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Leaf Collection in Elmwood Park
In the Village of Elmwood Park, Groot Industries works with the Department of Public Works to collect the leaves that have been placed in the street by residents. Rather than dividing the Village into zones with designated service days, crews work along the Village's Street Sweeping routes. Although it only allows the crews to collect one side of the street, it is meant to ensure that there are no cars parked in their way.
The Public Works crews use pickup trucks with a plow attachment to push the smaller piles into large piles on each street. Then, a Groot Rear Loader accompanied by either a wheel loader or backhoe collects the larger piles. After the large piles are collected, a street sweeper comes by to get whatever wasn't caught by the other equipment.
Leaf Collection in Elmwood Park
In the Village of Elmwood Park, Groot Industries works with the Department of Public Works to collect the leaves that have been placed in the street by residents. Rather than dividing the Village into zones with designated service days, crews work along the Village's Street Sweeping routes. Although it only allows the crews to collect one side of the street, it is meant to ensure that there are no cars parked in their way.
The Public Works crews use pickup trucks with a plow attachment to push the smaller piles into large piles on each street. Then, a Groot Rear Loader accompanied by either a wheel loader or backhoe collects the larger piles. After the large piles are collected, a street sweeper comes by to get whatever wasn't caught by the other equipment.