large-scale agricultural facilities.
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