Be a Leaf Hero!
Be a Leaf Hero...Here's How!
Keep Those Leaves Off the Streets
Check your storm drains for leaves - If you see them, clean them out!
Protect our water sources - no dumping into streams, lakes, or ponds.
Put those nutrients to good use!
Keeping leaves off the streets is a bigger deal than you might think.
They clog storm drains, which can result in local flooding and in winter - unsafe, icy conditions.
Leaves decay and the nutrients enter the water, which can lead to eutrophication (definition: excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen.) and algae blooms.
Now, what can you do with all of those leaves?
- Do you have a Transfer Station Sticker? You can bring your leaves and yard waste to us - $5.00 for a truckload or small trailer.
- Plants and flowers love the nutrients, maybe try your hand at a compost pile in your yard.
- Contact your curbside pick-up company regarding their policies/rates.
If you have any questions, contact the Highway Department at 508-947-9521.