Beginning Monday, November 3 and continuing through January 26, York County residents who reside on publicly maintained streets or roads can place an unlimited number of clear bags of leaves at the front roadside for collection every other week.
Residents who live in private communities or on privately maintained streets or roads may bring leaves to the closest public roadway for collection. In addition, ALL RESIDENTS may bring leaves year-round to the VPPSA Compost Facility located at 145 Goodwin Neck Road, Monday through Saturday, 8am—4pm.
For leaf collection purposes, the County is divided into two zones:
- Southern Zone includes all homes south of Dare Road, including neighborhoods in Grafton, Tabb, Brandywine, Coventry, Kiln Creek, Calthrop Neck Road neighborhoods, Running Man, and Carys Chapel Road area. Collection weeks for the Southern Zone will be:
November 3 November 17 December 1
December 15 December 29 January 12
- Northern Zone includes all homes on and north of Dare Road, including neighborhoods along Wolf Trap Road, Goodwin Neck Road, and homes in and near Marlbank, Edgehill, Queens Lake, Hubbard’s Lane, Skimino, and Lightfoot. Collection weeks for the Northern Zone will be:
November 10 November 24 December 8
December 22 January 5 January 19
There will be one final sweep County wide the week of January 26.
Leaves must be in clear bags, no thicker than one millimeter (no drawstrings, please!) and bags must be easy to handle by one person (max. weight limit = 40 pounds). The leaves are processed at the local compost facility, and drawstrings become tangled in the debagging equipment. When purchasing bags at the local hardware, grocery, and department stores, please choose bags without drawstrings, when available. Bags containing other yard debris (sticks, etc.) and/or pet waste will not be accepted.
Bags must be at the front roadside by 7am on the Monday of your collection week. Pick up will be completed by the end of the week.
For additional information, please call York County Waste Management at (757) 890-3780.
