Trash day, bulk pickup, leaf collection and drop-off dates · Lorain County · 2026 schedule, checked against the city's own notices on Thursday, October 29
City leaf vacuums start on Monday, November 2, 2026, and run through the first week of December, weather permitting. Crews follow a set route; a full pass of the city takes seven to ten business days, and up to two weeks.
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Leaves on the tree lawn, not in the street, no more than seven feet from the curb.
Keep piles away from storm drains, water meter covers, mailboxes, street signs and parked cars. No stones, branches or other debris.
There is no set day for a street, and crews do not leave their route. Big piles do not get priority.
No branches at the curb during leaf season: the trucks swap their chippers for leaf vacuums. Tall ornamental grass must be bagged for trash.
After the first week of December, bag leaves in brown bags for Republic on trash day. Bagged leaves can go to Republic at any time.
The city posts updates as news posts and does not publish street-by-street progress.
Every Monday, citywide. Carts at the curb by 6 a.m., or after 6 p.m. the night before. Residents sign up and pay Republic directly; it is not a city service.
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Trash bagged inside the cart with the lid closed. Recycling goes loose, never bagged: paper, cardboard, cans, and plastic bottles and jugs.
Keep carts 3 feet from anything else, on opposite sides of the driveway if you can. A missed cart that was not out on time waits a week.
No lithium batteries in trash or recycling: they start fires in trucks.
2026 holidays: Memorial Day and Labor Day push Monday pickup to Tuesday. New Year's, Independence Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas do not change it.
Holiday weeks: Memorial Day moves Mon, May 25 to Tue, May 26; Labor Day moves Mon, Sep 7 to Tue, Sep 8. No delay for New Year's Day or Independence Day or Thanksgiving or Christmas Day.
Year round by request only: call the Service Department at 440-937-5729 or use the city's online chipping request form. Crews only visit addresses on the list, usually within a week (up to two after storms). Chipping stops for leaf season and resumes after it, weather permitting.
Lay branches in one direction on the tree lawn. Do not tie them.
Nothing thicker than 6 inches. No root balls, ornamental grass, leaves, poison ivy, metal or lumber in the pile.
Republic takes live trees at the curb during the first two weeks of January, as yard waste. The city also picks up trees from tree lawns after the first week of January through the end of January: call 440-937-5729 to get on the list.
Remove ornaments, tinsel and lights. Do not bag the tree. Cut a tree over 4 feet in half.
9 a.m. to noon for Avon residents. 2026 events are in the old City Hall parking lot, 36080 Chester Road. The 2027 events move to the Every Child's Playground lot, 36265 Detroit Road.
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Lorain County also shreds paper free during Collection Center hours, and held a county shred event at the Avon Branch Library, 37485 Harvest Drive, on July 25, 2026.
The county Collection Center, 540 S. Abbe Road, Elyria, takes household hazardous waste, electronics, fluorescent lamps, tires and paper for shredding, free for Lorain County residents. Open Monday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday noon to 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bring photo ID or proof of residency.
Tires: car, SUV, pickup, bicycle and motorcycle tires up to a 20-inch rim, on or off the rim. Ohio law bars carrying more than 10 scrap tires at once.
2026 closures include November 11, November 25, November 28, December 23, December 26 and December 30. Check the county page before going.
