Leaf collection on Long Island

It's that time of year when the leaves start falling and LIers are wondering what to do with the fallen foliage. Check out the leaf collection schedule for your town.

Weekly on the scheduled yard waste day. (Schedule is on the Recycling Calendar sent to residents; also listed on town website.) Yard waste must be bagged and weigh less than 50 pounds.

Yes, the town distributes leaf bags to residents beginning the last week of October. Leftover bags are distributed from Town Hall while supplies last.

No

No

Leaves are transported to a recycling facility, where they are composted.

Year-round with other yard waste. The collection schedule is available on the town's website, brookhaven.org.

Seasonal collection lasts at least seven weeks, into December. Bags/bundles of leaves and brush should be placed at the curb the Sunday before a scheduled collection week.

No

Leaves must be bagged or placed in a garbage pail.

Yes, residents may take leaves to the Holtsville Ecology Site, Brookhaven Landfill or the Manorville Compost Facility. Residents must unbag the leaves themselves. There is no fee.

Leaves and other yard waste are delivered to Long Island Compost, a private facility under contract to the town.

The town voted in April to discontinue leaf collection, a move intended to save the town $450,000 a year.

Residents can take leaves to the town recycling center, 260 Springs Fireplace Rd., 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. (Closed Wednesdays)

Year-round with other yard waste

Weekly, on Wednesdays, except in winter months. Residents can leave up to 30 bags of leaves at the curb per week.

No

No. Raking leaves into the street is a violation of town code.

Residents can take leaves to the Merrick Transfer Station, 1600 Merrick Rd. No fee for residents.

A vendor transports yard waste to composting facilities.

Year-round with other yard waste

Weekly leaf/yard waste collections are held throughout the year, except the weeks of Jan. 16, Feb. 21, May 29 and Sept. 4

Yes, leaf bags are dropped off on driveways by the Highway Department. A second set of bags can be picked up at the Highway Department office in Elwood.

Leaves must be in bags or garbage pails.

The town does not have an open landfill. An agreement with Smithtown allows Huntington residents to drop bagged yard waste at the Smithtown landfill. Call 631-296-6600 for details.

Yard waste is transported to the town vendor's composting facility in Pennsylvania.

Seasonal collection began Oct. 24.

Seasonal yard waste collections are done one day per week; the day depends on where a resident lives. In addition, up to six bundles are collected with regular trash. Leaf collection continues until Dec. 10.

Yes, but supplies are limited. Residents can request them by calling 631-224-5640.

Leaves must be in bags or garbage pails.

Residents can drop off leaves at the town compost facility, 1101 Railroad Ave., Ronkonkoma. There is no fee.

At the town compost facility

Seasonal leaf collection begins the last week of October.

From the last week of October through the second week of December, the carter will collect up to nine bags of yard waste a week.

Yes. A pack of five bags costs $2 and can be purchased at Solid Waste Management Authority, 802 West Shore Rd., Port Washington, or Tully Park in New Hyde Park.

Leaves must be in bags or garbage pails.

Residents may take leaves to the town transfer station, West Shore Road, Port Washington on Sundays. The minimum charge is $5 (for 100 pounds) plus $1 for each additional 20 pounds. Cash only.

All yard waste is delivered to the town's transfer station, then sent to local composting sites.

Seasonal leaf collection began Oct. 31.

Extra bags of leaves will be picked up on regular weekly recycling days through Dec. 2. (Yard waste is collected year-round.)

No

Leaves should be bagged and left at the curb with other recyclables.

No

Leaves are delivered to the town transfer station, where they are picked up by a composter.

Seasonal leaf collection begins just before or after Thanksgiving.

Once a week, lasting from three to seven weeks.

Yes, since last year the town has provided brown paper bags. Bags are free and can be picked up on Fridays at the highway department, 1177 Osborne Ave., Riverhead.

Leaves need to be in brown paper bags or loose in a garbage can. Leaves in plastic bags will not be collected. The town will vacuum leaves in the street beginning around Thanksgiving.

Residents may take leaves to the town's yard waste facility on Youngs Avenue in Riverhead. If leaves are in plastic bags, the bags must be emptied. No fee for leaves; other yard and garden debris requires a permit ($50 a year or $15 a day)

At the yard waste facility.

The town does not collect leaves.

Residents may take leaves to the dump, 34 Menantic Rd., seven days a week, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. There is no fee.

Fall leaf collection began Nov. 1.

In the first two weeks, typically once a week. As leaves pile up, it may take up to three weeks for crews to make a pass through the entire town. (Leaves are also collected year-round with yard waste.)

No, the practice was discontinued.

No

Residents may take leaves to the town's municipal services facility, 85 Old Northport Rd., Kings Park, Tuesday through Saturday. Call 631-269-6604 for hours of operation.

Leaves are taken to a compost facility by a town vendor.

Starting Monday, Nov. 14.

Leaves will be picked up on each road only once. Bagged leaves must be placed at the curb by the first day of the program.

No

Leaves must be bagged in biodegradable paper bags. For residents 73 years of age or older or who have special needs: up to 8 cubic yards of loose leaves will be picked up at curbside. Residents should call 631-728-3600, ext. 2585, to arrange for a pickup.

Residents younger than 73 may deliver, or hire a contractor to deliver, up to 8 cubic yards of loose leaves. For details, contact the town highway office, 631-728-3600, ext. 2585.

Leaves are composted in the town's yard-waste recycling program at Westhampton, Hampton Bays and North Sea transfer stations.

Leaf collection begins Nov. 28.

The town typically makes two to three complete sweeps of the town.

Yes, the town sells biodegradable paper bags at Town Hall, 53095 Route 25, Southold, and at the solid waste facility, 6155 Cox Lane, Cutchogue. Bags are also available at local hardware and grocery stores.

All leaves must be in brown biodegradable paper bags.

If so, is there a fee? Residents may take leaves, either unbagged or in biodegradable paper bags, to the town's compost site at 6155 Cox Lane, Cutchogue.

Bags of leaves are taken to the town's compost facility, where they are shredded and mixed with brush to make mulch.