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Leaf Collection

Biodegradable paper bags of leaves sitting on curb for recycling.

Leaf Collection Snapshot

Vacuum Collection: Nov. 9 – Dec. 17, 2020

  • Two passes for each civic association.
  • Neighborhood signs posted three to seven days before each pass.
  • Sign up for leaf schedule Listserv email updates.
  • Read the fall yard brochureplaced on carts throughout the County.

Bag Collection: Year-round

  • Collected on weekly trash day with yard waste.
  • Always use biodegradable paper bags. Leaves in plastic bags will NOT be collected.

Green Organics Cart: Year-round

  • Collected on weekly trash day.
  • View the Yard Waste Collection brochure.

Christmas Tree Collection: Jan. 4- Jan. 15, 2021

  • Once collected, trees will be recycled into mulch. After the special collection period, trees will be taken with regular yard waste.

We collect about 50,000 cubic yards of leaves every year. Months ahead, staff analyzes historic data, tree types and density, weather forecasts, state forestry forecasts, and resident feedback to develop the leaf collection schedule.

Did You Know?

You can compost leaves, creating nutrient-rich mulch for spring flower beds and trees.

Vacuum Collection

Fall 2020 Schedule

Routes run Monday – Saturday including holidays except Thanksgiving.

There will be two passes per civic association. Don’t know which civic association you belong to? View the civic association map.

Schedule Information

  • Sign up for leaf schedule Listserv email updates.
  • Look for neighborhood signs posted three to seven days before each pass: signs will be posted on boundary streets by civic association. The first pass is in November (bright yellow); the second pass is in December (orange).
  • Call 703-228-6565 for the recorded schedule by your civic association.
  • Missed a collection? Bag your leaves for the next weekly collection or wait for the second vacuum pass.

How to Prepare for Vacuuming

  • Rake your leaves to the curb (residents with contract lawn services should plan to have their leaves raked before the scheduled vacuum pickup).
  • Don’t block roadways with leaves more than seven days in advance of your scheduled vacuum leaf collection as it’s dangerous, blocks traffic and limits street parking. It’s also a potential fire hazard.
  • Pile your leaves away from storm drains, water meter covers, low wires and parked cars.
  • Remove stones, litter, branches and other debris from your leaves to prevent equipment damage and worker injuries.
  • Don’t place leaves in plastic bags or trash carts.
  • Never park your car on leaf piles — it’s a fire hazard.

Biodegradable Bag Collection

Leaf bags are collected year-round on your regular trash collection day.

How to Prepare for Collection

  • Place your bags at the curb no earlier than 5 p.m. the day before your regular collection day and no later than 6:00 a.m. on your collection day.
  • Remove dirt, stones, litter and other debris from your leaves.
  • Close the bags by folding them top down.
  • Don’t use plastic bags. Leaves in plastic bags will NOT be collected.


Biodegradable paper leaf bags are available at most hardware stores. Or you can use any bags left over from the spring.

Free bags will also be available through Jan. 22, 2021 at the locations below.

While supplies last; 15 bag maximum per resident.

  • Thomas Jefferson

3501 2nd St. S., 703-228-5920

Monday – Friday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

Saturday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

  • Langston-Brown Community Center

2121 N. Culpeper St., 703-228-5210

Monday – Wednesday, 9 a.m.- 8 p.m.

Thursday, closed

Friday, 9 a.m.- 8 p.m.

Saturday, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.

  • Bozman Center Information Desk

2100 Clarendon Blvd., 703-228-3000

Monday – Friday, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.

  • Solid Waste Bureau

4300 29th St. S., 703-228-6570

Monday – Friday, 7 a.m.- 4 p.m.

  • Madison Center

3829 N. Stafford St., 703-228-5310

Monday – Thursday, 7 a.m.-8 p.m.

Friday, closed

Saturday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Missed or Partial Pickup

Report a missed or partial pickup by 1:30 p.m. the next business day so that we may collect it, or it will be collected on your next regularly scheduled collection day. You may report it online using our missed pickup form or by calling 703-228-5000 Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Green Organics Cart

Arlington County provides weekly, curbside collection of yard waste to single-family homes, duplexes and some townhomes in Arlington. Yard waste collection will occur each week on your regular scheduled trash collection day. Learn more about our year-round yard waste collection.

 

 

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  • Chapter 10: Trash, Recycling and Care of Premises
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