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By WJBC Staff
BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington public works is shifting crews, adding temporary help and scheduling additional overtime hours to catch up with the large volume of leaves and brush still to be collected throughout the community.
The pickup process continues because of the volume of leaves that fell much later in the season, according to a city news release.
“It’s important to remember that piles of leaves with branches and other brush sticking out cannot be collected by the leaf vacuum.” said Bloomington Public Works Director Kevin Kothe. “Leaves that are vacuumed are taken to a local farmer to be disked into the soil and brush that’s picked up goes to the air burner to be incinerated, which is why separating the two is so important.”
Brush and bulk waste must be placed behind the curb, not in the street. Leaves must be in biodegradable bags or in piles no higher than 3 feet.
More information on leaf collection can be found here.
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