Town of Chapel Hill issued the following announcement on Oct. 26.
The Town of Chapel Hill’s annual loose-leaf collection has begun. This year’s collection might be slower due to limited staffing during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Here are some things to know about leaf collection this year:
- *NEW!* Leave the Leaves: in partnership with the New Hope Audubon Society, the Town has launched a new voluntary Leave the Leaves program to promote environmental sustainability and to ease the strain on collection services. Leaving leaves where they fall saves time and money and benefits our environment. This process reduces flooding and land erosion, supports bees, fireflies, birds, and wildlife, improves tree and soil health, and reduces air, water, and noise pollution. For more on Leave the Leaves, visit townofchapelhill.org/leaves.
- Compost your leaves: leaves and other brown materials (like pine straw and twigs) can provide valuable nutrients for your yard and garden. To learn more about composting properly from Orange County Solid Waste Management, visit orangecountync.gov/1150/Compost-at-Home.
- Containerize your leaves: to reduce the amount for the vacuum trucks to collect, place your leaves in containers when possible. Yard materials are collected weekly in Town-issued yard waste carts, other rigid containers, and paper yard waste bags (no plastic bags) year-round. To order a yard waste cart, visit townofchapelhill.org/yardwaste.
- Place your leaves behind the curb: Make sure loose leaves and pine straw are free of limbs and other debris. Do not place in the street, and avoid blocking travel and bike lanes, sidewalks, fire hydrants, mailboxes, storm drains, or water meters, and interfering with sight distances at intersections. Loose-leaf collection takes place from mid-October through mid-February in the Town of Chapel Hill.
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