West Hamilton News

Leaf collection begins on October 30, 2023. While routes are scheduled for collection each week, crews may also work ahead on upcoming routes when possible. To determine your route and date, please refer to the route descriptions below or visit the My Home web application and type your address in the search box.

Additionally, the City will be using our text messaging tool to keep customers up to date during leaf collection this year. This tool can also send notices for power outages and provide real-time alerts for other services based on address. If you want to make sure you’re signed up for text notifications, click here.

To help City crews, please adhere to the following guidelines:

• Do not bag your leaves; bagged leaves will not be picked up by the City
• Make sure your leaves are not under, between, or around parked cars
• Do not put grass clippings, tree branches, or brush in with your leaves as these materials will not be picked up
• Rake your leaves out no earlier than the weekend prior to the scheduled pick up

Below are the routes and corresponding collection weeks:

October 30 - November 3

Route #1 - An area bounded on the north by High Street to the intersection of High and Erie Blvd; on the east by the corporation line; on the west by Erie Blvd to the intersection of Erie and High Street; and on the south by the corporation line. 

Route #2 - An area bounded on the north by Laurel Avenue to the intersection of Laurel and Zimmerman Avenue; on the east by the southbound lanes of Dixie Highway; on the west by River Road and the corporation line; and on the south by the corporation line.

November 13 - November 17

Route #4 - An area bounded on the north by the corporation line; on the east by the corporation line; on the west by N 3rd Street and N Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. to the intersection of N MLK and Maple Avenue; and on the south by Maple Avenue and High Street.

Route #5 - An area bounded on the north by Rhea Avenue; on the east by N 3rd Street and N Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. to the intersection of N MLK and Pershing Avenue; on the west by Eaton Avenue, Main Street, and Neilan Blvd; and on the south by Pershing Avenue.

November 6 - November 10

Route #3 - An area bounded on the north by Pershing Avenue and Maple Avenue; on the east by the S Erie Blvd to the intersection of S Erie and Lincoln Avenue; on the west by Neilan Blvd; and on the south by Laurel Avenue to the intersection of Laurel and Zimmerman Avenue.

Route #9 - An area bounded on the north by Millville Avenue to the intersection of Millville and Smalley Blvd; on the east by Ross Avenue and the Great Miami River; on the west by Wasserman Road; and on the south by New London Road and Ross-Hanover Road.

Route #10 - An area bounded on the north by New London Road and Ross-Hanover Road; on the east by Smalley Blvd, Wasserman Rd and the corporation line; on the west the corporation line; and on the south by the corporation line.

November 20 - November 22 (Thanksgiving week)

Route #7 - An area bounded on the north by the corporation line; on the east by Eaton Avenue; on the west by the corporation line; and on the south by the Main Street to the intersection of Main, Eaton, and Millville Avenue.

November 27 - December 1

Route #6 - An area bounded on the north by the corporation line; on the east by the corporation line and N B Street; on the west by Eaton Avenue from its intersection with Gordon Smith Blvd to its intersection with Rhea Avenue; and on the south by Rhea Avenue.

Route #8 - An area bounded on the north by the corporation line; on the east by the Main Street to the intersection of Main, Eaton, and Millville Avenue; on the west by the corporation line and Smalley Blvd; and on the south by Millville Avenue to the intersection of Millville and Smalley.

December 4 - December 28

Last weeks of leaf collection. Any routes that are behind schedule will be completed and crews will perform spot collection throughout the City during this time. 

Leaf collection will officially end on December 22, 2023 after which leaves will no longer be picked up from the curbline. Rumpke will pick up leaves bagged properly (contained in yard waste bags or trash cans clearly marked "Yard Waste" and weighing less than 50 pounds) in limited quantities all year, maximum of 6 cans or bags per week. 

Leaf pick up by City equipment creates a fine dust in the air, so plan to wash your car afterward. Upon completion of all leaf collection routes, crews will perform spot collection throughout the City until collection trucks are needed for snow removal purposes.

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