{"id":73687,"date":"2018-12-20T21:00:58","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T02:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=73687"},"modified":"2018-12-20T21:00:58","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T02:00:58","slug":"leaf-collection-heads-north-for-final-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2018\/12\/20\/leaf-collection-heads-north-for-final-pass\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaf collection heads north for final pass"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nLeaf Collection Heads North for Final Pass<\/strong>
\nScheduled Bagged Collection Continues to January 4th<\/em>
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\n(December 20, 2018) – Leaf collection moves north on Wednesday, December 19, 2018. A few crews will continue south to finish up the second pass through southern neighborhoods, and others will begin the final pass through northern neighborhoods.
\nResidents can view daily updates at the website cityoffortwayne.org\/leaves<\/a>. The site offers weekday updates each afternoon showing the neighborhoods where crews will be working the following day. A leaf collection phone line at 427- 2603, is also updated daily. Both information sources update daily by 3:00 p.m. the day before the collection.<\/p>\n

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In the Bag<\/strong>
\nPick-up of this season’s bagged leaves will continue through January 4, 2019. Residents who have the paper biodegradable leaf bags should call 311 to schedule a pick-up. Leaf bags will not be collected with garbage.<\/p>\n

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By the Numbers<\/strong>
\nThrough Friday, December 16, 2018, crews have collected more 7,281 tons of leaves. The collection includes 16,698 bags of leaves, 1,732 dump truck loads of leaves, and 268 vacuum trucks filled with leaves.<\/p>\n

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Collection Guidelines<\/strong><\/p>\n