The city says its springtime leaf and brush pickup is scheduled for the week of April 21 for most Midtown neighborhoods. During that time, residents may put out 20 bags or bundles of leaf and brush. Residents may also use the City’s leaf and brush drop-off sites, which reopen for the season on March 15. 
Here are more details from the city:
Pickup dates:
Residents who live in the City’s North Zone will receive collection the week of April 14. The North Zone includes all residents who live between the Missouri River north to the City’s northern city limit.
Residents who live in the City’s Central Zone will receive collection the week of April 21. The Central Zone includes all residents who live between the Missouri River south to 63rd Street, not including residents who live east of the Blue Ridge Cutoff.
Residents who live in the City’s South Zone will receive collection the week of April 28. The South Zone includes all residents who live between 63rd Street south to the southern City limit, as well as all residents who live east of the Blue Ridge Cutoff.
Pickup rules
On their regularly designated trash pickup day, residents may place up to 20 bags or bundles of leaf and brush at the curb by 7 a.m. Please follow the collection rules:
- Sacks and bundles must not weigh more than 40 pounds each.
- Use only paper lawn debris sacks. No plastic bags.
- If you seal sacks, use masking tape only; do not use plastic or duct tape.
- No grass clippings. No trash.
- All branches must be bundled. Branches must not be more than 3 inches in diameter.
- Bundles of branches must not be more than 2 feet in diameter and not more than 4 feet long.
- Use twine or jute rope to tie bundles; do not use wire or plastic tape.
- If wet weather is forecast, cover sacks/bundles with clear plastic.
Last fall, Water Services collected more than 2,300 tons of leaf and debris, which might have otherwise been dumped or washed into area streams and rivers. The safe disposal of leaf and brush through this citywide program helps protect the public health of Kansas City’s communities and water resources.
Leaf and brush dropoff sites
Residents may also use the City’s leaf and brush drop-off sites, which reopen for the season on Saturday, March 15 at 8 a.m. All three centers are equipped to handle yard waste, leaves and brush, including waste from trees affected by the emerald ash borer. The centers are located at 11660 N. Main St., 1815 N. Chouteau Trafficway and 10301 Raytown Road. The three sites are open and free for residents on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. In addition, residents may recycle yard waste at the North Chouteau Trafficway and North Main Street sites on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for a small fee. In addition to dropping off leaves and brush, residents may also pick up mulch at the drop-off sites. Residents may pick up first ground mulch for free at any of the sites, or they may purchase natural darkwood, red and brown mulch and natural compost from the North Chouteau Trafficway and North Main Street sites for a discounted fee.
More information
- For more information about the springtime curbside leaf and brush collection, please visit https://www.kcwaterservices.org/leaf-brush/.
- For more information about the leaf and brush drop-off centers, visit http://kcmo.gov/publicworks/leafbrushdropoff/ or call the 311 Call Center at 816-513-1313 or 311.
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