The Noblesville Street Department is in the process of their annual leaf pickup program, which will continue weekly until Friday, Dec. 15. There are two methods that residents may use to dispose of leaves:
- Placing leaves in free, biodegradable bags; and
- Raking loose leaves to the grass area next to the curb.
The bagged leaf method is the quickest method of pickup since bagged leaves are picked up weekly. There can be a waiting period of up to three weeks between loose leaf pickups because street crews make a continuous circuit of the city with the leaf vacuums and street sweepers.
Bagged leaves will be picked up on the same day as residents’ regular trash day but not necessarily the same time, since leaves are collected by the street department and not Republic Services. Please make sure that leaves are only bagged in biodegradable or compost bags and are placed separately from trash containers. Residents may set out as many biodegradable bags as necessary. Bags with grass clippings and other debris will not be collected and should be discarded in trash containers.
Biodegradable bags are available free of charge to Noblesville residents at all Noblesville fire stations, City Hall (16 S. 10th St.), Noblesville Street Department (1575 Pleasant St.) and the Hamilton County Household Hazardous Waste Center (1717 Pleasant St.).
“If residents choose to rake their loose leaves, they must be collected as close to the edge of the street as possible without placing leaves in the street and obstructing the roadway,” Noblesville Street Commissioner Patty Johnson said. “Loose leaves with brush, grass, litter, and/or other debris will not be picked up, as this will damage equipment. Both bagged and loose leaves are recycled into compost.”
Leaf pickups will only be in front of a resident’s house until Dec. 15. After that date, if residents have bagged or loose leaves for pickup, they will need to contact the street department and provide their address. The street department will continue to pick up leaves after this date as weather permits. Residents are strongly encouraged to bag their leaves after Dec. 15 because loose leaves run the risk of freezing, which then makes them unable to be picked up by the leaf machines.
For more information about the leaf program, contact the Street Department at (317) 776-6348 or view the educational video at youtu.be/mUDZXf-d_gM.