Geneva curbside leaf collection to resume on Dec. 29 due to melting of snow, city says

Geneva’s curbside leaf collection program will resume again the week of Dec. 29, after a recent thaw melted most of the early winter snow, city officials said.

Earlier this month, the city announced that the collection program was going to be suspended after a snowstorm on Nov. 29 buried leaf piles, with plans to offer a collection in the spring for residents who didn’t get their third pickup.

Now, as most of the recent snow has melted, the city and its contractor for leaf collections are planning to restart operations later this month.

The curbside collection is limited to residents who didn’t receive their third pickup, a news release from the city noted. A map indicating those streets is available on the city’s website: https://www.geneva.il.us/DocumentCenter/View/16674/Remaining-Curbside-Leaf-Collection-Map?bidId=.

The final sweep will not be broken out into zones, according to the news release, so the city indicated that residents should have their leaves raked to the parkway by 7 a.m. on Dec. 29. The curbside program is expected to be finished by Jan. 2, weather permitting.

Geneva residents can also bag any remaining leaves for free the week of Dec. 22, the release noted. Leaves are to be placed in brown yard waste bags and set outside with the garbage on residents’ refuse collection day, which the city noted will be one day later than usual because of the Christmas holiday.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/20/geneva-curbside-leaf-collection-to-resume-on-dec-29-due-to-melting-of-snow-city-says/