Street Cleaning / Leaf pickup
Now that the leaves have very much fallen I have a question. Given that the city has suspended the leaf pickup and the street cleaners will not clean the sides of the streets because of the leaves (they just drive down the middle of the street). Can I just sweep the leaves from the side…
Now that the leaves have very much fallen I have a question.
Given that the city has suspended the leaf pickup and the street cleaners will not clean the sides of the streets because of the leaves (they just drive down the middle of the street). Can I just sweep the leaves from the side of my street into the middle of the road right before the street cleaner comes by?
get a big barrel and compost for spring flowers.
Unfortunatly, there is a City law that a homeowner is required to sweep and clean 18″ from the curb. With cars parked there it’s impossible except for the 1 1/2 hours of alternate side no parking rules when most people are at work. In an effort to save $$$ by limiting the amount the sweepers pick up, they will only street sweep where the homeowner has cleaned the 18″. These unswept leaves clog catch basins and cause flooding, but as ridiculous as it is this is now DOS policy, probably under the Mayor’s direction. If you wish to confirm this call your local DOS district.
SS – That’s true but at this time of year there are relay trucks they can dump into & not have to go back to the depot.
The street cleaners are not vacuums; they can only pick up a limited amount of leaves and spread the rest around.
It’s illegal to do that – observed more in the breach. There are several community gardens that are accepting leaves this coming weekend. I’ve lost the link but one is at 6th Av at 15th St. from 11 to 1 Sat. & Sun.