Fall Leaf Drop-Off

Golden Valley's annual Fall Leaf Drop-Off provides residents a monitored site to dispose of their leaves at no charge during the last weekend in October and the first weekend in November. The drop-off site is at Brookview Park, south of Hwy 55 at Winnetka Ave. During drop-off days, Brookview Parkway will become a one-way road. All traffic must enter the site from Winnetka Ave and exit on Western Ave. Traffic personnel will direct vehicles to drop-off points where other personnel will help residents unload or de-bag leaves.

Rules

• Participants must provide proof of Golden Valley residency (Minnesota driver's license, ID, or proof of identity and address).
  
• Residents must help de-bag their leaves at the site and take the bags home for reuse or disposal (see tips below for conserving bags). No brush will be accepted.
• Residents hauling loose leaves must help unload their leaves at the site (see tips below for loading loose leaves).

Time-Saving Tips

• For fast unloading and to conserve your bags, leave them untied if possible. If you must tie them, do so loosely or use the yellow or clear plastic tabs (they break open easily). Bags that are tightly knotted or tightly tied with wire “twisties” will be cut open to save time.
• If you're hauling loose leaves, line the trailer or truck bed with a tarp before loading the leaves. To unload, help the workers lift the corners of the tarp and dump the leaves into the disposal box.

If you miss the Leaf Drop-Off, or if you have brush or other yard waste to get rid of this fall, contact your garbage hauler for its policies and rates or check the Yellow Pages for names of commercial yard waste processing sites. The commercial yard waste site listed below is in nearby Maple Grove.

• Maple Grove Yard Waste Site: 14796 101 Ave N, Maple Grove (call 763-420-4400 for directions). Accepts leaves and brush up to 1-1/2 inch in diameter for $7/cubic yard, and sod and dirt for $12/cubic yard, from April through November. Accepts grass clippings for $13/cubic yard from June through September ($7/cubic yard other months). For mixed material, add $2/cubic yard. Open Monday through Saturday, 8 am to 7 pm and Sunday, noon to 7 pm. Site closes in November 30 and reopens in April 1.

The Fall Leaf Drop-Off has been part of Golden Valley's recycling program since 1991. If you have questions about the Leaf Drop-Off or yard waste in general, call 763-593-8119.

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