Leaves

• We’ll continue to pick up one pile of branches, brush, and limbs per week if they’re 3 cubic yards or smaller with your weekly yard trimmings collection. (Starting July 1, 2026, we’ll no longer collect loose piles.)
• Six to eight times a year, we sweep leaves that fall naturally and accumulate where the street meets the curb.

• Our crews use the street sweeper to sweep:
  • downtown streets twice a week
  • major entranceway streets once a week
  • and residential streets six to eight times a year
• They also monitor and adjust street sweeping resources when necessary if they can.
• Our crews also coordinate cleaning loose leaves from sidewalks downtown.

We’re making the transition to carts so that we can create a more efficient automated collection system. Instead of manually picking up bags or personal cans, our crews can semi-automatically tip the contents of Town carts into our rear-loader trucks. This reduces the time spent at each stop and requires less physical labor. Our rear loaders don’t have a way to tip bags or personal cans.

Leaves in containers will be picked up on your regular yard trimmings collection day, which is three days after your trash collection day. So, there isn't really a start to leaf collection since it's becoming part of yard trimmings collection.

Monday trash collection = Thursday yard trimmings collection

Tuesday trash collection = Friday yard trimmings collection

If you already have a brown Town yard cart, you can keep using it. You can buy up to four  more carts if you need them.

Starting July 1, 2026, we’ll only accept Town yard carts  for yard trimming collection, including leaves. No more paper bags, or personal cans.  Loose brush pile collection will cost $125

On January 20, 2026, we're launching a financial assistance application for discounted services, including yard and trash carts, bulky item pickup, and large pile collection.

The increase reflects rising costs for delivery, administration, and weekly collection.

We won’t collect them.

Orange County residents can bring a truck load per day or weekend to an Orange County Waste & Recycling Center for no charge. For a fee, landscapers, non-residents, and private businesses can drop off yard trimmings at the Orange County Landfill.

The Orange County Landfill at 1514 Eubanks Drivesells mulch and compost. Delivery options are available.

• July 1, 2025:
  • Yard carts increase to $75.
  • Yard trimmings dumpster rental is no longer available
• Fall 2025-Winter 2026:
  • Loose leaves must go into a container to be picked up as part of the weekly Yard Trimmings Collection program. Limit to 5 containers per week.
  • We will continue collecting one pile of branches, brush, and limbs per week if they’re 3 cubic yards or less.
  • We will continue collecting large piles for $125 per truckload. 
• July 1, 2026:
  • Yard carts increase to $100.
  • We will only collect yard trimmings in Town yard carts. No more bags, personal cans, or small piles.
  • If you have piles that are too big to fit in the yard carts, you can purchase a large pile collection for $125.
  • We will only collect household trash in Town trash carts. No more personal cans.