Elyria, OH

City crews collect loose leaves from October 26 through early December, weather permitting. There is no fixed daily schedule: crews come back more often to the areas with the most leaves. The city announces the last curbside date in early December.

Now, through Fri, Dec 4 · Leaf season (ends early December; the city announces the last date)

• Rake leaves near the curb, not into the street, with no brush or twigs mixed in.
• Leaves beyond the vacuum hose's reach must be raked closer for a later pickup.
• After the last curbside date, bag leaves for Sanitation in paper yard-waste bags (plastic is refused). Free bags at City Hall and at 851 Garden Street.

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City crews collect weekly by zone, Monday through Friday; the city's zone map shows each area's day. Carts out no earlier than 5 p.m. the day before and by 7 a.m.; bring them in the same day.

Weekly on your zone's day, Monday to Friday

• Black cart for garbage, green cart for recycling.
• 2026 holidays that put collection one day behind: Jan 1, Jan 19, Feb 16, May 25, Jun 19, Sep 7, Nov 26, Dec 25. No change for July 4, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve.
• Weather delays are posted as city alerts.

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Bulk items go out with regular collection, taken apart.

With trash, on your zone's day

• Refrigerator and freezer doors off; appliances with refrigerant only after a certified technician has discharged and tagged them.
• Boxes and bags 50 pounds or less, carpet in tied bundles 4 feet or less, screws and nails removed. Mattresses wrapped in plastic.
• Additional charges may apply for large bulk piles.

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Brush and tree trimmings at the curb all year, cut to 4-foot lengths, set out on your regular collection day and picked up within two weeks. Grass clippings are not collected.

Out on your trash day; picked up within 2 weeks

• Free yard-waste drop-off for residents at the Elyria Regional Compost Facility, 45 Chestnut Street (1-800-421-8722), in brown paper bags; Christmas trees taken there too.

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540 S. Abbe Road, Elyria. Mondays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesdays noon to 6 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lorain County residents only, with ID.

• Household hazardous waste (latex paint included), electronics, fluorescent bulbs, tires on rims up to 20 inches (10 at most), free paper shredding and general recyclables.
• The district lists its closure days for 2026 on its page.

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Free document shredding events listed on the county's 2026 calendar.

Nothing more scheduled this year

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