Public Works - Roads - Leaf Collection

Please do not place your leaves out any earlier than the starting date. Leaves will clog the sewer system and could cause damage.

Barring complications with weather, equipment or emergencies, leaf collection will begin in late October and go through until the end of November. Check the East Penn Press and our website, http://www.lowermac.com in late September and October for updates. We will concentrate our efforts in neighborhoods with mature trees. Areas not collected are newer developments until such time as these trees mature. We will however, check these streets regularly and collect as needed. Our contractor and the Public Works crews start at the Eastern edge of the Township and work across toward the Western boundaries. We cannot give you specific information as to when your leaves will be collected. We recommend that you have them raked out at the beginning of each week. Once we have made our pass through your street, we will not return until the next week. We usually collect  once a week for 6 weeks during the Fall season. Be advised that if we encounter winter weather and have to plow, any leaves in the road will be plowed. We will make every effort to get the roads cleaned up before winter. For FINAL COLLECTION, you are advised to have your leaves out on Monday morning of the final week. Once we have made our last pass on your street, we will not return.

Due to the different types of equipment we use, placement of leaves varies by neighborhood. Leaves must be raked to the edge of the road in Developments that do not have curbing.