The Town of East Hartford will begin the annual curbside leaf collection program on Monday, October 31, 2022. The program will feature a one-time vacuuming of leaves placed in piles on a tree belt. Leaves will be vacuumed Monday through Saturday starting October 31st until all leaves are collected once along each street. The expected completion date is December 10, 2022.
The leaf collection program will commence on roads in the northwest corner of town in the area of Pitkin Street and then proceed north and east through the Burnham and Goodwin Street areas. Leaves will be vacuumed once along each street, weather permitting. Collection will proceed in a clockwise direction around town. There will be no leaf collection on two (2) Town-observed holidays—Veterans Day, November 11, 2022 and Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2022.
The schedule for leaf pickup can be found on the Department of Public Works Weekly Advisory Map on the town website and on the Town’s Facebook page. This map will show completed areas as well as the areas where leaf collection is anticipated the following week. Residents should note that the map is tentative and dependent on the weather and the speed of collection and should not be considered a set collection schedule. Progress of the collection is weather-dependent and will be affected by rain or snow. Snowfall before mid-December may cause a suspension or cancelation of leaf collection. The map will be updated with address-specific collection information, such as whether collection has been completed or is anticipated by close of business on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
- Instructions for using the Weekly Advisory Map:
- Enter your address in the search bar.
- The Map will show your property- click on it to pull up the anticipated collection week.
- To find out if the leaf collection has already been completed in your area, please click on the road centerline, which will indicate if the street has been completed.
Residents, please look for leaf program lawn signs! Leaf collection lawn signs will be posted in neighborhoods to notify residents that curbside leaf pickup is coming, and to encourage raking to the curb and paper leaf bag collection.
This information will also be communicated via EH Alert as a text, call or email to those subscribed to “town services.” To receive these notifications, please select "Town Services" during registration in the drop down menu at this link www.easthartfordct.gov/eh-alert. Residents also have two (2) additional options for leaf disposal: OPTION 1: Curbside Brown Bag Collection for six (6) weeks
- Town crews will pick up leaves placed in biodegradable brown paper bags beginning October 31, 2022 through December 10, 2022 on your regular waste collection day, weather permitting. Leaves, in biodegradable brown paper bags only, will be collected weekly for six (6) weeks. No grass clippings, branches or other waste items can be placed in the paper bags nor will the Town collect leaves in plastic bags.
OPTION 2: Resident Transport to The Transfer Station for FREE Disposal
- Residents may also bring their leaves to the Transfer Station on Ecology Drive between 8 AM to 1:45 PM on the following days:
- Saturdays November 5 and 19
- Saturdays, November 12 and 26 for leaves only.
Leaves in plastic bags will not be accepted.
For any additional information, please call Public Works at 860-291-7374. |