Lakewood, OH

City crews vacuum loose tree-lawn piles from November 1 to about December 15, working west to east and coming back around roughly every seven days. The city marks each street segment on its map at the end of every collection day.

• Loose pile on the tree lawn, no more than 6 feet from the curb.
• No street parking from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on your collection day; some busy streets get temporary No Parking signs.
• Leaves in paper bags (no plastic) can also go out on your regular collection day.

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Weekly, Monday through Friday by address, between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. Carts out between 6 p.m. the night before and 6 a.m.

Every week on your address's day

• Black cart for refuse, blue cart for recycling (loose). Recycling is mandatory.
• Find your day on the city's collection-day map.
• 2026 no-collection days: Jan 1, Jan 19, Feb 16, Apr 6, May 25, Jun 22, Jul 6, Sep 7, Nov 26, Dec 25. That week's five days of routes are worked in the other four, so pickup can come a day early or late; the city posts a chart for each holiday.

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Bulk items go out on your regular collection day.

With trash, on your day

• Seal upholstered furniture, mattresses and carpet rolls in plastic (mattress bags are $3 at the drop-off center).
• Appliances and metals: call 216-252-4322 or take them to the center.
• Some construction debris is allowed: 50 pounds or less, lumber in 4-foot bundles, plywood cut to 4 by 4.

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Weekly on your regular collection day.

With trash, on your day

• Soft yard waste in paper bags or small boxes.
• Branches cut to 4 feet and tied with twine, 50 pounds or less. Logs cut to 2 feet by 6 inches and stacked.

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Put the tree on the tree lawn from the first working day after Christmas, undecorated. No cutting needed.

In 60 days · Monday, December 28

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12920 Berea Road. Weekdays 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturdays 8 a.m. to noon. Lakewood residents only.

• Recyclables, electronics and computers, clothing and yard waste.
• Oil-based paint, motor oil, antifreeze and lithium batteries.
• Appliances and metals; tires off the rim at $3 each.
• Document shredding all year; limited construction debris while the complex is under construction.

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