Leaf collection day guidelines

Leaves might start collecting on your lawn in early fall, but municipalities don’t start their collection until November! Please be sure to check the schedule for your neighborhood and only place leaf piles out for city/county pick-up on the specified dates. That will ensure Apex trucks have unimpeded access to your carts — and keep debris from clogging storm drains. 

Check your leaf pick-up schedule

Eugene and Lane County update their websites with information for the current year as leaf season approaches. Check your leaf collection schedule and get complete program details:

• City of Eugene leaf collection program

• Lane County leaf pick-up program

A safe and fun fall for all

Jumping into leaf piles is fun for kids and dogs—but not for our trucks and drivers! To protect driver safety, we cannot drive through leaf piles or move carts that are blocked by leaves. If piles prevent our truck arms from reaching your carts, we won’t be able to empty them. When you have leaves in the street for leaf collection days, please follow these guidelines to be sure the arms on our trucks can reach your bins:

• Place your carts in the street next to your leaf pile, with the wheels touching the curb

• If you cannot put your carts in the street, place them in the corners of your driveway

• Keep three feet of distance between all carts and parked vehicles

• Do not place carts behind a leaf pile—our trucks cannot reach them!

Please help keep our streets clean of both leaves and trash with the guidelines above. Happy raking!