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Longmeadow’s Fall Leaf Program For residents and local landscapers wishing to dispose of leaves, a site has been made available located in the meadows on West Road beginning mid October. Dump stickers will be required for leaf disposal and may be obtained at the Tax Collectors office in the Town Hall. Maps will be available at the Town Hall showing the leaf disposal location and signs will be posted designating the area. Residents and landscapers will be directed to specific locations at the site. This leaf site will be open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm seven days per week. This site is for leaves generated in Longmeadow only. Personnel will be at this site seven days per week. Leaves only are to be deposited at this site. No brush, stumps, or other yard trimmings are to be disposed of at the site. A dumpster will be available at the leaf disposal site for empty bags only. Residents are asked to empty all bags brought to the site.
Although the yard waste site at the recycling center will be closed during the week about mid October, residents with permits will be permitted to bring recyclables and brush to the site on Saturday’s 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Materials must be in conformance with requirements as detailed in yard waste and recycling regulations. Residents are advised that disposal of leaves will only be permitted at the authorized location. Any disposal in unauthorized areas is subject to a $300 fine. Your cooperation in this effort is appreciated.
What You Need to Know, FAQs (i.e., frequently asked questions)
Town of Longmeadow’s leaf program is a “fee-based” curbside bag collection pick up.
Only special “Town of Longmeadow” bags containing leaves will be picked up from the tree belt.
It is a 33 gallon, clear plastic bag with green “Town of Longmeadow” writing. No other bags will be picked up.
Town of Longmeadow leaf bags will be sold during normal hours of business at Brightwood Hardware Store, Council on Aging on Maple Road, , D.P.W. office on Pondside Road and the Recycling Center on Pondside Road Saturday’s only.
Leaf bags will be sold in packs of 10 @ $5.00/pack.
Bags can not exceed 40 pounds and must contain leaves only. Heavier bags or contaminated bags will not be picked up.
Bags will be picked up from the tree belt around Nov1 through Dec 15. Look for exact dates on Longmeadow.org and in newspaper. Bags will be picked up weather permitting by precinct Monday is precinct A, Tuesday is precinct B, Wednesday is precinct C, Thursday is precinct D, and Friday is precinct E.
Place leaf bags on the tree belt, NOT IN THE STREET. In case of impending snowfall, keep the bags back to avoid them being covered/plowed over.
(1) You may bring leaves to the Town’s designated leaf collection site on West Road during the time of leaf pickup. Leaves may be loose or in any bag. You must empty bags at the site. An annual Recycling Center sticker is required to use this site (stickers available at the Tax Collectors Office in Town Hall 567-1066). (2) You can contract with a landscaper to collect your leaves – vendor list available at Town Hall and Council on Aging. (3) Call the Council on Aging at 565-4150 for a list of students willing to bag leaves for a fee. (4) Seniors can call the Council on Aging at 565-4150 for a list of volunteers willing to help seniors. For more info call 567-3400 |
Created by Christopher W. Reed. Send mail to
Engineering@Longmeadow.org with questions or comments about this web site.
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