(Michigan City, IN) - Fall leaf pick-up in Michigan City is scheduled to begin November 13th.  According to the mayor’s office, residents wanting weekly pickups of their leaves may use compost/yard waste bags available from area merchants.  No plastic bags or totes are allowed.

 

Leaves in paper yard bags or 32-gallon trash cans should be placed in the front of the property for pick-up by the city’s Refuse Department with regular compost.

 

The Street Department requests that residents cooperate by following these simple rules:
 

5. No plastic bags are to be used; however, you may use compost yard waste bags or 32-gallon containers.
5. Branches, rocks, and other debris must be kept out of the leaf piles.
5. Leaf piles should be loose in large piles in front of the property as close to the curb as possible, but away from the sewer drains, utility equipment, and fire hydrants.
5. Please keep animal waste out of piles. 
6. NO GARBAGE TOTERS PLEASE!
5. Leaves will not be picked up in alleys.
5. The Street Department will be working on Saturdays in all areas as needed, taking off for Thanksgiving and working the following Friday, November 24^th.

 

AREA #1:   November 13^th thru November 17^th / December 4^th thru December 8^th  Area 1 is marked by Franklin Street on the west, Michigan Boulevard and Roeske Avenue on the east, and Kieffer Road on the south.

 

AREA #2       November 20^th, 21^st, 22^nd, 24^th / December 11^th thru December 15^th  Area 2 is marked by Lake Shore Drive and U.S. 12 and Shoreland Drive on the north, Michigan Boulevard on the south, and Meer Road on the east.

 

AREA #3    November 27^th thru December 1^st / December 18^th thru December 22^nd  Area 3 is marked by County Line Road on the west, Franklin Street on the east, Kieffer Road on the south, and Lake Michigan on the north.