I live in the City of Williamsburg.  Is there anyone who can help me with collecting my bagged leaves?  How much will it cost me?

Sure thing and at no cost to you!  The City of Williamsburg has begun its 2008 leaf collection.  They offer collection for both piled and bagged leaves.  There are four collections for each route from November through December to pick up unbagged leaves. Each street on each route will be collected only once during the week.

The City is divided into two collection routes, Red and Blue. The Red Route includes Skipwith Farms, Piney Creek, Longhill Woods, Savannah Green, Wales, Ironbound Road, Richmond Road, Matoaka Court, College Terrace, W. Williamsburg Heights, Lafayette Street, Crispus Attucks, Highland Park, Scotland St, Braxton Ct, Pinecrest, Capitol Landing Rd, Page Street, Brandywyne, Haynes Drive, Forest Hills, Penniman Road, York St, Pocahontas St., and Powhatan St.

Red Route collection weeks: collection 1, Nov. 3-7; collection 2, Nov. 17-21; collection 3, Dec. 1-5; final collection, Dec. 15-19.   Have your leaves raked to the street by 7 a.m. on these Mondays: Nov. 17, Dec. 1 and Dec. 15.

The Blue Route includes Jamestown Road, South Henry Street, Strawberry Plains, Walnut Hills/Millneck/John Tyler Hwy, The Woods, Holly Hills, Holly Hills Carriage Homes, Rolfe Road, Burns Lane, Indian Springs, Cary Street, Griffin Ave, Chandler Court, Boundary Street, Newport Ave, Mimosa Drive, Richmond Hill, Coves, S. England Street, Tyler Street, and Williamsburg Avenue.

Blue Route collection weeks: collection 1, Nov. 10-14; collection 2, Nov. 24-28; collection 3, Dec. 8-12; final collection, Dec. 22-26.  Have your leaves raked to the street by 7 a.m. on these Mondays: Nov. 24, Dec. 8 and Dec. 22.

**Officials ask that you rake leaf piles to curbside or road edge, not in the street or in drainage way (ditches, swales).  Place leaf piles in an open area for easy vacuum truck access. Leaf piles behind vehicles, trees or bushes cannot be picked up.  Do not mix twigs or sticks into your leaf piles. In case of rain, crews will pick up on the route where they left off.**

If you miss these collections or prefer to bag your leaves, place bagged leaves curbside on your regular trash collection days. There is a 10-bag limit per collection day.
If you have any questions, please contact public works at (757) 220-6140 or by email at pubworks@williamsburgva.gov.

James City County offers bagged-leaf collection only during December and January.  Visit the county's website for details.  Residents can bring leaves to the Jolly Pond Convenience Center, though coupons are required.

**Leaves can also be added to compost piles, which cuts down on landfill waste.**

 

Courtesy of Yvette Smith, SRES® REALTOR®
WILLIAMSBURG REAL ESTATE
757-753-7472
YvetteSmith@AtHomeInWilliamsburg.com