Brush and Leaf Collection Season Gets Underway in Kingston

Plan your fall yard work around the City’s brush and leaf collection! This year, brush collection will begin on Oct. 1, and leaf collection starts on Nov. 4. 

View the collection schedule at www.CityofKingston.ca/Collection. You can also sign up for collection reminders on the same website. 

Sometimes you may see us collecting ahead of schedule. We’re just trying to get a jump on the season! Don’t worry; we’ll be back in your neighbourhood during your scheduled week. 

Brush Collection

Brush collection rolls out across the city starting the week of Oct. 1. Visit www.CityofKingston.ca/Collection to find your collection week. Please have your brush piled loosely at curbside by 8 a.m. on the Monday of your collection week. 

Stack brush—pruned bits of bushes and trees smaller than 15 cm (six inches) in diameter and shorter than 90 cm (three feet) long—with the butt ends facing the street. No root balls, please. 

Note that brush will not be collected during leaf collection weeks, and leaves will not be collected during brush collection weeks. 

Leaf Collection

Leaf collection begins the week of Nov. 4. Visit www.CityofKingston.ca/Collection for your collection week. Have your leaves ready for collection at curbside by 8 a.m. on the Monday of your leaf collection week. 

Only leaves in paper leaf bags or placed loosely in bushel baskets, garbage cans, or other rigid-sided receptacles will be collected. Yard waste like tomato plants and vegetable garden waste (but not brush) can be put out for collection during leaf collection week. Ensure your bags or containers do not weigh more than 20 kg (44 pounds). 

Leaves in plastic bags—or in bags that look like plastic—will not be picked up by the City. 

Compost your Yard Waste

Leaves can be used as mulch, and grass clippings may be left on the lawn to nourish it over the coming months. 

Yard waste may be dropped off year-round at the Kingston Area Recycling Centre (KARC) at 196 Lappan’s Lane, open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., or at Tomlinson Organics at 2069 Joyceville Rd. (call 613-546-0884 for their hours of operation).