Wondering what to do with your piles of dead leaves and rotting pumpkins this fall? Recycle them with Denver’s annual LeafDrop program.
The LeafDrop program turns those leaves and pumpkins into compost instead of allowing them to end up in the landfill, according to Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure.
City officials said people can drop off their expired fall vegetation to select collection centers between Monday, Oct. 7, and Saturday, Nov. 30. The following locations are open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.:
- Cherry Creek Transfer Station at 7301 East Jewell Ave.;
- Havana Nursery at 10450 Smith Road; and
- Central Platte Campus at 1271 West Bayaud Ave..
The Cherry Creek Transfer Station is the only site that accepts loose leaves and hitched trailers, city officials said Monday. Otherwise, leaves should be bagged.
Weekend drop sites will be open from Nov. 2 to Nov. 17 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., city officials said. The November weekend locations include:
- Cherry Creek Transfer Station at 7301 East Jewell Ave.;
- Bruce Randolph High School at East 40th Avenue and Steele Street;
- Kennedy High School at Newland Street and Brown Place;
- Sloan’s Lake northwest parking lot at West Byron Place and Yates Street; and
- Veterans Park at South Vine Street and East Iowa Ave.
When preparing to recycle fall trash, city officials said people should not:
- Include branches or other materials in leaf bags;
- Use twine or staples to secure paper leaf bags, just roll and crimp them;
- Rake or blow leaves into the streets; they can clog storm sewer inlets and street sweepers.
Current city compost customers can put leaves and pumpkins in their compost cart, city officials said.
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