Look here to see when your street is scheduled (and when to move your vehicles)

COVINGTON, Ky. – Crews from the Public Works Department will start collecting leaves from sidewalks and streets in residential neighborhoods on Monday, Oct. 21.

They will follow a formal schedule over the next two months with a focus on neighborhoods with a lot of trees whose leaves clog gutters and streets.

To give crews room to work, residents are required to move their cars.

To find out when crews will be on your street, click Leaf Pickup Schedule and type in your address. You’ll be given two dates: One for the north or east sides of the street, and one for the south and west sides (depending on how your street is oriented).

Crews will work only one side of the street at a time so residents can park on the other side (or around the block or in their driveways) and avoid getting a ticket. Watch for “No Parking” signs put up a business day beforehand, as well as sandwich-board signs in highly visible areas.

(To find out more about the leaf collection operation in general, click Leaf Collection.)

Residents can rake or blow leaves to the curb – not into the street – a day ahead of crews’ arrival. Leaf piles should be placed away from obstructions such as parked vehicles, fire hydrants, mailboxes, water meters, and landscaping. The piles should contain only leaves and no other yard waste.

City crews will do the work of piling up the leaves from the sidewalks.

The formal schedule runs through Dec. 17, but crews will do spot pick-up until Dec. 31. If there are particularly bad areas that were missed, residents can call (859) 292-2292 toward the end of the season to report those, although chances are crews already know about problem areas.

More than aesthetics

Leaf pickup and street sweeping are not only an aesthetics initiative but also a critical part of infrastructure maintenance. Leaves and other yard debris can block or clog storm drains, causing flooding issues on the streets and surroundings properties. 

Furthermore, the presence of leaves, grass clippings, and similar debris are harmful to local waterways. As organic waste breaks down, it adds excess nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus to the water. This leads to unwanted and uncontrolled growth of algae and native and non-native aquatic weeds.

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