Amherst, OH

Four scheduled weeks in November, alternating sides of the railroad tracks. Loose leaves on the tree lawn by 7 a.m. Monday of your side's week.

In 4 days · Mon, Nov 2 to Fri, Nov 6

• North of the railroad tracks: weeks of November 2 and November 16. South of the tracks: weeks of November 9 and November 23.
• Rake leaves to the tree lawn before the first day of your week. Do not put leaves in the street.
• No tree limbs, grass clippings or bagged leaves. Bagged yard waste goes out with your regular trash.
• The city does not take calls for pickup, and crews do not go back for leaves that were not out.

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Republic Services, under its Allied Waste name, collects trash, recycling and yard waste. The city website does not publish collection days or a holiday schedule; ask Republic or the Mayor's Office.

• Yard waste goes out with your regular trash collection.
• Recycling: flattened cardboard, newspaper, magazines, office paper and mail; dry, empty metal cans; hard plastic bottles, jugs and tubs with lids on.
• Not in recycling: hardcover books, shredded paper, plastic bags, bubble wrap, Styrofoam.

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The county Collection Center, 540 S. Abbe Road, Elyria, is open to every Lorain County resident: Mondays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesdays noon to 6 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free with ID.

• Household hazardous waste: paints including latex, solvents, pesticides, cleaners, pool chemicals, auto fluids, fuels, batteries, mercury, propane cylinders under 33 pounds.
• Electronics of all kinds, fluorescent and LED bulbs, block Styrofoam packaging, plastic bags.
• Passenger tires up to a 20-inch rim, no more than 10 at a time.
• Free paper shredding during open hours, no limit; remove binders, clips and rubber bands.
• Not taken: appliances other than microwaves, furniture, mattresses, construction debris, medications, sharps, trash, yard waste.
• Still closed in 2026: November 11, 25 and 28, December 23, 26 and 30, and January 2, 2027.

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The county's 2026 shred calendar held two events in Amherst. Year round, shredding is free at the county Collection Center.

Nothing more scheduled this year

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