As a reminder, residents may also utilize the yard waste program through Republic Services to place leaves and other yard waste in collection bags for pickup on your scheduled yard waste day.  Please visit www.claytonmo.gov/collection for more details on yard waste collection.

Schedule

• Spring Leaf Collection Schedule - first two weeks of April
• Fall Leaf Collection Schedule - October through January (one collection per month) 

The time that leaves fall is not predictable each year and when there are extreme temperature drops it can result in high volume of leaves being dropped in a short period of time.  This can have a severe impact on the crews ability to stay on schedule while thoroughly clearing the curb line/parking lane.  During this peak part of the season there may be certain days where leaves will be partially collected so crews are able to maintain the schedule.  These areas will be noted for further collection as time permits between scheduled days.  Thank you in advance for your patience during fluctuations in the schedule.  

Do's & Don'ts for leaf collection...

• Obey the street sweeping signs on the scheduled leaf collection day.
• All streets will be collected on the scheduled day or the following workday, rain or shine.
• Rake leaves into curb-line by 7:00 a.m. on the day of your collection & please, no plastic bags, limbs or brush.
• Leaves placed at the curb after 7:00 a.m. on your collection day may not be collected until the next cycle.
• In case of inclement weather (heavy rain, snow or ice), the leaf collection schedule will be modified. Please call
  Public Works at (314) 290-8540 or visit the website for a revised schedule.
• Do not rake the leaves onto islands, parkways, or common areas.
• Leaves from islands, parkways and common areas will be picked up as time permits. These areas may be skipped to keep with the schedule of leaf collection in front of residential properties.
• Alley pickup is not available.
• Avoid parking on leaf piles to prevent vehicle fires and to allow collection to take place.