Toledo’s 2026 leaf collection program kicks off Monday, Nov. 2, the City of Toledo announced, beginning six weeks of curbside pickup designed to keep leaves out of the sewer system and keep walking, biking and driving conditions safer across the city.
The first pass starts during the week of Nov. 2 in four ZIP codes — 43623, 43613, 43606 and 43615 — according to the city’s published leaf collection schedule. Those neighborhoods are also the first in line for a second pass, scheduled for the weeks of Dec. 7 through Dec. 14, the city said.
Other areas follow on a staggered calendar. ZIP code 43607 is scheduled for the week of Nov. 9 with no second pass, while 43610 and 43608 are set for the week of Nov. 23, also with no second pass, according to the city’s schedule. The city said updates to the schedule will be released on Fridays, so residents know when to expect crews and have time to get leaves to the curb.
City crews will collect leaves in certain parts of the city during the week of Nov. 2, officials announced Friday, in reporting carried by Toledo media — the opening week of a program the city schedules to run about six weeks, long enough to collect the majority of the leaves before the first snowfall.
Residents who would rather not wait for their week can take leaves to a drop-off site from Nov. 2, 2026, through Jan. 8, 2027, the city said. The sites are Bowman Park at 4671 Jackman Road, Detwiler Park at 3775 Manhattan Boulevard, Ravine Park at 1600 Mott Avenue and Woodsdale Park at 1226 Woodsdale Avenue, with the Elmdale Woodlot at 221 Elmdale Road open Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The city frames the annual program as basic infrastructure care: collecting leaves helps prevent them from clogging the sewer system, creates safer conditions for people walking, biking and driving, and maintains a clean and healthy city, according to the city’s leaf collection page.
What happens next: homeowners in the four opening ZIP codes should have leaves raked to the curb before crews arrive during the week of Nov. 2, and all Toledo residents can check the city’s leaf collection page for their ZIP code’s first- and second-pass weeks. The city will publish schedule updates each Friday as the six-week program moves across the city.
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA, via Wikimedia Commons — a leaf vacuum truck collecting a curbside leaf pile.