New Britain 2024 Fall Leaf Collection Underway

The 2024 Fall curbside leaf collection program conducted by the New Britain Public Works Department.

Public Works says that, “Our fall leaf bag collection includes a minimum of 2 passes, weather permitting, in each of the Leaf Bag Collection Route,” noting that, “We kindly ask that all leaf bags be curbside by December 1st to ensure pick up.”

The Department says that,

Each fall and spring NBPW performs city-wide curbside leaf bag collection services. Considering there are approximately 190 miles of city and state roads in New Britain that leaf bags are collected from and each road is serviced a minimum of 3 times (during the fall program, weather permitting). Through this program NBPW typically handles over 1,100 tons of leaves per year this is a monumental task.

“Paper Leaf bags are available for purchase at most hardware and home improvement stores,” the Department notes.

The Department directs people to its Fall Clean Up Collection Program web page, “to help residents understand where we are collecting leaf bags on any given day so they can best plan when they will need to get their leaf bags to the curb.”

The web page includes other information about the program, including, “daily updates about the status of the program during the fall and spring collection periods.”

The Department says that its, “leaf bag collection is based on Leaf Bag Collection Routes,” with information about streets included in each route on the Department’s web page.

Public Works’ website also has, “leaf program rules,” including,

• Paper Leaf Bags Only
• Only leaves put in paper leaf bags will be picked up
• NO PLASTIC BAGS
• Do not tape or staple bags closed
• Paper leaf bags that are too heavy (over 40lbs.) will not be picked up. Residents will be required to deliver overweight bags to the New Britain Residential Recycling Center.
• Paper leaf bags are for leaves only. Sticks, pine needles, acorns, brush & rubbish go in the regular trash.
• Grass must be composted in backyard or left on the lawn.