Leaf Collection 

Newtown Township Leaf Collection 2023

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Introductory Information 

Newtown Township Public Works collects leaves from residences each Fall.  This service has been provided for many years – an environmental and recycling effort that makes Newtown proud.  

Residents should think about whether they intend to compost their own leaves (or at least a portion of them), mulch some of their leaves into their lawns, or rake their leaves for the Township to collect.

 Leaf collection will be picked up according to the schedule on the attached map, weather permitting.  

All leaves must be to the curb before the date identified. We will then collect leaves in that zone until each street has been visited. Do not put your leaves out after the date identified as we may have already gone past your home. You have two opportunities to put your leaves out – one before Thanksgiving and one after. Once the scheduled collection times have passed, you will be responsible to dispose of your leaves.

Again this year, we will again be providing an opportunity for residents to bag and drop off their leaves in paper biodegradable bags.  They can be brought to the Public Works yard behind the Municipal Building (209 Bishop Hollow Road) at the times listed below.  This may be beneficial for residents who have missed their collection day, or for those who had a few more leaves to dispose of.  This can be done throughout the season and on the weekend before Christmas as well.  The dates and times that this service is available are:

• Monday - Friday, October 23, 2023 thru December 22, 2023 from 8:00 am until 3:00 pm
• Saturday, December 16th from 12:00 noon until 6:00 pm
• Sunday, December 17th from 12:00 noon until 6:00 pm

Thank you to our residents who place their leaves out per the guidelines shared each year, follow the published schedule and are patient while we work our way through the Township. During our nine weeks of leaf collection, all we want to do is get the leaves picked up as quickly and as safely as possible. Other than unexpected winter weather, road work and other possible emergencies, leaf collection becomes one of Public Works' highest priorities.

Preparation Instructions

Please rake your leaves into even piles at the edge of your property. They should be INSIDE of the sidewalk. If you have no sidewalk, they must be INSIDE the curb.  Do not allow leaves to spill into the street – they can clog gutters and storm drains, and piles in the street can be unsafe.  If you have a landscaper doing this, be sure they understand these instructions, as the property owner will be responsible if leaves are found blocking portions of the street.  

Leaf collection will be picked up according to the Street Listing and Collection Dates listed here and below, weather permitting. All leaves must be to the curb by 7:00 am of the day your street is scheduled time for pickup. If you have a landscaper helping you with this, make sure they understand the schedule they need to work with.  "My landscaper couldn't do it then" is an excuse we hear every year and is unfair to all of your neighbors and the community as a whole when we have to come back to an area we already went through.  After we pass your street, it is some else's turn to have their leaves picked up.  Don't let your landscaper put you in that position.  Any changes or updates to the schedule will be posted here on the Township website.  You are encouraged to check this schedule to see if any modifications have been made. We will also update the streets listing every night after collection have taken place.

Leaf collections do not take place on streets which have not yet been dedicated to the Township, as these streets remain the responsibility of the developer or private owners. 

Thank you for your help and your patience as we collect approximately 9,000 yards of leaves each season. That is a lot of material being kept out of the waste stream!

2023 Leaf Collection Schedule

Click here to see the Street Listing and Collection Dates for each street in Newtown Township that we collect leaves from and the exact date that we expect to collect form that street.

• Christmas Tree Collections take place throughout the Township January 2 - 12, 2024