Note: The following is adapted from a City of Charlottesville Press Release on 10/22/24 and the leaf collection page on the city’s website.
Charlottesville leaf collections start on Monday, November 4th. Please follow the City’s guidelines and make a note of the collection schedule for your address. The leaves collected by the City of Charlottesville are taken to a local farm where they are turned into compost that is used by area residents, farms, and landscaping companies.
No bags, please
Leaves will be collected loose at the curb (no bags). Residents should pile un-bagged leaves as close to the curbside/street as possible. Please do not block sidewalks or bike lanes but you can put them in on-street parking areas no sooner than three days before pickup is scheduled.
If you are unsure where to put your leaves for pickup you can call the City’s hotline at 434-970-3830, email us, or snap a picture and send us a tweet @CvillePW with your questions.
Little High Neighborhood schedule
For the purposes of leaf collection, some of our neighborhood is in Zone A and some of it is in Zone C. City leaf collection trucks will come by at any point during the week that your zone is scheduled so you should try to have all your leaves gathered at the curb for the first day.
Zone A
Nov. 4-8
Dec. 9-14
Jan. 21-24
Zone C
Nov. 18-22
Jan. 6-10
February 10-14
Text Alerts
If you want a reminder, you can sign up for text alerts reminding you of when your collection week is coming up. Text your street address (no city, state, or zip) to 434-771-0251 and put “leaf pickup” on the next line.
Drop-off location
Miss leaf collection day or can’t wait? City residents (no contractors of business entities) can take their leaves to 1505 Avon Street Extended, Charlottesville, VA 22902 on Saturdays from 10am-3pm during leaf collection season (Nov 4 – Feb 14).
No bags or containers will be accepted so it’s recommended that you use your recycling container or a large trash can to bring your leaves in.
Or deal with it yourself
You don’t have to rake your leaves according to the City’s schedule and guidelines — you can always just let them lie or compost them yourself.
