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City of Elgin Leaf Pickup
In select areas of Elgin, residents are able to rake their leaves into the street for collection rather than bagging them. On the designated pickup day, Elgin pickup trucks push the leaves into large piles on the corner of each block. A fleet of Waste Management Roll Off trucks and this John Deere 624K Wheel Loader then make their way through town collecting the larger piles. Each Waste Management unit was hauling a 30 yard dumpster that could fit about 5 of the piles before filling up.
Elgin does also utilize some city operated leaf vacuums in areas where the pictured process would be too difficult, and in other neighborhoods residents are required to bag their leaves and place them out for yard waste collection on their regular collection day.
City of Elgin Leaf Pickup
In select areas of Elgin, residents are able to rake their leaves into the street for collection rather than bagging them. On the designated pickup day, Elgin pickup trucks push the leaves into large piles on the corner of each block. A fleet of Waste Management Roll Off trucks and this John Deere 624K Wheel Loader then make their way through town collecting the larger piles. Each Waste Management unit was hauling a 30 yard dumpster that could fit about 5 of the piles before filling up.
Elgin does also utilize some city operated leaf vacuums in areas where the pictured process would be too difficult, and in other neighborhoods residents are required to bag their leaves and place them out for yard waste collection on their regular collection day.