CENTRALIA — The City of Centralia has announced the spring leaf vacuuming schedule for 2020.
Republic Services will start the leaf vacuuming service for City residents of Centralia as of Monday, March 16th. The vacuuming service will last for a period of 4 weeks ending on Friday, April 10th.
The service will follow the usual routes that can be found online at cityofcentralia.org.
The usual landscape waste and limbs will continue to be collected every week in approved paper bags.
Residents are asked to follow the following steps to rake their leaves to within four (4) feet of the curb but DO NOT place leaves on the street or in the gutter as they will clog the storm drains. This is typically the area between the sidewalk and the curb.
You’re also asked to not place leaves behind or near obstacles such as mailboxes, trees, hedges, fences, etc. If there are any obstacles preventing your leaves from being picked up, they WILL NOT be picked up.
And avoid parking vehicles in front of piles of leaves on the day that they are to be collected.
DO NOT mix trash, yard waste such as limbs, weeds, grass or any other material with the leaves.
Yard waste mixed with leaves causes safety concerns and equipment malfunction. These items should be placed in approved paper bags for weekly collection or bundled properly.
Leaf collection will begin at 6:00 a.m. and will end by 6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Leaves MUST be ready for vacuum by 6:00 a.m. on your scheduled day.
If your leaves are not picked up on the regularly scheduled day (due to severe weather, equipment malfunction or a holiday) they will be picked up the following day or as soon as possible.