Kingsport announces bulk leaf collection to begin next month
The City of Kingsport will begin its annual bulk leaf collection beginning Monday, October 14. In order to make the collection process as efficient as possible, residents are being asked to:
- Place leaves within 8 ft. of the edge of the street but not in the street.
- Not block storm drains or neighbors’ driveways with piles of leaves.
- Make sure leaf piles remain accessible by not parking vehicles on top or beside the leaves.
- Take care not to include rocks, sticks or other debris in the pile. Such items could damage the large vacuums used for collection.
Please note, there are no set days or times for leaf collection. The city is divided into six zones with each street in the zone serviced once before moving on to the next zone. Leaves left on the curb after the collection truck has come down your street will be picked up during the next collection cycle.
Depending on the volume and availability of equipment, collection cycles can run as short as a week to as long as three weeks during peak leaf season.
Each zone will be serviced at least nine times during the season and will continue until January 10, 2025. If you bag your leaves, place them with your yard waste and they will be picked up on your regularly scheduled trash and yard waste collection day.
Normally, between 1,800 and 2,000 tons of leaves are collected each year. The leaves are taken to the city’s demolition landfill where they are composted and used for city projects throughout the year.
For more information on where the collection trucks are working each day, please call the Leaf Line at 423-224-2429 or visit www.kingsporttn.gov and search ‘leaf line’.
