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Daily
Leaf Vacuum Collection Progress Update
The leaf vacuum trucks have completed six complete
passes throughout the City of Moline.
Thursday, December 1, is the last day the vacuums will
be out. Leaf collection is completed for the
season.
Area 1
1st – 19th Streets: Completed for year 2011
Area 2
19th – 41th Streets: Completed for year 2011
Area 3
41st – East Moline: Completed for year
2011
View the
Daily
Leaf
Collection Map
The Leaf
Collection Map indicates the areas where the City crews
have completed vacuuming leaves. It does not provide a
specific date that they will be collected as the
collection progress varies.
Residents are reminded that leaf vacuuming collection
times are subject to equipment failures, weather, and
the dropping of the leaves by the trees, but bagged leaf
collection occurs every week on your regular day of
collection!
Please refer back to information on the website as
frequently as necessary to keep informed on the crews'
progress, or call the Leaf Hotline at 524-2407 to hear a
pre-recorded message.
Leaf Collection & Disposal Options
Free Leaf Bag Collection: October 15 - December 15, 2012
Leaf Vacuuming Program: October 15 -
December 1
Download
the Leaf Collection Brochure
Leaf Bags—Leaves
and other yard waste may be placed in a biodegradable
paper trash bag with a City sticker attached through
October 15th.
The City will provide free
leaf bag collection from October 15 - December 15, 2012. Stickers are not required from October 15 -
December 15. The bags are then placed out with
regular trash on the scheduled garbage collection days.
Stickers (for use other than during October 15 -
December 15) are available for $2.00 at the Moline
Finance Office, 1630 - 8th Avenue, or Moline hardware and grocery
stores. Yard waste collection continues through December
15, 2012. Residents are encouraged to bag their leaves
and take advantage of the free leaf bag collection
period, rather than wait for conventional vacuum
collection.
Leaf Vacuuming—Residents
may rake leaves to the curb and City Crews will vacuum
them according to a schedule which divides the City into
three areas from river to river. Two crews will be
working in each area Monday—Friday from North to South
(1st Avenue to 52nd Avenue).
View
the Leaf Collection Map.
Leaves will be vacuumed beginning October 15
- December 1, 2012, weather
permitting.
Please consider the Green alternatives of bagging,
mulching, or composting your leaves as your first
choice!
Crews will begin at the location they ended the
previous day. Please rake leaves close to the road, but
not on roadway surface. Do not include rocks, sticks and
other debris in leaf pile. Residents are asked to assist
crews by not parking vehicles in front of leaves during
collection period as this makes it difficult to maneuver
vacuums.
During the leaf collection months, residents may call the
Leaf Hotline at 524-2407
to hear an updated recorded message of the locations
of the vacuums. Daily locations are also posted on
this page.
"Green" Leaf Disposal -
Residents may consider the most environmentally-friendly
option, mulching or composting their leaves as a "green"
method of leaf disposal. Mulching using the proper
mower incorporates your grass and leaf waste back into
your yard, while composting using a modern bin can make
usable planting materials for your garden or flower
beds.
Residents are encouraged to use one or a combination
of both of these "green" options.
Please note that burning of
leaves, tree branches and grass clippings is not
permitted within the City of Moline.
Leaf Disposal Video
Moline residents can view a short educational video that
explains the leaf disposal options, including mulching
and composting on Mediacom Channel 18. The video
airs daily at these times: 6 am, 9 am, Noon, 3 pm,
7 pm, 11 pm and 1 am.
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