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 crews collect loose leaves from the curb lawn starting the week of October 26, 2026. Collection runs until most leaves are picked up or a substantial snowfall arrives. The city publishes no route, map or end date.
Rake leaves to the curb lawn only, never into the street. Leaves in the street clog storm drains and feed nutrients into Plum Creek.
There is no spring leaf collection. Bag leftover leaves for the Monday yard waste collection.
City crews collect trash weekly, Tuesday through Thursday depending on your address, 52 weeks a year including holidays. Carts out no earlier than noon the day before and no later than 6 a.m. on collection day.
Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, by address
Bag trash and put it in the 64-gallon black-lid cart; only city carts are collected. Lids must close.
Carts within 3 feet of the curb, 5 feet apart, wheels toward the house, away from trees and mailboxes.
Not in the cart: hazardous or infectious waste, explosives, hot ashes, large car parts, tires, batteries.
The city's Refuse and Recycling app shows the schedule for your address and sends a reminder.
Rear yard collection is available for elderly or infirm residents: call Public Works.
Two free scheduled large trash pickups a year per home, up to 4 cubic yards each (12 by 3 by 3 feet). Call Public Works by noon on the Friday before the week you want.
Appointments are first come, first served; the guidelines ask for two weeks' notice.
Set items out so the crew can load them; bag, bundle or box small items and loose refuse.
Anything barred from regular trash is barred here too.
Temporary dumpsters are available for a fee, delivered and picked up on Fridays.
The city sends residents to the county Collection Center, 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. Free for Lorain County residents 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.
