Zones

Leaves will be picked up three times in each of the three zones throughout the Village. Leaf collection dates are subject to change because of inclement weather, equipment, or high leaf volume. Residents should plan ahead and put leaves out early to help ensure collection. Check back this fall for full dates and details.

Find your leaf collection zone here: Leaf Collection Zone Map 

Zone A

Zone A includes all properties that are west of the Fox River, plus the Hunt Club subdivision, and all properties that are both east of Fox Bend Golf Course and south of Route 34. Subdivisions include: Blackberry Knoll, Brighten Meadows, Churchill Club, Fox Chase, The Estates of Fox Chase, Gates Creek, Gates Creek West, Hunt Club, Lincoln Station, Ogden Falls, Park Place, Pineridge Club, Prescott Mill, River Mist, River Run, Village Square/Hometown, Wolf's Crossing.

Zone A 2024 Collection Weeks:

• October 14
• October 28
• November 18

Zone B

Zone B includes all properties south of Wolf Road; all properties that are south of Route 34, east of the Fox River, and west of Route 71 (downtown Oswego); and all properties south of Route 71 excluding Hunt Club. Subdivisions include: Arbor Gate, Ashcroft, Ashcroft Place, Ashcroft Walk, Brookside Manor, Turbot Creek, Turbot Trails, Downtown (north of Washington), Herren's Run, Lakeview Estates, Lakeview West, Morgan Crossing, Old Reserve Hills, Original Town (south of Washington), Route 34 (Chicago Road towards Route 71), Southbury, Washington Square (Liberty Court), Wilmette and Calumet, White Pines.

Zone B 2024 Collection Weeks:

• October 14
• November 4
• November 18

Zone C 

Zone C includes all properties that are both east of the Fox River and northwest of Route 34. Subdivisions include: Boulder Hill (incorporated only), Cedar Glen, Hawthorne Drive, Fairway Crossing, Farmington Lakes, Heritage of Oswego, Kingsbrook Crossing, Mill Race Creek, Ponds of Mill Race, Route 25, Route 34 (Chicago Road - Penn Court side), Stonegate, Victoria Meadows, New Windcrest, Old Windcrest, Winding Waters.

Zone C 2024 Collection Weeks:

• October 21
• November 11
• November 18
  
  Find your leaf collection zone here: Leaf Collection Zone Map

How to Place Leaves

Place leaves in piles in the grass on the parkway near the curb by 7 a.m. on the Monday of your specified week for collection. Leaves not places in the parkway by 7 a.m. Monday will be picked up on the following scheduled collection week for your zone.

No brush, grass clippings, tree limbs, vines or trash will be collected. These materials cause damage to the leaf collection vacuum and can cause serious injury or death to staff or others nearby. Keep all leaves out of the curb and the street to prevent hazardous driving conditions or street flooding.

Due to the tremendous size of this job, leaves obstructed by parked vehicles or near other obstructions must be skipped and will not be picked up until the following collection week for your zone.

There is a small window of time between when leaves fall to the first snowfall, and inclement weather or an abnormally large volume of leaves can alter the leaf collection schedule. Once leaves are snow-covered, they can no longer be collected by vacuum, and the leaf collection program may be suspended.

Restrictions

Do not put brush or garbage in leaf piles.  We will not pick up piles containing garbage, tree branches, root balls, cuttings, or grass clippings.

The Village provides this service for residents. The Village does not accept leaf piles as a result of contracted work. Crews will not remove leaf piles from commercial, industrial or other non-residential properties.

If you have questions about leaf collection, please contact our Public Works Department at 630-554-3242 or report an issue at oswegoil.org/report.

 Leaf Collection Alternatives

Residents are encouraged to use other environmentally friendly ways of disposing of leaves. Place leaves in and around plant beds and under trees and shrubs to provide nutrients for the soil and insulation for rose bushes and other fickle plants or use a mulching lawn mower to return those nutrients back to your lawn. Residents may dispose of leaves by bagging them and placing them at the curb for Yard Waste Collection.

Residents are reminded that burning leaves is prohibited at all times in the Village.

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