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General Information
Weekly Bagged Leaf Collection
Bulk Curbside Leaf Collection
Mulching and Composting
Frequently Asked Questions
Collection Deadlines
Christmas Tree Collection
General Information
 The City of Naperville offers two leaf collection options to meet the needs of residents. Naperville’s free bagged (no sticker required) leaf collection program allows residents to dispose of leaves weekly.
The city’s bulk curbside collection gives every neighborhood three leaf disposal opportunities.
Weekly Bagged Leaf Collection Program
November 1-December 18, 2009
The city encourages residents to take advantage of the free bagged leaf collection program. The bagging program, provided through Allied Waste, allows residents to dispose of leaf-filled bags without yard waste stickers each week on their normal trash collection day.
This free bagged leaf collection program is available from November 1, through December 18, 2009. To participate, fill 32-gallon paper yard waste bags with only leaves. and no other yard waste. Place the bags at the curb on your normal trash collection day. No sticker is required for leaf-filled bags. Bags containing other yard waste still require a sticker. Paper leaf bags are available at local grocery and hardware stores. The city does not provide leaf bags.
Prior to November 1, leaves can be included in weekly yard waste collection with a yard waste sticker attached to the bag. Stickers can be purchased at many Naperville stores or in the Finance Department at the Municipal Center.
Bulk Curbside Leaf Collection Program
The bulk curbside leaf collection program provides residents with an alternative way to dispose of their leaves. Using specialized mechanical equipment, city crews collect leaves from the street. Leaf volume and weather uncertainties make it impossible for the city to guarantee curbside leaf collection on a specific day.
The city's curbside leaf collection schedule provides every neighborhood with three collection opportunities, weather permitting. To participate, residents rake leaves into the street next to the curb in front of the house, avoiding storm drains, at the beginning of each leaf collection cycle.
Leaves must be raked into the street by 6 a.m. on the following dates:
October 19 November 2 November 16
Crews will collect leaves in front of each home once during each two-week collection cycle. For example, residents must rake leaves into the street by 6 a.m. October 19, however, crews may not reach your neighborhood to pick-up leaves until October 31.
Please Note:
Snow, rain or freezing weather may significantly delay or permanently halt curbside leaf collection. If snow is forecast, residents should bag the remaining leaves as leaf collection may end or be significantly delayed. - Place only leaves in leaf piles. Items such as branches, twigs, lumber, rocks, Halloween decorations, etc., can cause the equipment to break down. These breakdowns delay the collection process and increase the cost of the program.
- Rake leaves away from storm drains in the street to prevent flooding.
The mechanical curbside leaf collection equipment will leave debris on the street. Street sweeping will begin after curbside leaf collection ends, weather permitting. Residents may choose to sweep up leaf debris and include it in the bagged leaf collection program.
Did You Know?
If every household placed just two paper yard waste bags of leaves at the curb during leaf collection, over 65,000 bags of leaves would be collected, thus helping the city handle the huge volume of leaves our community generates.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will the city do an extra pick-up if the leaves fall late in the season?
Much of the same equipment that is used for the leaf collection program is also used for winter operations. Historically, our first snowfall occurs by early December. Any leaves that fall after the last collection cycle should be placed in paper yard bags at the curb on garbage collection day through December 18. During a winter plowing event, any leaves in the street will be plowed back onto the parkway. Residents should dispose of those leaves in paper yard waste bags. Stickers are not needed for bagged leaves placed at the curb from November 1 through December 18.
How can I help?
Are volunteers available to help elderly or disabled residents rake their leaves?
What happens to the leaves after they are collected?
Leaf and Yard Waste Collection Deadlines
All bagged and bundled leaf and yard waste collection for the year ends December 18, 2009. 2009 yard waste stickers expire on December 18, 2009. Yard waste collection resumes March 15, 2010.
Christmas Tree Collection
Live Christmas trees will be collected on each resident’s normal garbage collection day the weeks of January 4 and 11. Trees must be free of all ornaments, tinsel, lights, stands, plastic or bagging material.
Mulching and Composting
The city also allows residents to mulch and compost leaves, grass clippings, weeds, wood chips, twigs, etc. Home composting is regulated by Naperville Municipal Code, Chapter 3, Title 4. Interested residents should call (630) 420-4190 for regulations.
Leaf Burning
The burning of leaves is not permitted within the city limits.
Leaf collection information is also available on:
For more information on any of the City of Naperville's leaf collection programs, residents can call the Public Works Department at (630) 420-6095.
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