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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />January 23, 2014 <br /> <br />CONTACT: Damon Joyner, Public Works Surface Maintenance Supervisor, 541-682-4835 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br /> <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br />Leaf Pickup Service Ends for Season in Eugene <br />Eugene’s leaf collection program has ended for the season. <br />No new materials should be placed in the streets. Residents are responsible for removing <br />leaves and other debris left in the streets in front of their homes or businesses. The City also <br />reminds residents that no debris, including leaves, should be placed in bike lanes. <br />Approximately 18,600 cubic yards of leaves were collected by loaders and leaf vacuums <br />over the course of the 11-week collection program. Of that total, more than 13,700 cubic yards of <br />leaves were delivered to residents, with the rest going to community gardens and local recyclers. <br />None of the leaves went to the landfill. <br />Residents with leftover leaves or other yard debris can recycle them in home compost piles, <br />take them to Lane Forest Products or Rexius Forest By-Products, who recycle leaves and woody <br />debris for a small fee, or contact their local solid waste haulers for information on the curbside yard <br />debris pickup program. <br />More information about Eugene’s annual leaf program is available on the web at <br />www.eugene-or.gov/leaf or by calling the leaf program at 541-682-4800. <br /> # # # <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Public Works Administration ● City of Eugene ● 101 E. Broadway, Suite 400, Eugene, OR 97401 <br />Phone 541-682-8421 ● Fax 541-682-6826 ● www.eugene-or.gov/pw <br />