Residents are being asked to place loose leaves within 10 feet of the street so leaf vacuums can reach them, he said. Please do not place them in the street, since this causes traffic hazards and drainage problems.
For those who bag them, only the biodegradable paper or plastic types will be accepted.
Residents are also asked to keep loose leaves separate from yard waste like brush, debris and limbs because mixing them causes damage to the vacuum units and prevents vacuum collection, the director said. Leaves the department collects are trucked to Murfreesboro’s mulch site on Florence Road.
Though fall foliage is only beginning to turn colors this year, Templeton said, the collection season usually begins in October.
“Depending on the weather, our season generally begins sometime in October,” Templeton said. “especially if it’s dry and turns off cool with an early frost. We want to get the word out early so residents can adjust to our collection schedule, if they need to.”
Crews began collecting what few leaves are out there Oct. 17, he said.
Just how often collection crews will round the city will depend on how many and how fast leaves fall and residents bag or rake them to the street.
“We’ll be using four trucks and vacuums,” Templeton said. “Murfreesboro Solid Waste Department will help out when needed with their rear loading garbage and knuckleboom trucks.”
Before more falling leaves push crews into routine routes, the director said, they will respond directly to individual residents who call the department at 893-4380. Once the volume increases, leaves will be picked up on a route basis only.
The heavier part of the leaf collection season ends before Christmas , the director said, though crews are still picking up bags of leaves on into the first or second week of January.
“Once things slow down some,” he said, “we’ll respond to specific locations on a case-by-case basis until they are gone.”
“Depending on the weather, our season generally begins sometime in October,” Templeton said. “especially if it’s dry and turns off cool with an early frost. We want to get the word out early so residents can adjust to our collection schedule, if they need to.”
Crews began collecting what few leaves are out there Oct. 17, he said.
Just how often collection crews will round the city will depend on how many and how fast leaves fall and residents bag or rake them to the street.
“We’ll be using four trucks and vacuums,” Templeton said. “Murfreesboro Solid Waste Department will help out when needed with their rear loading garbage and knuckleboom trucks.”
Before more falling leaves push crews into routine routes, the director said, they will respond directly to individual residents who call the department at 893-4380. Once the volume increases, leaves will be picked up on a route basis only.
The heavier part of the leaf collection season ends before Christmas , the director said, though crews are still picking up bags of leaves on into the first or second week of January.
“Once things slow down some,” he said, “we’ll respond to specific locations on a case-by-case basis until they are gone.”