From City of Reading
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Public Works Crews will pick up leaves curbside in various areas throughout the city starting Monday, Oct. 13. Loose leaves will not be picked up before the starting date.
The curbside collection crew may be delayed at times due to various reasons, such as weather conditions, equipment and personnel availability, and emergencies.
Please do not put grass clippings, branches, brush, or any other debris under or in the loose leaf piles. This will cause damage to the equipment.
If leaves are not raked into the curb when the equipment moves through a block, the truck will not back track; however, crews will make periodic return trips through neighborhoods. There is no set schedule or pattern for the curbside loose leaf collection crew that will be in the area daily.
The areas slated for curbside leaf collection are the 18th Ward-South of Penn areas, Northeast-Hampden Heights areas, Hessian Camp-East Reading areas, Northwest area, and Northmont-Riverdale-Glenside areas.
City of Reading’s 2025 Leaf Bag Collection
The leaf bag collection schedule is as follows:
- Northeast area – Mondays
- Center City, East Reading, 18th Ward, South of Penn areas – Tuesdays
- Northwest, Northmont, Riverdale, Glenside areas – Wednesdays
The city crews will continue to provide service for bagged leaves on the normal yard waste collection day. All leaves that are bagged must be in biodegradable paper bags. No plastic bags will be accepted.
The last scheduled day for leaf collection is Friday, Dec. 5. This ending date is subject to change if the leaves should fall later than expected. After this date, the equipment will be converted over for winter weather operations.
For daily progress reports or bagged leaf pick-up schedule information, please call the Streets Division at 610-655-6285.
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