The city Department of Streets’ 2016 Leaf Collection and Recycling Program is underway.
The program will end on Saturday, Dec. 17.
• Bagged leaf drop-off is offered citywide, on Saturdays only, at 23 locations from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (with the exceptions of the Saturdays following Veterans Day and Thanksgiving).
Bagged leaves to be recycled at the specified drop-off locations will be accepted only in biodegradable paper bags.
Otherwise, bagged leaves set out at the curb will be collected as trash.
• Mechanical leaf collection will also be offered on a designated weekly schedule in areas with a heavy concentration of leaves.
• To find bagged leaf drop-off locations or to find out if mechanical leaf collection will be offered on a particular street, call or visit one of City Councilman Brian O’Neill’s offices: 7522 Castor Ave. (215–685–0438); 432 Rhawn St. (215–685–6431); FOP Lodge 5 headquarters at 11630 Caroline Road (215–437–9167); Bustleton Avenue and Bowler Street, above the 7th Police District (215–685–0432); and 562 City Hall (215–686–3422). ••
