2026 Leaf Collection Program Schedule Announced In Greenwich

GREENWICH, CT — The Greenwich Department of Public Works will begin its annual leaf collection program on Nov. 9, with two collections per numeric section, weather permitting.

Leaves will be collected Monday through Saturday, and the program is expected to finish in mid-December. The service is available to residential properties of a half-acre or less in the R-20 building zone on public roads.

The first collection is tentatively scheduled to begin Monday, Nov. 9, in these sections:

• Sections 3 and 4: Old Greenwich/Riverside.
• Section 9: Cos Cob.
• Section 13: Boro, or central Greenwich.
• Section 17: Glenville.

Residents should check the town website or hotline for the remaining sections and scheduling. The second and final collection will begin once the first collection is completed in all sections.

Residents are asked to pile leaves near the street but off roads and sidewalks, where they can create safety hazards for pedestrians and bicyclists and interfere with stormwater drainage.

There will be no leaf collection on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, or Friday, Nov. 27. The schedule may change because of adverse weather or other unforeseen events.

Beginning Nov. 3, residents can check their street’s collection schedule through the 24-hour leaf collection hotline at 203-618-7698 or town’s leaf collection webpage.

Residents should follow these collection guidelines:

• Place leaves as close to the street’s edge as possible without putting them in the road, on sidewalks, in catch basins or in open channels.
• Rake leaves into neat piles or place them in biodegradable bags. Leaves in plastic bags will not be collected.
• Keep branches, sticks and garden refuse out of leaf piles and bags.
• Rake early and frequently to prepare for pickup.
• Remove all remaining leaf piles after the second collection, as required under Connecticut General Statutes, Chapter 368m, Section 19a-335, Nuisances on Highways.

Residents also can drop off leaves at Holly Hill Resource Recovery Facility with a permit or mulch leaves and leave them in place.

Mulching can improve lawns and reduce the environmental footprint associated with collecting, hauling and composting leaves elsewhere. More information is available here.

The town said it removes an average of more than 30,000 cubic yards of leaves each year and sends them to a Connecticut farm for composting.