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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
April 27, 2018
Media Contact:
Betsy Arnett, Public Information Officer
barnett@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2734
Twice-Weekly Yard Waste Collection in Leesburg Begins
Monday, April 30, 2018
Leesburg residents will have yard waste collected on both trash collection days
through October 30, 2018.
Leesburg, VA (April 27, 2018) – Beginning on Monday, April 30, residential customers within
the corporate limits of the Town of Leesburg who receive curbside trash and recycling
collection will have yard waste collected twice a week. The twice-weekly yard waste collection
will continue through the last week of October.
Customers in the Southeast and Southwest quadrants (including South King Street and West
Market Street) will have yard waste collected on Mondays and Thursdays. Customers in the
Northeast and Northwest quadrants (includin g North King Street) will have yard waste collected
on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Yard waste is limited to grass clippings, leaves, weeds and small twigs. Yard waste must be
placed at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on the day of collection, in biodegradable paper bags or in cans
clearly marked as yard waste. The Town of Leesburg will provide residents with free “Yard
Waste” stickers for this purpose. Residents can request stickers by calling 703-771-2790 or
emailing trash@leesburgva.gov. Stickers are also available from the receptionist at Town Hall
(25 West Market Street).
The following additional restrictions apply to yard waste:
No plastic bags or boxes.
Do not mix yard waste with trash or recycling.
No dirt, mulch, root balls, rocks or sod.
For more information, please visit the Town of Leesburg website at
www.leesburgva.gov/yardwaste.
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