Leaf and trash pickup next week

Courtesy City of Kansas City.

The city will do its spring leaf and brush pickup in Midtown from April 20-April 24 on regularly scheduled trash days. So if you normally put your trash out on Mondays, you can also put out leaves and brush next Monday.

Sacks and bundles should be on the curb by 7 a.m.

If sacks and bundles are not collected on the scheduled trash day, residents must call the 311 Call Center within 24 hours.  For questions or to report service-related issues, please call 311 or 816-513-1313.

Curbside Leaf and Brush Collection Rules:

• Sacks and bundles should be placed at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on the regularly-scheduled trash day.
• No more than 20 sacks and bundles per household.
• Sacks and bundles must not weigh more than 40 pounds each.
• Use only paper lawn debris sacks.  No plastic bags.
• If you seal the 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 and bundles with clear plastic.

For more information:  https://www.kcwaterservices.org/leaf-brush/