WILLIAMSBURG — The City of Williamsburg on Thursday announced when residents can rake loose leaves to the curb for free collection, taking place on select weeks between November and January.
The city is divided into two collection routes, Red and Blue, and in 2025, each route will have five collection weeks, starting the week of Monday, Nov. 3, for those on the Red Route and Monday, Nov. 10, for those on the Blue Route. Collection on each route will occur every other week.
Leaves must be raked to the curb or road edge — not in the street or in a drainage way — by 7 a.m. of the first day of any collection week. The city cautions each street on each route will be collected only once during the collection week.
The city noted the following guidelines:
- Place leaf piles in an open area for easy vacuum truck access. Leaf piles behind vehicles, trees, or bushes cannot be picked up.
- Do not mix sticks or limbs into your leaf piles.
- In case of rain, crews will pick up on the route where they left off prior to the rain.
- Bagged leaves can be placed curbside to be collected with garbage on any garbage collection day. There is a 10-bag limit per household per collection day.
Those who want a reminder when it is their week for leaf collection are encouraged to sign up for RECollect at williamsburgva.gov/leafcollection, where more information about the leaf collection program, including an address lookup tool, can be found.
The city cautions this service is for residential areas only, and some private streets and neighborhoods do not receive this service.
Christmas Trees
The city added crews will collect Christmas trees on Monday, Dec. 29, and Monday, Jan. 5. Trees must be placed at the street before 7 a.m. for collection. All decorations and lights must be removed.
