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News Release 1999 Eugene Leaf Program <br /> October 25, 1 99 <br /> Page 3 <br /> Tips for Lea Disposal <br /> The C ty no longer provides a leaf drop-off site at Alton Baker Park. Leaf piles at various <br /> city parks are City composting stockpiles and are not places where people can dump leaves. <br /> City c ews can't collect scattered leaves or leaf piles that are stacked under or close to <br /> parked cars. ebris such as branches, rocks, metal, and lawn clippings will not be collected, and <br /> leaf piles con aining such debris also will not be picked up because the City cannot deliver them <br /> to people wh want leaves for mulch. Residents should pile leaves in the street the weekend <br /> before the sc eduled pickup to ensure leaves are picked up during the scheduled collection times. <br /> After the last cheduled pickup in each area, property owners are responsible for removing any <br /> leaves left in ront of their homes. <br /> Here e some additional tips for placing leaves safely in the street: <br /> • Pile eaves on the street surface near the gutter, keeping gutters and catch basins clear. <br /> •Win row the leaves so they do not obstruct the flow of water along the curb. <br /> •On s eets without curbs and gutters, pile leaves near the street, away from ditches. <br /> •Stac leaves so they don't block bike and traffic lanes or create hazardous situations for <br /> bicyclists an motorists. <br /> •If th re is no alternative but to place leaves in bike lanes, keep at least half the lane's <br /> width open f r bicycles. <br /> •Kee sidewalks free of leaves, which are slippery when wet and hazardous for <br /> pedestrians. <br /> (more) <br /> <br /> II <br /> <br />