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Rake to Curb, Not into Street

The City of Lakewood has begun collecting loose leaves and will continue until December 16th, weather permitting. Once leaf collections end, leaves will be picked up only if they are placed in paper yard/leaf bags set out with your regular refuse and recycling.

Due to the large amounts of leaves on Clifton Boulevard and Lake Avenue, these streets will be collected separately. Collection crews will start working at the east end of Clifton Boulevard and Lake Avenue and work west until completed.  Additional pick-ups for both streets are scheduled to begin on November 21st and December 5th.

After crews complete Clifton and Lake, they’ll collect citywide, starting from the west end and working east.  The number of citywide collections will be weather-dependent. Residents should place their leaves out as soon as possible to ensure collection.   Signs will be posted on side-streets to notify residents of upcoming collections.

In order to make the leaf collection process as effective as possible, the City asks residents to rake leaves onto tree lawns as close to the curb as possible, but not into the street. Raking leaves into the street slows the pick-ups and may cause basement flooding.

There will be no leaf collections November 24th and 25th, due to the Thanksgiving holiday.  If you have any questions, call (216) 529-6810 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.