CITY OF FINDLAY: Last Week for Leaf Pick Up

By Press release submission

Dec 4, 2020

City of Findlay issued the following announcement on Nov. 30.

The week of November 30, 2020, is the last week that the City of Findlay will be picking up leaves for the season. City employees will collect leaves that have been placed in biodegradable PAPER bags at the curb. Plastic bags and loose leaves will not be picked up. Bagged leaves are to be placed by the curb.

The last pick up will be on Friday, December 4, 2020. Make sure that bagged leaves are at the curb before 7am on December 4, 2020.

Biodegradable bags are readily available at local hardware, building supply, and some grocery stores.

City residents may continue to drop leaves at the green waste site located at 330 North Cory Street at no charge. The current hours for the site are Tuesday through Friday 1pm-6pm and Saturday 8am-4pm. The last day for the green waste site is December 5, 2020.

The green waste site is intended for residential use only. No contractors are permitted to use this site. Only tree trimmings, brush, leaves, and grass clippings can be dumped in designated areas at the site.

Raking leaves into the street has many negative aspects. Leaf piles in the street can be a dangerous temptation to children who like to play in the piles and in many areas reduce the traffic to one lane or cause drivers to drive around the piles into oncoming traffic. Piled leaves tend to wash into and clog storm sewers, causing maintenance issues and potential localized flooding during storm events. Residents who blow or rake leaves onto City streets are in violation of long standing City Codified Ordinance 311.01(d). Complaints should be forwarded to the Police Department.

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